SPECIAL NOTICE
49 -- Maintenance Agreement to cover a Zeiss Axio
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services - Rockville, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-RFQ-2018-1196782
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Emmanuel T. Mbah,
- E-Mail Address
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Emmanuel.mbah@fda.hhs.gov
(Emmanuel.mbah@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source to: - Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. Date: 03/28/2018 Subject: Maintenance Agreement to cover a Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1 Whole-slide Imaging (WSI) System, for a base year (12 Months), plus 4 option years totaling 5 years for the life of the contract. Pursuant to the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award a Sole Source firm-fixed price purchase order for a base year and 4 (one year) option years to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC., located at Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC 1 Zeiss Drive, Thornwood NY 10594‐1939: ATTN: Laura D'Aquanni. Telephone: +1 (800) 233‐2343 Email: laura.daquanni@zeiss.com The vendor supplied a Sole Source Letter stating that Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is the only entity in the United States authorized by Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH (the German manufacturer) to provide comprehensive service and support for Carl Zeiss instruments. The Sole Source letter, further stated that "only Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC has technical service representatives who receive comprehensive and on‐going factory training and regular technical updates, as well has having direct access to original manufacturer's parts to help maintain Carl Zeiss instruments in optimal condition. Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC can engage directly with the engineers that designed Carl Zeiss instruments, to help resolve most challenging technical support needs. FDA contacted "Carl Zeiss Microscopy" to see if they had distributers that performed this service. The NAICS Code is: 811219 Laboratory instrument repair and maintenance services. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any party that believes it is capable of meeting this requirement as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. Capability statements must be received by the response date and time of this notice. Submissions will be reviewed to determine if they can meet the requirement. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is anticipated that an award will be issued to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, within approximately fifteen (15) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that any other organization has the capacity to meet this requirement. Response Date: 12:00 p.m. EST 04/09/2018. Please email responses to Emmanuel Mbah at Emmanuel.mbah@fda.hhs.gov
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, WO62 Room 3143, Silver Spring MD 20993, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States
- Zip Code: 20993
- Zip Code: 20993
- Record
- SN04870257-W 20180330/180328231757-fa759de2ead6b755027f66b2f8a953e5 (fbodaily.com)
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