SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement for Laser Scanning Microscope System
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2012
- 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 Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NOI2817834
- Archive Date
- 1/10/2013
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisitions - Neurosciences, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate a Purchase Order on a sole source basis with Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC located at 1 Zeiss Drive; Thornwood, NY 10594, to provide maintenance and service coverage on an existing laser scanning microscope system at NINDS. The Cell Biology Section at NINDS requires maintenance and service coverage to be performed on an existing Scanhead LSM 710 laser scanning microscope system, which was manufactured by and previously purchased from Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The service agreement will ensure that the instrument maintains proper functioning and continuous performance, including a 34-channel spectral detection and 405 nm laser diode for NINDS research to continue. Service coverage by factory-trained field service representatives will include: Scheduled and emergency service performed between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday - Friday; One (1) preventative maintenance inspection and replacement parts; and Applications support/training including software updates when available. Carl Zeiss Microscopy is the manufacturer of the Scanhead LSM 710 and the only known source with the proprietary knowledge and ability to maintain consistent performance of this equipment. No other type of supplies or services can satisfy agency requirements. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and is exempt from the competition requirements of Part 6. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this synopsis number, may be submitted to the NIDA SS/SA Branch, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Hunter A. Tjugum, at tjugumha@mail.nih.gov.
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