SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- ImageStream Cell Analysis
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2013
- 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 Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2013-176-DDC
- Archive Date
- 7/2/2013
- Point of Contact
- Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368
- E-Mail Address
-
dc143b@nih.gov
(dc143b@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), on behalf of the NHLBI/ System Biology Center/Proteomics Core, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and award a contract, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Dollar Threshold of $150,000), as set forth in Far Parts 13, a Firm Fixed Price award to EMD Millipore, to purchase a renewal agreement for maintenance on the below equipment. Item 1) Model name and number: ImageStreamX 1SX111 Service will include the following: Background information: The Flow Cytometry Core of the DIR, NHLBI, NIH performs flow cytometric analysis and sorting services for the DIR, NHLBI and utilizes highly sophisticated instrumentation known as fluorescence activated cell sorters. Purpose and Objectives of the Procurement: The Flow Cytometry Core functions as a service facility within the NHLBI and must maintain full capability of all instrumentation. Preventive maintenance contracts are needed for this instrument to keep it in good working order and ensure rapid response in case of failure or a decline of performance. Statement of Work: The service agreement shall include: * Two (2) Preventative Maintenance visits per year * Guaranteed phone support within 1 business day and on-site coverage within 3 business days * All parts covered for any failure other than misuse * All Scientific, Software and Service labor covered for on-site, phone, remote computer connection, and email support * All software releases to IDEAS and INSPIRE included free of charge during the coverage interval * Training registration fees waived for two course attendees per year for any Amnis-offered training. Half-price registration for all additional course attendees * All Speed Bead and Sheath reagents are supplied free of charge on a quarterly basis. Government Responsibilities: The Flow Cytometry facility will provide to the engineer access to the appropriate instrumentation. The Head of the Flow Cytometry Section is responsible for review, approval and adequacy of work. E. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables: Since work is to be performed in government facilities, i.e. within the Flow Cytometry Core laboratory, work is monitored by FCS personnel with no written report. F. Program Management and Control Requirements: The existing internal program management will be utilized for this work. Well established instrument quality control procedures will suffice for management of this contract. These include standard methodologies for determination of laser function. The service contract period of performance is period of twelve months. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The announcement constitutes the only notice; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66. The corresponding NAICS code is 811219 and the small business size standard is $19.0 million. The basis for sole source determination: See attached Justification and Approval (J&A). Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Comments to this announcement, referencing this Notice of Intent No., NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2013-176-DDC, may be submitted in writing to the COAC Services Branch, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Management, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Deborah Coulter. This acquisition is conducted under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) (1), Soliciting from a single source. 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 (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization). Interested offerors must submit capability statement and/or proposal NO LATER THAN 10:00 AM EASTERN TIME June 17th 2013 VIA electronic copy to Coulterd@NHLBI.NIH.Gov. Faxes are not acceptable. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS b. Company Name c. Company Address d. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this award e. Do you have Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. f. Type of company (i.e., small business, 8 (a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All offerors must register on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp g. Company Point of Contact, Phone & Email address h. Itemize price list of the products and shipping cost if applicable i. Commercial price list for service or break down of cost of labor and man hours j. Delivery time frame k. Certified letter from the manufacturer stating your company is authorized to maintain the equipment A sole source Justification & Approval are attached and made a part of this Intent to Award Notice.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Nih, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03087881-W 20130614/130613000339-8898c56f6b1e4d700a9f437520350751 (fbodaily.com)
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