SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Renewal Agreement
- Notice Date
- 11/1/2017
- 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 of Environmental Health Sciences, Acquisitons Management Branch, PO Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- TS4769427
- Point of Contact
- Tanya Shields,
- E-Mail Address
-
Shields3@niehs.nih.gov
(Shields3@niehs.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. This contract action is for the acquisition of supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008, for the acquisition of maintenance, software upgrade, and repair agreement for the Affymetrix Fluidics Stations, Autoloader, Hybridization Oven, and Microarray Scanner. Item No. Description Qty. 0001 GCS3000 7G Scanner (S/N: 50209560) 1 Ea. 0002 645 HYB OVEN (S/N: C0105360) 1 Ea. 0003 7G WORKSTATION (S/N: 4HG2RH1) 1 Ea. 004 RUO FLUIDICS STATION (S/N: 60114010) 1 Ea. 005 GCS3000 AUTOLOADER (S/N: A03640) 1 Ea. 006 RUO FLUIDICS STATION (S/N: 60105270) 1 Ea. 007 RUO FLUIDICS STATION (S/N: 60105280) 1 Ea. 008 RUO FLUIDICS STATION (S/N: 60105370) 1 Ea. 009 RUO FLUIDICS STATION (S/N: 60102700) 1 Ea. Services can only be acquired from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and only the manufacturer is authorized to perform maintenance services or repairs. No third parties have been authorized by Life Technologies Corporation to provide services on the Affymetrix Fluidics Stations, Autoloader, Hybridization Oven, or Microarray Scanner. In addition, only Life Technologies Corporation can provide the highly unique, specialized replacement parts and software upgrades that are required for maintenance and repair of the equipment. Services include; 1. Technical Support Coverage: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, excluding holidays 2. Telephone / E-Mail Response: Within 4 hours (Mon-Fri) 3. Remote Support Sessions: Up to six sessions per year 4. Site Response to Service Request: Three working days 5. Emergency Visits: As needed 6. Replacement Parts: As needed 7. Preventative Maintenance (PM): Up to one per year 8. Emergency Scanning Service: Up to three per year 9. System Relocation: Not included (optional) 10. Remote Workstation Care Plan: Not included (optional) 11. Software Upgrades (Instrument Control): Customer installable 12. Array Guarantee: Included. The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve (12) month base period, from 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 "Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance" and a size standard of $20,500,000.00. NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Life Technologies Corporation and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to shields3@niehs.nih.gov within eight (8) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within eight (8) days, an award will be made to Life Technologies Corporation.
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