SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service and Maintenance Contract
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 325412
— Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Directorate of Contracting, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU0001-10-M-DV62
- Archive Date
- 8/6/2010
- Point of Contact
- Pierre Smith, Phone: 301-295-3868
- E-Mail Address
-
pierre.smith.ctr@usuhs.mil
(pierre.smith.ctr@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), located on the National Naval Medical Campus (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. for the following service & maintenance agreement contract: •One (1) year of service and maintenance, with four (4) one- (1) year options, for one (1) Vitros 250 chemical analyzer system, SN: J13671. •Performance period for the base year to begin on July 19, 2010, and end on July 18, 2011. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Ortho-Clinical Diagnostic Vitros 250 chemical analyzer to be serviced is highly specialized in design and application requiring software and firmware updates and system components upgrades that are proprietary to the vendor. All major component parts and assemblies including circuit electronics are specialized in design whereby obtaining these parts from alternate sources as generic item is not possible and not in the best interest of the Government. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostic, Inc. is the manufacturer of this system. The vendor is the only company that has specialized and technical knowledge as well as the necessary tolls, manpower and repair parts to maintain this piece of equipment in an operable state. Attempting to award this contract to another company could result in lost time in research and productivity. Another vendor was not located that had the technical and specialized knowledge and/or accessibility to repair parts for this system. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action 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. Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to Pierre.Smith.CTR@usuhs.mil by 5:00 PM (EST) on July 22, 2010.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USUHS/BethesdaMD/HU0001-10-M-DV62/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02207165-W 20100717/100715235319-8b70c70616e657b5ce3e22915f4e4e8a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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