MODIFICATION
J -- Service and Maintenance on four Leica histology Laboratory Instruments - Provisions and Clauses
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 811212
— Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-12-Q-C060
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Alphonso M. Simmons, Phone: 3012951375, Ruthie Washington, Phone: 301-295-1377
- E-Mail Address
-
alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu, Clarinda.Washington.CTR@usuhs.mil
(alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu, Clarinda.Washington.CTR@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Provisions and Clauses Notice Information: The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) located on the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD has a requirement for a service and maintenance agreement of the following laboratory (histology) equipment by Leica Microsystems, Inc.: EM UC62i Ultracut, CM3050 S Configured Cryostat, F26979 Autostrainer XL 100, and CV5030 Converslipper. This is required service agreement shall provide preventative maintenance and repair of the stated laboratory equipment, which is utilized for scientific research by faculty and graduate students at USUHS. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This request for quotes (RFQ) for commercial items is in accordance with FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-58 (May 18, 2012). This requirement is set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $19 million dollars. See attached for applicable provisions and clauses. To be eligible for award, offerors must register, or already be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). For more information, please see https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx and https://orca.bpn.gov/. USUHS intends on awarding an option year order w/a base period of 12 months and three (3) one year options. The maintenance is required on the following equipment: • ID- 050572 Leica EM UC62i Ultracut SN: 526529 • ID-053185 Leica CM3050 S Configured Cryostat SN: 5561032010 • ID- F26979 Leica Autostainer XL 100 SN: 2410 • ID-F26980 Leica CV5030 Converslipper SN: 2343092009 In order to be considered for award, offerors must provide pricing for the base and option years I through III. Offerors are encouraged to quote their best price for this service plan. USUHS is a Department of Defense (DoD) Agency and is tax exempt. A copy of our tax exemption certificate will be provided to the selected offeror. Do not include taxes in your quoted price. The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed priced (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the Government based on the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The Government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the offeror quoting the highest technically rated item. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Evaluation Factors (Listed in order of importance): • Technical Approach - Offerors are required to submit their technical approach to meeting the requirements outlined in the statement of work. Offerors must display a clear understanding of the requirements. Quotes submitted by offerors who fail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement will not be considered further. Quotes submitted by offerors that include the following statement, or similar, without any supporting information, may be determined to not have a clear understanding of the requirement and may not be considered: "The offeror understands the requirements and the submitted quote has met all stated objectives." • Corporate Experience: Offerors are required to provide a narrative of their corporate experience in providing maintenance support on Leica microscopes or other similar laboratory equipment. • Past Performance: The Government shall evaluate the offeror's present and past performance on similar tasks within the past three years. Offerors must provide two (2) customer references for similar work performed. The Government reserves the right to select which reference(s) to contact. The following must be provided for each listed reference: a. Name of client and address b. Name of current point of contact including telephone number, e-mail address and title c. Contract number d. Contract value e. Contract period of performance f. A clear description of the supplies/services provided USU may request additional information at any time. Offerors will have an opportunity to address any adverse past performance history. Offerors who do not have any past performance history will not be rated favorably or unfavorably, but will instead receive a Neutral/Unknown rating for past performance. Offerors must clearly state in their quote if they do not have at least two (2) past performance references. Failure to provide this information may render an offeror's quote non-responsive and may not be considered for award. A strong history of relevant past performance may be more advantageous to the Government than a less relevant record of favorable performance. The Government reserves the right to use data provided by the offeror and data provided by alternative sources in conducting its assessment of past performance history. • Price: Price - Offerors must include all applicable costs (Example: Components, Shipping) in their quote. The total quoted price for all components, inclusive of options, will be the evaluated price. Interested offerors are to provide pricing for the following: CLIN 0001 - Annual Service Maintenance (Base Year) CLIN 1001 [OPTION] - Annual Service Maintenance (Option Year 1) CLIN 2001 [OPTION] - Annual Service Maintenance (Option Year 2) CLIN 3001 [OPTION] - Annual Service Maintenance (Option Year 3) The Government will evaluate quotes received by adding the total price for the base year and all options. Evaluation of the option year pricing does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Quotes are due on or before 10:00pm EST on Saturday, 16 July 2012. Quotes shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Alphonso Simmons, at alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu. and Contract Specialist, Clarinda Washington at clarinda.washington@usuhs.edu. Quotes received after this 16 July 2012 deadline, or via any means other than email will not be evaluated. Quotes must contain a cover sheet containing the solicitation number of this combined synopsis/solicitation, offeror's DUNS number, Tax ID number, and offeror point of contact. All questions/clarifications in reference to this RFQ must be submitted via email to the above email addresses alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu, no later than 10:00pm EST on, Wednesday,11 July 2012. All questions and answers will be posted on FedBizOpps as an amendment to the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) for the issuance of any amendments to the solicitation. Any questions/clarifications submitted after 10:00pm EST on 11 July 2012, or via any means other than what is specified above, will not be answered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
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