SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Siemens MicroPET Focus 120 & MicroPET Focus 220 Maintenance Agreement
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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-NOI-15-159
- Archive Date
- 3/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Burns, Phone: 3014024592
- E-Mail Address
-
jennifer.burns2@nih.gov
(jennifer.burns2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Acquisitions, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch, on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), intends to negotiate and award a contract on a noncompetitive basis to Siemens Medical Solutions, 51 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA, 19355-1406, for the performance of a maintenance agreement for the Government-owned MicroPET Focus 120 and MicroPET Focus 220 animal scanners located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard of $19,000,000. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-76 dated December 26, 2014. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Intramural Research Program (IRP), has a requirement for the performance of a maintenance agreement for the Government-owned MicroPET Focus 120 and MicroPET Focus 220 animal scanners located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The system identification numbers for these Government-owned MRI scanners is # 400-399512 and # 400-399519 which were manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions. Period of Performance The period of performance is 3/16/2015-3/15/2016. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. Project Description The Contractor's maintenance agreement includes OEM replacement parts, labor, service support, and system updates from authorized Siemens technicians. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Siemens Medical Solutions is the manufacturer of the MicroPET Focus 120 and MicroPET Focus 220 animal scanners and is the only authorized company to perform maintenance on these scanners. Siemens Medical Solutions is the only vendor with the required expertise and OEM replacement parts capable of responding when service is required. Only Siemens service personnel are authorized to perform service and maintenance on their equipment. Unauthorized personnel who perform any maintenance on this Government-owned MRI scanner would ultimately void the warranty of this MRI scanner. The intended source is: Siemens Medical Solutions 51 Valley Stream Parkway Malvern, PA, 19355-1406 CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by the closing date of this notice and must reference the notice of intent number. Responses must be submitted electronically to jennifer.burns2@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Building 49, Room B1A67, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03650388-W 20150226/150224235403-4673d0d71d17215ac543ce6d50bf1f5c (fbodaily.com)
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