SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Purchase of maintenance for Titertek systems
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2013-Q-15297
- Archive Date
- 1/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Leslie D. Jones, Phone: 7704882042
- E-Mail Address
-
jxy6@cdc.gov
(jxy6@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Titertek Berthold, 330 Winn Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35805 for the acquisition of yearly maintenance service for the Quadflex III EC, Auxiliary Digiflex, Quadflex III EC, and Auxiliary Digiflex. The purchase order will be for a base period of 12 months and two option periods of 12 months each. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Titertek customized the Quadflex III liquid handling systems for the unique application of spotting human blood on special filter paper. These instruments are one-of-a kind products and only exist at CDC. They are imperative for the continuity of the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program and Titertek is the only one allowed to provide maintenance for service of these instruments. As the original equipment manufacturer of these instruments, Titertek is the only contractor that can provide a) on-site repair which is usually the next normal business day response to service calls; b) emergency service for in-warranty instruments to correct any defects that impair the proper performance of the instrument at no additional cost; c) preventative maintenance and emergency repair actions during normal business hours, coordinated so that actions can be accomplished with a minimum of interference to operational use of the equipment; d) access to technical phone support during normal business hours; e) trained service staff qualified to diagnose problems and repair and maintain Titertek equipment; f) Titertek Field Engineers and Technicians and augmented by qualified independent, factory-trained technicians employed to provide more timely and cost effective service; g) scheduled planned yearly maintenance. Titertek provides service manuals to engineers containing service procedures applicable to the equipment trained on. Engineers periodically receive service information and updates, often consisting of compilations of recent problems and suggested methods of correction. The original equipment warranty information states that the manufacturer only ensures performance at original levels if genuine manufacturer parts or manufacturer trained technicians provide service. Titertek is the original equipment manufacturer and they will not provide service for equipment that they have not previously maintained. As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. We will issue only one solicitation to Titertek Berthold. However, all responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capabilities/qualifications statement to provide the services to Leslie Jones via email ONLY at jxy6@cdc.gov with the solicitation number 2013-Q-15297 referenced in the subject line NO LATER THAN December 21, 2012. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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