MODIFICATION
J -- Service and Maintenance on Hematology System
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Directorate of Contracting, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- LOG0C027
- Archive Date
- 2/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Ruthie Washington, Phone: 301-295-1377, Timothy R Bunting, Phone: 301-295-1375
- E-Mail Address
-
Clarinda.Washington.CTR@usuhs.mil, timothy.bunting@usuhs.mil
(Clarinda.Washington.CTR@usuhs.mil, timothy.bunting@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located on the National Naval Medical Campus (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate an option year (base plus 1 one year option) contract on a sole source basis with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in Norwood, MA for an annual service and maintenance agreement. The service agreement is required for an ADVIA 2120 Hematology System. The contactor is to provide unlimited emergency (remedial) repairs on an as needed basis on the ADVIA 2120 to include Preventive Maintenance (PM) inspection(s) during the period of performance. Contractor shall provide all labor, parts, materials, tools, transportation and management necessary to maintain and repair the equipment on an as needed basis in strict accordance with OEM service specifications. The number of service calls placed with the contractor for remedial repair is unlimited. The contractor's initial response to any service call shall be within 48 hours (weekends and Government Holidays excluded). Within 48 hours of a service call, the contractor shall coordinate with the end user and schedule a time to conduct the necessary repairs. The contractor will work only during the Government's normal working hours, Monday through Friday, Federal holidays excluded, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract on government owned equipment located at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) in Bethesda, MD. All service technicians who will provide service to the equipment covered by this contract shall be OEM factory trained and certified or show the equivalency. Vendor shall maintain a library of technical manuals including all technical bulletins for each model of equipment covered by the contract. Contractor shall provide technical support, application support, and operational assistance to Government personnel on an as needed basis via phone and on site assistance. Contractor shall maintain a service history record on each piece of equipment covered under the contract and shall provide copies of field service reports to the end user and to the Technical Services Branch. This equipment will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. USUHS has determined that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is the only reasonably available source to meet the government's requirement. As the manufacturer of these systems, Siemens is the only company that has specialized and technical knowledge as well as the necessary tools, manpower and repair parts to maintain this piece of equipment in an operable state. Attempting to award this contact to another company could result in lost time in research and productivity. Another vendor was not located that had the technical and specialized knowledge and/or accessibility to repair parts for this system. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email ( clarinda.washington.ctr@usuhs.mil ) by 9:00 a.m. EST on January 27, 2010.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USUHS/BethesdaMD/LOG0C027/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road RM A1040C, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02045926-W 20100122/100120235617-1c044a538e76693336058afe500f4fc3 (fbodaily.com)
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