SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Contract for LSR Fortessa w/ Lasers
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-110003-TG
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2010
- Point of Contact
- Terry Galloway, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6068, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics (LCBG) plans to procure on a sole source basis the services of BD Biosciences 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131-1807 to provide a service agreement/maintenance service for Government owned instrument Becton Dickinson LSR Fortessa flow cytometer S/N H17700008, Sapphire 488-100 blue laser S/N none 5289, Coherent 640-40 Cube laser S/N none 5290, Violet 405-100 laser S/N none 5291, and Genesis 355-60 UV laser S/N none 5292. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of Performance: Performance shall be for twelve (12) months from 11 January 2011 through 10 January 2012. This instrument is located at the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Cancer Research (CCR) located in Bldg 37, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contractor shall perform two (2) preventive maintenance inspections during the contract period. Service shall be performed by technically qualified factory trained personnel. Emergency repair services shall be provided on an unlimited basis during the term of this contract. Contractor shall furnish all required replacement parts including shipping costs, with the exception of consumable parts. Parts shall be new or re-manufactured to original equipment specifications. The Contractor, BD Bioscience designed and fabricated the instrument. BD is the only organization with spare parts and engineering expertise to supply this service contract. BD Biosciences has many trained service representatives in the immediate area in order to meet response times. These representatives are uniquely qualified as they are trained by the manufacturer and the manufacturer provides frequent updated continuing education for them. They are the only qualified company to provide software and hardware upgrades. BD Biosciences maintains a full inventory of parts in their warehouse that can arrive on-site by the following morning to replace items and return equipment to service immediately. The instrument is uniquely designed for NCI / CCR / LCBG, the manufacturer is the only vendor familiar with its service requirements. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on November 12, 2010. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax), an original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Terry Galloway, Contract Specialist at terry.galloway@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract 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. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-110003-TG on all correspondence.
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