SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Maintenance and Repair Service Agreement for the Illumina Tecan ROMA - Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 687546-2014
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Rene D. Edwards, Phone: 301 504-1744
- E-Mail Address
-
rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov
(rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification Other Than Full and Open Competition The USDA, ARS, BARC, Plant Sciences Institute (PSI), Soyben Genomics and Imporvement Laboratory (SGIL) intends to issue a sole source, fixed price purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures t Illumina located at 9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-1975 for maintenance and repair services of the Tecan-Roma manufactured solely by Illumina. Teh proposed award is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)i), only one responsbile source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. SGIL requires routine maintenance and repair services for the afroementioned insrument. Services shall include full coveage on all parts and labor, telephone support, crticial and non-critical updates, applications support, access to on-line training modules as well as preventative maintenance. Illumina is the sole service and support provider for all of their instruments and does not recognize or support third party service providers. Warranties and service contracts including consumables will be void if Illumina instruments are repaired, disassembled, and reassembled by any third party provider. The applicable NAICS code is 811219 with a size standard of $19M. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on 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. The purchase will be under simplified acquisition procedures, other than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1; only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Vendors who believe they are authorized service providers for Illumina manufactured instrments and feel they can provide the aforementioned requirement are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 3 days after publication of this notice. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, BA, PSI, SGIL, 10300 Baltimore Ave., BARC-West, Bldg. 006 Room 118, Beltsville, Maryland, 20740, United States
- Zip Code: 20740
- Zip Code: 20740
- Record
- SN03376331-W 20140529/140527234209-6262497656caf8c9ba6e89e963654308 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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