SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance of Zeiss Confocal Microscopes at CCR Confocal Microscopy Core Facilities
- Notice Date
- 10/12/2012
- 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 Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC36000-85
- Archive Date
- 11/13/2012
- Point of Contact
- Terry Galloway, Phone: 301-402-4509, Anita Hughes, Phone: 301-435-3805
- E-Mail Address
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gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, anhughes@mail.nih.gov
(gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov, anhughes@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6074, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Confocal Core Facilities intends to procure on a sole-source basis with Carl Zeiss Microscopy of One Zeiss Drive Thornwood, NY 10594 for a service and maintenance agreement for twenty-one (21) Government owned Carl Zeiss instruments. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The North American Industry Classification System code is 811219 and the business size standard is $19.0 Million. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. It has been determined that there is no opportunity to acquire green products or services under this procurement. Period of Performance shall be for 12 months, for the dates 11/05/2012 through 11/04/2013. The CCR Confocal Core Facilities have a need for a service contract to maintain Government-owned Carl Zeiss equipment used for confocal analysis of a wide range of biological specimens. As Core Facilities, they need to provide over 700 users with "state-of-the-art" confocal imaging for a wide range of applications. The twenty-one (21) Zeiss Instruments are listed below: 1. LSM 510 META w/one scope S/N 2101000225 2. LSM 510 UV w/one microscope S/N 850894 3. LSM 510 NLO META w/one microscope S/N 851383 4. LSM 710 w/one scope S/N 2501000152 M #200606 5. LSM 510 VIS/405 META S/N 2102000193 6. LSM 510 VIS Confocor w/one microscope S/N 850939 7. LSM 7 Live DuoScan w/one microscope S/N 2401000215 8. LSM 510 VIS META S/N 2435000182 9. LSM 510 UV META w/one microscope S/N 851144 10. Palm 3 Crylas S/N MBC01104 11. LSM 510 VIS/405 META S/N 2435000116 M #2041914 12. LSM VIS/405 scan module S/N 2439000124 M #207444 13. LSM 510 NLO META w/one microscope S/N 851075 14. LSM 710 W/ spectral detection & NLO ready S/N 2501000105 15. LSM 510 META VIS/405 w/one scope S/N 2435000465 16. LSM 700 Scanning Newton w one scope S/N 2601000226 17. Observer. Z1 Inverted Scope S/N 3834002193 18. LSM 510 META VIS/405 w/one scope S/N 2435000450 19. LSM 710 one photon w/ one scope S/N 2502000471 20. Observer.Z1Definite Focus S/N 3834004401 21. Imager Z2 with MetaSystem S/N 3534000529 The contractor shall provide: 1) one (1) preventive maintenance inspection; 2) unlimited emergency repair within seventy-two (72) hours of first call; 3) all required replacement parts will be at no additional cost to the Government with the exception of consumable parts; and 4) free software upgrades where applicable. Contractor personnel shall have a minimum of two (2) years specialized factory training on Zeiss equipment or instruments within the last five (5) years in order to perform service to these instruments. Contractor shall provide current software updates to the operating system and shall provide Carl Zeiss parts and accessories if required during service. These Carl Zeiss confocal instruments were designed by Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC and require professional maintenance including scheduled service visits and periodic part replacement. Carl Zeiss is the only known firm that is capable of repairing and maintaining these state-of -the art Zeiss confocal models. The internal components and mechanisms of these instruments are proprietary and Carl Zeiss LLC is the only known source capable of fulfilling the service contract on these instruments. 1) Carl Zeiss service engineers have the highest qualification for repairing the Zeiss confocal microscopes; they are specially trained in Germany on the latest models of the instrument. 2) Carl Zeiss holds multiple patents on these instruments and is the sole source of most of the replacement parts. 3) The parts of the confocal instrument require special handling and this handling needs the approval of Carl Zeiss in order to obtain warranty replacements. 4) CCR is constantly upgrading this confocal system with the newest versions of their software and hardware; these new pieces require fine-tuning, which is only available if done as part of the service contract. For the aforementioned reasons, Carl Zeiss is the only known source for this procurement. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on October 29, 2012. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax). An original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Terry Galloway, Contract Specialist, at gallowaytl@mail.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract 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. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through SAM.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number N02RC36000-85 on all correspondence.
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