SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Service Contract for Orbitap Elite Mass Spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2014
- 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 Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-SS-14-198
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jasmine D Snoddy, Phone: 301 594 1571
- E-Mail Address
-
snoddyj@mail.nih.gov
(snoddyj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 31, Room 1B59 Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES Introduction: 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 disadvantaged 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. Background Information: The LTQ-Orbitrap Elite mass spectrometer in the Clinical Proteomics Unit lab is the critical components in the carrying out the Core's mission. With its high resolution and high mass accuracy, the LTQ-Orbitrap Elite is a major workhorse for high-throughput protein identification, post-translational modification characterization and quantitative proteomics using SILAC andiTRAQ. This mass spectrometer is utilized by DIR clinical investigators and trainees in pursuit of proteomics research projects. The Orbitrap Velos Elite is a highly sensitive and complex mass spectrometer and requires expert maintenance and repair. Thermo Electron, the manufacturer is capable to providing the service agreement for the LC/MS and also provided service for that equipment last year. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of the requirement is for the renewal of the maintenance agreement of the LTQ-Orbitrap Elite mass spectrometer. The contractor shall provide labor and parts needed to maintain Orbitaap Elite Mass Spectrometer Model OTELITE-10000 and OT ETD upgrade. Service will be performed during regular business hours 8:00am to 5:00pm. Spectrometer Model OTELITE-10000 and OT ETD upgrade. The contractor shall provide: • Unlimited number of demand on-site service visits with a maximum 72-hour • Engineer labor and travel • Priority status for technical support inquiries • One (1) Scheduled Preventative Maintenance visit • Thermo Scientific supplied personal computers are covered • Factory-certified replacement parts included • Software updates and notifications • Subscription to e-Support Online Technical resources • 10% discount on Institute based or on-site Training purchased during the contract The period of performance is for One (1) Base Year and Two (2) Option years. Capability Statement: Businesses that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this work should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contract Specialist. The capabilities statement must specifically address each project requirement separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of scientists, medical experts and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, 3) a description of general and specific facilities and equipment available, including computer equipment and software, 4) an outline of pervious research projects that are similar to the project requirements in which the organization and proposed personnel have participated, and 5) any other information considered relevant to this program. The capability statement must not exceed 15 single sided or 7.5 double sided pages in length and using a 12-point font size minimum. Interested organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist at Snoddyj@mail.nih.gov in MS Word within 15 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 reviewed of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Massachusetts, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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