SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Agreement for a Dionex/Thermo Fisher Scientific Ion Chromatography Instrument
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 14-00547
- Archive Date
- 6/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Adam C. Powell, Phone: 301-975-2166
- E-Mail Address
-
adam.powell@nist.gov
(adam.powell@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST), Office of Acquisition and Agreement Management, on behalf of the Chemical Sciences Division, intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with Thermo Electron North America LLC of West Palm Beach, FL, under the authority of 41 USC 253 (c)(1) - only one responsible source - for maintenance of a Dionex/Thermo Fisher Scientific Ion Chromatography instrument. Maintenance is required for a base period of one year with three one-year option periods. The Inorganic Chemical Metrology Group (ICMG) of the Chemical Sciences Division provides the measurement science, standards, technology, data and chemical informatics required to support the nation's needs in the determination of the chemical structure of gases within organic and inorganic species as well as in the measurement of a wide variety of chemical properties and processes, including chemical reactivity and mechanisms, and thermochemical properties. One of the fundamental tools to fulfill this mission is a Dionex/Thermo Fisher Scientific Ion Chromatography instrument, which is utilized for research and development as well as certification of reference materials. The instrument is currently operating to manufacturer's specifications. Sole source is based on the following: The instrument's design and software utilized are proprietary to Thermo Electron North America LLC. Thermo Electron North America LLC is the sole provider of all component parts, spare parts, software, technical support, software upgrades, and engineering resources to maintain the original operating specifications. Additionally, Thermo Electron North America LLC's Field Service Engineers are the sole certified and factory trained engineers available to service the instrument. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the Small Business Size Standard is $19.0M. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 6, 2014, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03375239-W 20140525/140523234315-a87b590619701c06a4b7068ca44294af (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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