SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Service contract for Bruker BioSpin Corp Equipment
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(SBSS)-2013-254-DDC
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368
- E-Mail Address
-
dc143b@nih.gov
(dc143b@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources: (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantage businesses and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code (811219, size standard $19.0) should not submit a response to this notice. 2. Notice Information a. Background: The mission of the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research (DIR) is to perform robust scientific and clinical research leading to a better understanding of biology and clinical pathology. To attain this goal, we have built a strong basic science foundation and coupled it closely with innovative technology development and outstanding clinical research both at the NIH Clinical Center and in partnership with local hospitals. A 600 MHz NMR spectrometer located in Bldg. 50, Room B204 employs a CryoPlatform and cryoprobes operating near liquid Helium temperatures. The CryoPlatform cools the cryoprobes used to detect NMR resonances with optimum sensitivity. This equipment is highly sophisticated and needs to be optimally maintained and tested on a defined schedule. The cold head, which is used to actually cool Helium, needs to be cleaned and overhauled at regular intervals. This spectrometer is a primary instrument used in the research of all members of the Structural Biophysics Section of the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics and access to this NMR spectrometer is crucial for the Section to fulfill its mission to develop and apply NMR techniques to study relevant biological problems. b. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this requirement is to procure a twelve month service contract for the cryoprobes. The service contract is designed to ensure that there is no disruption in the used of the spectrometer, a critical research instrument in the Laboratory. c. Contractor Requirements: Service personnel must carry out preventive maintenance on a regular schedule and will be available on very short notice should any malfunction occur. The contractor shall perform preventative maintenance on the CryoPlatform and cryoprobes at least once/year. Further, the contractor shall ensure that a service engineer arrives on site in a timely manner after a service request is made. The response time will be 48 - 72 hours after the service request is made. After preventative maintenance or after a repair is effected, the contractor shall demonstrate that all CryoPlatform and cryoprobes vacuum and temperature specifications are met and maintained. The equipment to be service is as follows: • System ID - BH046804, AV SingleBay 2 Channel 600 • Coverage Options - CryoPlatform w/annual maintenance • Probes Accessories - CP TXI 600S3 H-C/N-D-05Z S/NZ44866/00084 d. Government Responsibilities: The Government will ensure that the site including the CryoPlatform, cryoprobes and attached computer are made fully available to the eservice engineer upon approval at NIH. e. Period of Performance: The period of performance will be from 9/1/2013 through 8/31/2014. f. Capability statement/Information sought: Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible small business concerns responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide services stated above. Interested small business firms are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform the objectives described above and include an outline of previous or similar projects so that the Government can perform a proper evaluation of the company's capability. Information regarding respondents': (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information; The written response to this notice should consist of the following items: a. Company Name. b. Company DUNS number. c. Company point of contact, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and website address d. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives e. Date submitted. f. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle. g. Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. h. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All respondents must register on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp i. Not to exceed 20 singled-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12 point font sized minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. j. Common cutoff date: 8/31/2013 7:30 a.m. eastern time l. Delivery point: Submitted (via email) to Deborah Coulter, Contract Specialist at coulterd@nhlbi.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. 3. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality - No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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