SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Service Agreement for NMR CryoPlatform
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Midwest Area
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 125615-S-18-BB06
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2018
- Point of Contact
- Dolores J Milton, Phone: 608-890-0045
- E-Mail Address
-
dolores.milton@ars.usda.gov
(dolores.milton@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Notice of Intent to Award. The Midwest Area for the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture intends to issue an award to Bruker Biospin Corp., 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA. This is a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is a requirement of the US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA, ARS, MWA, Madison, WI for the vendor to provide a one (1) year Comprehensive Service Agreement on a Bruker 500 MHz NMR Instrument with CryoPlatform. Minimum requirements include: Provide service and upkeep of a high field (500 MHz UltraShield) nuclear magnetic resonance instrument including the CryoPlatform technology, Topspin software upgrades and magnet replacement if necessary at no additional cost. The Service Contract must include: 1) Remote desktop support unlimited, 2) Magnet recovery from loss of field, 3) Remote monitoring, 4) Computer replacement with installation included, 5) Topspin software updates installation included, 6) Firmware updates installation included, 7) Priority response less than 3 days on-site, 8) Planned maintenance as recommended by Bruker, 9) Operation qualification, 10) Helium refill (helium and labor included in the case of needed magnet recovery/replacement), 11) Wear and tear parts included, 12) All repairs labor and parts included, 13) Catastrophic failure magnet replacement, 14) No unexpected expenses, 15) Option for permanent on-site loaner (e.g. probes and coils). Interested parties should submit written (mail or email) responses including prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the entire requirement and must be received in this office within 10 calendar days after publication of this notice. It should be noted that no contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available. If no affirmative written responses are received, negotiations will be held with Bruker BioSpin Corp. without further notice. This acquisition is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION: Upon the basis of the following justification, I, as Contracting Officer, hereby approve the use of other than full and open competition for the proposed contractual action pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. JUSTIFICATION: Through market research, we have determined that Bruker BioSpin is the only source capable of providing adequate professional service beyond the routine maintenance that we are able to perform in-house for our Bruker 500 MHz NMR with the CryoPlatform. Only Bruker provides needed periodic software upgrades and updates as part of their service agreement. Further, only Bruker will replace the magnet if needed and/or pay for cryogen in case of quench (loss of magnet charge). The Bruker 500 is a vital instrument for multiple research programs at the USDFRC, expands our research capacity, and provides critical data concerning chemical components of cell walls, tannins, and other plant materials. CONTRACTING OFFICER CERTIFICATION: (FAR 6.303-1(A), 6.303-2(A)(12) I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. //s// Name: Dolores Milton Title: Contracting Officer
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Dairy Forage Research Center, 1925 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706-1108, United States
- Zip Code: 53706-1108
- Zip Code: 53706-1108
- Record
- SN05029214-W 20180811/180809231219-c26737ff681d69fef235e9a874391370 (fbodaily.com)
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