SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance service for Arcturus Veritas LCC1704 Microdissection Instrument System
- Notice Date
- 12/22/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- 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, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCI-60024-NE
- Response Due
- 1/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/20/2006
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Laboratory of Pathology (LP), plans to procure on a sole source basis Arcturus Engineering, Inc, 1220 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, CA for maintenance services on an existing Arcturus Veritas? LCC1704 Microdissection Instrument system. The LP uses the microdissection instrument system to identify and characterize the protein signatures of human cancer cells and tissues and to apply proteomics technologies directly to patient diagnosis, toxicity monitoring, and therapeutic intervention. The LCC1704 Microdissection Instrument system is a very complex piece of equipment that requires professional maintenance by factory trained engineers that are both technically trained on this specific system and officially certified by the manufacturer to perform such repairs. The contractor must also have the ability to provide any manufacturer certified parts that may be needed to service the equipment. All parts must be identical to those currently on the system and compatible to function properly and provide accurate information. In order for the LP to continue performing its scientific research utilizing the Arcturus Veritas? LCC1704 Microdissection Instrument system it is essential that this instrument be maintained in top working order which requires the support of a full service contract. This agreement will include two (2) scheduled preventive maintenance inspection per service agreement year and emergency maintenance on an unlimited basis with no additional cost to the government. Arcturus Engineering Inc. is the manufacturer and only source known to the NCI/LP researchers that can provide such services to the aforementioned system. Period of Performance: Base plus one option year. The acquisition is being conducted under the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the researcher to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 p.m. EST, on January 5, 2006. Faxes and emailed capability statements are not authorized. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to (301) 402-4513 or emailed to gardnerka@mail.nih.gov. It is the vendor?s responsibility to call (301) 402-4509 to insure questions have been received. 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. NAICS: 811219; Size Standard is $6M. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and the online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Mountain View, CA
- Zip Code: 94043
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 94043
- Record
- SN00956792-W 20051224/051222211856 (fbodaily.com)
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