SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service and Maintenance Contract
- Notice Date
- 6/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- LOG0C081
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- Pierre Smith, Phone: 301-295-3868
- E-Mail Address
-
pierre.smith.ctr@usuhs.mil
(pierre.smith.ctr@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), located on the National Naval Medical Campus (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with GE Healthcare for the following service & maintenance agreement contract: •One (1) year of service and maintenance, with four (4) one- (1) year options, for one (1) AKTAexplorer 10 S with FRAC 950, SN: 1395684. 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. The AKTAexplorer 10 S is highly specialized in design and application requiring software and firmware updates and system component upgrades that are proprietary to the vendor. All major component parts and assemblies including circuit electronics are specialized in design whereby obtaining these parts from alternate sources as generic is not possible and not in the best interest of the Government. GE Healthcare is the manufacturer of this system. The manufacturer 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 contract 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. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to Pierre.Smith.CTR@usuhs.mil by 5:00 PM (EST) on June 24, 2010.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02180612-W 20100619/100617235520-c106720da4d9147da8eee5da6ff0ad60 (fbodaily.com)
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