SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACT FOR AGILENT 1260 HPLC AND AGILENT 6495a TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETER
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2024 1:17:56 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- 143012-24-0006MCW
- Response Due
- 3/15/2024 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/16/2024
- Point of Contact
- WALTON, MICHELLE, Phone: 3035786582
- E-Mail Address
-
MICHELLE.WALTON@NOAA.GOV
(MICHELLE.WALTON@NOAA.GOV)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-SEATTLE, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), NATIONAL SEAFOOD INSPECTION LAB (NSIL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC OUT OF WILMINGTON, DE FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR AN AGILENT 1260 HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHER (HPLC) AND AN AGILENT 6495A TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETER. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IS THE SOLE PROIVDER AND MANUFACTURER OF THE� AGILENT 1260 HPLC AND 6495A TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETER AND IS THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER FOR MONITORING THE BUILT-IN SYSTEM INTELLIGENCE TO PROVIDE REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS AND DETAILED OPERATION REPORTS. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IS ALSO THE SOLE SOURCE FOR PROPRIETARY FACTORY RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE UPDATES/UPGRADES, ENGINEERING UPGRADES, AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. AGILENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH CURRENT AND ONGOING FACTORY TRAINING AND HOLD FACTORY AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM SERVICE ON AGILENT EQUIPMENT. SERVICES PERFORMED BY PROVIDERS WHO ARE NOT FACTORY AUTHORIZED WILL INVALIDATE WARRANTIES PER AGLIENT�S LIFE SCIENCES CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DIVISION ON MARCH 5, 2024. AGILENT RECOGNIZES THAT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY SERVICE PROVIDER WHO CAN SUPPLY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON AGLIENT INSTRUMENTS, HOWEVER: AGILENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE FOR FACTORY-RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT PARTS AGILENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER OF AGILENT'S PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE UPDATES AGILENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER OF AGILENT FACTORY AUTHORIZED TRAINING FOR� AGILENT FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AGILENT IS SOLE SOURCE FOR PROPRIETARY FACTORY RECOMMENDED UPGRADES AND SERVICE NOTES AGILENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE CONTACT FOR FACTORY AUTHORIZED ESCALATION SERVICES TO RESOLVE DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. THIS INCLUDES ESCALATION TO AGILENT�S FACTORY FOR EXPERTISE AND POSSIBLY INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT, IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY AGILENT AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES IS THE SOLE GSA CONTRACT HOLDER OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR AGILENT INSTRUMENTS. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS/RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Pascagoula, MS, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06990512-F 20240310/240308230105 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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