SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- NextSeq 2000 Support Plan
- Notice Date
- 6/21/2024 9:27:20 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NICHD BETHESDA MD 20817 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- 75N94024Q00140
- Response Due
- 7/5/2024 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/06/2024
- Point of Contact
- ROBINSON, TINA, Phone: 13014437796
- E-Mail Address
-
robinsti@mail.nih.gov
(robinsti@mail.nih.gov)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the� format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This� announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be� issued. This solicitation number is 75N94024Q00140 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).� The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through� Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is� 811210 and the business size standard is $34m. However, this solicitation is not set aside for� small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in� accordance with FAR Part 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human� Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to contract on a sole source� basis with Illumina Inc., 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122 to procure a Fixed Priced One-Year� Silver Support Plan (coverage period 9/3/2024 � 9/2/2025) for the following Illumina sequencer: NextSeq 2000 Sequencer - Qty (1) EA Silver Support plan to include full coverage for repair parts, labor and travel; Reagent� replacement upon Hardware failures, 1 annual PM; Remote Technical Support 18x5; Service� technician/personal shall acknowledge repair request w/in 24 business hours, 2 business days on-� site response target. Control hardware/software updates: On-site applications support; discounted� advanced application training, remote monitoring available. On-site Field Application Scientist� Support - Standard on-site support coverage hours/days (M-F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding national� holidays), phone support 5 x 18 M-F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, pst and 5x24 email access to Technical� Support. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified replacement parts- Loaner Equipment:� Illumina loaner instruments are only provided to customers under an active Illumina Service� Contract. Illumina does not provide any third-party providers access to loaner or replacement� equipment. Hardware/Software updates - Any upgrades to hardware or software that are released by� Illumina will not incur an additional charge for instruments if covered under an active Illumina� Service Coverage, will not cover under third party vendors. All detection technology that relies on lasers and capillary flow to generate data requires regular� maintenance to keep the lasers aligned, the flow tubes clear, and the system calibrated for maximum� accuracy. This is true for FACs machines, genomic sequencers, gas chromatography machines, cell� counters, and cell sorters, to name a few. Although the underlying concept is the same, each� machine is unique in the technological application of it, and therefore none of these tasks can be� completed by individuals who have not been certified by the equipment manufacturer to maintain� those specific machines. To keep these machines in working order and maintain the accuracy of data� required for professional scientific scrutiny, a maintenance/support plan agreement with a� certified vendor is required. Continuous operation of this Illumina sequencer is needed to provide� high-throughput and high accuracy results to the NICHD investigators. Thus, to keep these machines� in working order and maintain the accuracy of data required for professional scientific scrutiny, a� maintenance/support plan agreement with the OEM (Illumina) certified vendor is required. Illumina is the sole authorized provider of service for the NextSeq2000. Only Illumina, Inc. has� technical service representatives who receive comprehensive and on-going factory training and� regular technical updates. Illumina does not offer this training to anyone outside of their� personnel resources. Illumina has not authorized any third-party intermediary to provide Illumina� products or services for this particular transaction and is thereby the only supplier of Illumina� services for this transaction with the National Institutes of Health NICHD. Also, they have direct� access to original equipment manufacturer�s parts and specialized parts to help maintain the� NextSeq2000 in optimal condition. Thus, timely service is crucial in the functioning of the� NextSeq2000. �The NextSeq2000 is mission critical for the scientific experiments undertaken in the� NICHD laboratories. Acquisition of a service contract offering from other entities/third parties�� providers can lead to substantive problems getting timely service engineer dispatched and can lead� to down times on devices. NIH is a research organization where critical experiments require many� weeks of tissue culture preparations and in animal breeding programs, etc. thus such delays will� impose a very large financial burden on research laboratories which are hurting for research funds� in the first place. Waste of experimental reagents, animals and human resources are the biggest� problem in addition to reduction in research productivities. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to� solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. The offeror must include� a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and� Certifications � Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1� Instructions to Offerors � Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation � Commercial Items;� FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions � Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract� Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders � Commercial Items �� Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. Note: The contractor/offeror� must provide a completed copy of FAR 52.204-24, ""Representation Regarding Certain� Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment"" with their quote in response to� this solicitation. The offeror must include their Unique Entity Identifier number (UEI) the� Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are� available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Responses to this notice shall contain� sufficient information to establish the interested parties� bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling� the requirements. Offers from other than the OEM must include a signed agreement with Illumina� authorizing that you (vendor) can provide all the needed services listed for the NextSeq2000, use� original manufacture parts, use Illumina/OEM certified trained technicians, and maintain existing� warranties, etc. Responses to this notice without this confirmation from the OEM manufacturer will� be considered as invalid. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the services� and products specified in this synopsis should submit a copy of their quotation/offer via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov. Attn: Tina Robinson. The solicitation# 75N94024Q00140 must be in the subject� line of email with quotation/offer submission. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive� literature, warranties and other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the� foregoing requirements and inclusions stated above. Quotations/offers due on July 5, 2024, by� 3:00pm EDT via email. The quotation must reference �Solicitation number� 75N94024Q00140 . Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include� solicitation# 75N94024Q00140 in the subject line of email. Note: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have a valid certification for all awards in the SAM database @www.sam.gov. �
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN07104016-F 20240623/240621230106 (samdaily.us)
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