SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent: MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR 3T ACHEIVA MRI MACHINE - 2350242
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 2350242
- Archive Date
- 12/27/2011
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 3014358780
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on behalf of the National Institute of Aging (NIA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to Philips Healthcare, 22100 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell, WA 98021 for the maintenance of a one-year on-site service contract for an existing 3T Achieva MRI (3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging) machine. Requirements for the 3T Achieva MRI include: (1) Priority Service Response, (2) Remote Service, (3) Clinical and Technical Telephone Support service, (4) Priority Parts Delivery, (5) Surface Coil Coverage, (6) Service Management Reports, (7) Hardware Reliability System Updates and (8) Operating System Software Updates. Philips Healthcare is the manufacturer of the existing 3T MRI machine and is the only known manufacturer able to access proprietary parts and test instrumentation needed for effective and timely repair of the unit should it malfunction. This acquisition is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures using FAR Part 12, Acquisition for Commercial Items, and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number 2350242, may be submitted to the NIDA Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions Branch; 31 Center Drive, Bldg. 31, Room 1B59; Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080 to the attention of Hunter A. Tjugum, Contract Specialist, at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/2350242/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02634076-W 20111208/111206234214-dc9ccf0c14e7f2a4ea41f5263b78d4bf (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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