SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Sole Source Notice for One-Year Service Maintenance Agreement with Applied Biosytems, LLC
- Notice Date
- 9/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811310
— Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- PR437305
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Michael J. Chiodi, Phone: 6123363203
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov
(michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USDA National Veterinary Science Laboratories in Ames, IA, and Orient Point, NY, intend to negotiate a one-year maintenance agreement contract, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR Part 13.106 (b), with Applied Biosystems, LLC for maintenance on the Applied Biosystems brand laboratory equipment listed below. This maintenance agreement will be procured as a commercial item in accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). The sole source determination is based on Beckman Coulter, Inc. being the sole source for factory trained labor and maintenance services for all instrumentation manufactured and sold by Applied Biosystems, LLC. The period of performance for the required maintenance agreement commences on October 1, 2010 and concludes September 30, 2011. This is not a request for quote. However, all interested parties may contact the Contract Specialist listed below. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can obtain/provide a maintenance agreement contract utilizing factory authorized parts and service that will not invalidate equipment warranties for the listed equipment. Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov. The deadline for the submittal of responses is 1:00 pm central time, October 1, 2010. Equipment Covered under the maintenance agreement: 1. 7500, 9700 PCR Systems 2. 9902, 4310899, 4342716, Thermocyclers 3. Magmax Express Magnetic Particle System 4. 3130, 3130-16 Genetic Analyzers 5. 7900HT Sequence Detection Systems
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/APHIS/Contracting/PR437305/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA National Veterinary Science Laboratory, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States
- Zip Code: 50010
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN02299149-W 20100930/100928234659-aed13cdd4055ad1b42d1c966befa3669 (fbodaily.com)
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