SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Agreement for LSRFortessa and Lasers
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2013
- 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
- NCI-130027-EB
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Erin M. Breedlove, Phone: 3014968607, Anita Hughes, Phone: 301-435-3805
- E-Mail Address
-
breeerin@mail.nih.gov, anhughes@mail.nih.gov
(breeerin@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 6068, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), plans to procure on a sole source basis with BD Biosciences, 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131-1807 [preventative maintenance for LSRFortessa and lasers]. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. The North American Industry Classification System code is 811219 and the business size standard is $19M. Period of performance is February 11, 2013 through February 10, 2014 It has been determined that there is no opportunity to acquire green products or services under this contract. The FACS Core Facility provides flow cytometry and cell sorting support to all the laboratories in the NCI Center for Cancer Research. The FACS Core has a special order research LSR Fortessa flow cytometer S/N H17700008. The FACS Core lab currently provides service to investigators from over 35 NCI labs and branches. It is critical that this instrument remain in excellent operating condition at all times. It is also important that the quality of the results from this instrument be kept at a consistently high level. Some experiments, if unable to be run on the instrument as scheduled, cannot be rescued. It is important that the instrument be kept current with software upgrades and product corrective actions. NCI also depends heavily on qualified telephone troubleshooting and technical assistance from the manufacturer's staff. These assets are available only from BD Biosciences. This instrument is uniquely designed for this lab, therefore the manufacturer is the only vendor familiar with its service requirements. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. 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 January 31, 2013. 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 Erin Breedlove, Contract Specialist at breeerin@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) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-130027-EB on all correspondence.
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