SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Services Contract for BD FACSAria II Cell Sorter.
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2014
- 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 Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC42640-78
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2014
- Point of Contact
- Francisco Mendoza, Phone: 2402765668, Seena Ninan, Phone: 240-276-5419
- E-Mail Address
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francisco.mendoza@nih.gov, ninans@mail.nih.gov
(francisco.mendoza@nih.gov, ninans@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- General Information Short Title: Maintenance Services Contract for BD FACSAria II Cell Sorter, including lasers Sapphire 488-100 Blue and CORH Cube 640-40 Red, and Genesis 355-60 UV. Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: N02RC42640-78 Posted Date: 08/27/2014 Response Date: 09/03/2014 Classification Code: J066 NAICS Code: 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E140, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES Description National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Laboratory of Genome Integrity (LGI), plans to procure on a sole source basis maintenance services for BD FACSAria II Cell Sorter, including lasers Sapphire 488-100 Blue and CORH Cube 640-40 Red, and Genesis 355-60 UV from Becton Dickinson Biosciences 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131-1807. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System code is 811219 and the business size standard is $19.0 Million. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. The period of performance is twelve (12) months from date of award. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. 1. SCOPE: Contractor to provide all labor, material and equipment to provide preventive maintenance for government-owned BD Biosciences brand FACSAria II cell sorter with the following lasers; Sapphire 488-100 blue, COHR Cube 640-40 Red, and Genesis 355-60 UV, SN:P46900083 for the period 25 September 2014 through 24 September 2015. All maintenance service shall be performed in accordance with the manufacturer's standard commercial maintenance practices. 2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: Contractor shall perform two (2) semi-annual preventive maintenance inspections on each piece of equipment during the contract period. Technically qualified factory-trained personnel or service providers authorized by BD Biosciences shall perform service. Service shall consist of thorough cleaning, calibration, adjusting, inspection, and testing of all equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's latest technical specifications. All equipment shall be operationally tested through at least one (1) complete operating cycle at the end of the preventive maintenance inspection to assure optimum and efficient performance. Cost for labor, travel, and two preventive maintenance kits are included. 3. EMERGENCY SERVICE: Emergency repair services shall be provided on an unlimited basis during the term of this contract at no additional cost to the government. Unlimited on-site service support will be provided by a BD Biosciences Field Service Representative Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays). Service request must be made via BD Bioscience's Technical Support Center at 1-877-232-8995 (Monday-Friday, 8AM-12AM EST). All requests for repair will be dispatched with a 48-hour guaranteed response for the FACSAria II. Costs for labor and travel are included. Unlimited telephone support for instrumentation, applications, and reagents will be provided by a BD Biosciences representative at 1-877-232-8995 (Monday-Friday, 8AM-12AM EST). Upon receipt of notice that any part of the equipment is not functioning properly, the Contractor will furnish a qualified factory-trained service representative to inspect the equipment and perform all repairs and adjustments necessary to restore the equipment to normal and efficient operating condition. Emergency service calls shall not replace the necessity for scheduled preventive maintenance. 4. REPLACEMENT PARTS: The contractor shall furnish all required replacement parts, with the exception of consumable parts, at no additional cost to the Government. Customer will not be charged shipping for replacement parts. Parts shall be new or re-manufactured to original equipment specifications. 5. SOFTWARE UPDATES/SERVICE: The contractor shall provide Software Service in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures, to include telephone access to technical support for use of program software and trouble shooting of the operating systems, at no additional cost to the Government. The contractor shall receive advance approval for the installation of all software updates and revisions from the Government. Defective software shall be replaced at no additional cost to the government. 6. SERVICE EXCLUSIONS: The contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs necessitated by abuse, neglect, vandalism, the use of unauthorized parts or reagents, Acts of God, fire or water. These repairs shall be the subject of a separate purchase order and shall not be performed under this contract. 7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Period of Performance shall be for twelve (12) months from 25 September 2014 through 24 September 2015. 8. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS: Personnel shall be trained by the manufacturer in the servicing of the equipment as covered by this contract. All primary service personnel shall have at least one backup support person with at least the same level of expertise on the equipment covered by this contract. 9. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Service shall be performed at the following location: Building 37 Room 6008 37 Convent Drive NCI, NIH Bethesda, MD 20892-425 This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party, especially small business believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a proposal or quote for the Government to consider. The response and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Responses must be received in the contracting office by 2 PM EST, on September 3, 2014. All responses and questions must be in writing and faxed to 240-276-5399 or emailed to Francisco Mendoza, Contracting Specialist via electronic mail at Francisco.mendoza@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through sam.gov. Reference: N02RC42640-78 on all correspondence.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NCI, NIH, Building 97 Room 6008, 37 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-425, United States
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