MODIFICATION
J -- Service and Maintenance of Cellomics Arrayscan XTI Unit
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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-15-249
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Megan Ault,
- E-Mail Address
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megan.ault@nih.gov
(megan.ault@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION 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 (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation for annual maintenance service of equipment without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard of $20.5 Million. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-72 dated January 30,2014. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The Tox21 group of National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) requires an existing service agreement with the original manufacturer of ArrayScan VTI unit to cover maintenance and service for the ArrayScan VTI and its modules. Period of Performance One (1) year after receipt of order Project Description The contractor shall provide unlimited break/fix site visits, unlimited parts as determined by FSE, unlimited technical support (phone, WebEx), 1 PM visit per year contract, BioApplication support from FAS, Informatics Support (Store database, Applications Server), vHCS client SW support (Discovery Toolboxes, vHCS View), ArrayScan instrument (Brightfield Module, Emission FW, ApoTome included). Includes software updates released during term of agreement. Also included Maintenance and Support for the Confocal Module and its associated LED light engine, cabling, and power supply. This item must be purchased in conjunction with SS00051, SS00051A or SS00051B for the main ArrayScan Vti. As well as provides maintenance and support for the Live Cell Chamber and controlling components on the main ArrayScan asset. Must be purchased in conjunction with SS00051, SS00051A, or SS00051B for the base Array Scan unit. 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, only Life Technologies Corporation is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement due to Life Technologies being the sole commercial provider of maintenance and repair service for the Arrayscan XTI Live+Confocal System. Life Technologies Corporation's parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, does not permit any party other than Life Technologies Corporation to service the equipment. The intended source is: Life Technologies Corporation 3175 Staley Road Grand Island, NY 14072 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 and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Megan Ault, Contract Specialist, at megan.ault@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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