SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- FEI Maintenance Service Contract
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB731030-18-02073
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2018
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with FEI Company for a service maintenance agreement for a period of performance of a base year plus four one year options. Background: The Engineering Laboratory (EL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) utilizes a Quanta 600 scanning electron microscope to support its mission. The EL is actively engaged with technical committees and standards developing organizations (SDOs) that are key to implementing technologies that are aligned with the Laboratory's five strategic goals. Staff members serve on about 130 committees and working groups, many in leadership positions. EL research is a source of technical information for ASTM International (ASTM), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.(UL), the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), the International Code Council (ICC), and the Construction Industry Institute. The electron microscope owned and used by EL. Sole source determination is based on the need to procure a FEI service maintenance agreement for an existing Quanta 600 scanning microscope currently in use by EL, serial # D7729, The maintenance service will be used to ensure uninterrupted performance within the manufacturer's specifications on a schedule and as-needed basis. Being the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), FEI is the only vendor capable in providing a guaranteed onsite response time of within 48 hours, providing a fixed cost for eliminating time delays, which increases system downtime and added costs, components to service the instrument that requires routine maintenance and calibration to continuously meet the manufacturers specific actions. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219- Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a size standard of $20.5M ****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Prateema Carvajal at prateema.carvajal@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Prateema.carvajal@nist.gov no later than April 16, 2018 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04884608-W 20180412/180410230952-3a514a82e7a1dbf44f079925e94f39d3 (fbodaily.com)
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