SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Services on LTQ Linear Quadropole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry System
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Procurement Management Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- FSIS-01-B-09
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Kathy A Richardson,, Phone: 301-504-4215
- E-Mail Address
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Kathy.Richardson@fsis.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America LLC (which is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), located at Madison, WI 53711, to obtain maintenance support of the following equipment: LTQ Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry, Material Number LCQLT-1000 which includes the following: ESI Probe, Ion Max Source; and ACPI Probe for Ion Max. The above listed equipment will be added to an existing contract with Thermo Electron North America LLC. The existing contract was awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract with a 6-month base and four 1-year options. The award of this procurement is subject to FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). Thermo Electron North America LLC is the only known source which can provide the required service. Thermo Electron North America LLC is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific which is the only company certified to provide support, maintenance, and upgrade services to this equipment. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253( c ) (1). The above listed equipment for this service agreement is located in Athens, GA. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm’s capability to provide the proprietary maintenance services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement FSIS-01-B-09. If after December 18, 2008, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America LLC.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, FSIS, OPHS, FERN Laboratory, 950 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia, 30605, United States
- Zip Code: 30605
- Zip Code: 30605
- Record
- SN01713232-W 20081205/081203221133-035631c80bf06a1c1a3703a0bc9c3b74 (fbodaily.com)
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