SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- AService Contract for Illumina equipment
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, South Atlantic Area, Area Office, 950 College Station Rd., Athens, Georgia, 30605, United States
- ZIP Code
- 30605
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-002-32SC-13
- Point of Contact
- Kelly L. Bero, Phone: 706-546-3025
- E-Mail Address
-
kelly.bero@ars.usda.gov
(kelly.bero@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- USDA, ARS intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Illumina, Inc. 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92121-1975 for a comprehensive annual service contract for the following three items: 1) one Illumina HiSeq2000 sequencer, 2) one iScan, and 3) one cBOT instrument. Minimum requirements: The above service contracts must provide partial (0.953) year coverage on the Hi-Seq2000 and full-year coverage on the iScan and cBOT in order to synchronize all service contracts to a single time period of service from contract award to expiration. The service contract must include full coverage on all service parts and labor; comprehensive email support and telephone support (instrument, applications, bioinformatics); three business day average on‐site response time; critical and non‐critical updates; applications support; access to on‐line training modules; optional advanced training programs; and one preventative maintenance visit per year. The government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the specifications will be most advantageous to the Government. PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. Please note on your proposal if you will accept a government purchase (VISA) card. This solicitation incorporates the following FAR clauses, provisions and addendums: 52-212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items - annual representations and certifications are required. Offers shall include a statement as follows on their offer: the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at https://www.sam.gov have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference, except for paragraphs ______________; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. In paragraph B of 52.212-5, the following apply: 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, and 52.225-33. In the event the vendor will accept payment via the Government Purchase Card (VISA), the vendor shall annotate on its offer that it will accept the purchase card, and clause 52.232-33 will be superseded by clause 52.232-36. All sources wishing to provide a quotation must respond by 5:00 PM, March 25, 2013. Quotations should be addressed to USDA, ARS, LSO 950 College Station Rd, Athens, GA 30605. POC is Kelly Bero, Purchasing Agent, 706/546-3025. Faxed or emailed responses are acceptable. All responses will be evaluated to determine the equipment's capability to meet the above requirements.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/SAA-GA-A/RFQ-002-32SC-13/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 10300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN03013214-W 20130317/130315234618-a7065e0b73f4e5e3fc2395d0ead5c836 (fbodaily.com)
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