SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance/Service Agreement on Varian Lab Equipment
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133C-08-RQ-0797
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2008
- Point of Contact
- Janie M Laferty,, Phone: 757-441-6875
- E-Mail Address
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Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is EA133C-08-RQ-797. The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC intends to purchase on a FOB destination basis the following service agreement: Full Service and Preventative Maintenance Agreement for: Mass Spectometer s/n 4000-221 Gas Chromatograph s/n 3800-12417 Combipal Autosampler s/n 126096 1. Scope of Work The Contractor shall furnish all materials, excluding consumables enumerated below, travel expenses, labor, tools, and equipment necessary to provide full maintenance and emergency services on the Varian Gas Chromatograph, Mass Spectrometer (hereafter called the Instrument) and upgrade modules (after initial warranty period) purchased from the OEM after the original procurement. The Instrument is located at the National Ocean Service, Hollings Marine Laboratory. 2. Availability for Servicing The Government agrees to make the Instrument covered by this contract available for servicing at the time of each scheduled preventative maintenance or emergency service call. The Contractor's representative shall contact the Government's representative for a mutually agreeable date and time, in advance, for each preventative maintenance call. 3. Excluded Services Contractor shall not be obligated to provide services under this contract for: a) damaged or destroyed instrument where such damage is due to: 1) the result of or caused by fire or explosion of any origin, riot, civil commotion, flood, earthquake, or 2) caused by the Government's misuse or abuse of such instrument. b) installation of any field modification of the instrument not authorized by the manufacturer. 4. Service Area The Instrument is located at: National Ocean Service, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston Laboratory, 331 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29412. Access is limited to normal Government business hours, except by special arrangement with the contracting officer. 5. Preventative Maintenance Contractor shall provide a minimum of one visit per year devoted to routine system maintenance, checking system calibrations, system software maintenance, and other routine maintenance tasks as outlined in the manufacturer's service and test manuals. This visit is to be coordinated with the Government's representative. 6. Telephone Support Contractor shall supply telephone support for resolving hardware, software, application and other system problems over the telephone. Qualified engineers shall be available between 9:00 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. Eastern Standard Time, and a suitable call answering service must be available for all other hours. 7. On Call Service The Contractor shall provide unlimited service visits for repairs. The Contractor shall initiate repairs within a reasonable response time (less than five work days). It is not necessary to define a specific "radius of residence" as long as the vendor can start the repair process within the state timeframe. 8. Repair Parts The Contractor shall supply all repair parts excluding consumables (see below). Repair parts must be functionally identical to the original parts and meet or exceed all technical specification and requirements of the original parts as determined by the manufacturer. Shipment of repair parts must be within 2 work day. The Contractor must have and present a written agreement to obtain all manufacturers' repair parts for the duration of this contract and any/all option periods if other than OEM. This agreement must include routine parts as well as proprietary items. Consumable items are considered to be those items which would normally be supplied by the Government in the routine operation of the instrument such as acids and high purity argon. 9. Automatic Software Upgrades The Contractor shall automatically provide, upon release from the factory, and without additional cost to the Government, all licensed Varian software upgrades for the instrument and controlling computer. Contractor must have and present a written agreement with the manufacturer for obtaining upgrades for the duration of this contract and all option periods. 10. Guarantee of Work Contractor shall guarantee all work and agree to remedy, at its own expense, any defects caused by poor workmanship or materials. 11. Assignment of Personnel All work performed under this contract shall be performed by qualified engineers with manufacturer's factory training on the specific model of the Instrument. Sufficient personnel must be assigned to the region to ensure rapid response and personnel backup at all times. 12. Security The C&A requirements of clause 73 do not apply and that a Security Accreditation Package is not required. The period of performance will be as follows: Base year: September 28, 2008 through September 27, 2009 Option year 1: September 28, 2009 through September 27, 2010 Option year 2: September 28, 2010 through September 27, 2011 Option year 3: September 28, 2011 through September 27, 2012 Offeror should submit unit prices for each period either in a quarterly amount. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. The FSC for this is R499 and the NAICS Code is 334516. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract applies. Clauses may be viewed in their entirety at www.arnet.gov. No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is assigned. Offers must be submitted to the Acquisition Management Division, ERAD, 200 Granby Street, Room 815, Norfolk, VA 23510 by 11:00 A.M. EST. July 25, 2008. Offers may be faxed to 757-664-3645 or via email to: Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov. Inquires will only be accepted via email to Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NOAA/National Ocean Service, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 29412, United States
- Zip Code: 29412
- Zip Code: 29412
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