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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 12, 2015 FBO #4887
SOURCES SOUGHT

J -- Service Maintance for TA Brand Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer

Notice Date

4/10/2015
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
 

ZIP Code

20857-0001
 

Solicitation Number

SSFDA1145641
 

Archive Date

5/2/2015
 

Point of Contact

Howard S. Yablon, Phone: 2404027630
 

E-Mail Address

howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov
(howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought: Small Business 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 business; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled veteran owned small businesses; 8(a) or small disadvantaged businesses; women-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition (811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, Size Standard: $20.5 million dollars). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. BACKGROUND The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CDRH Division use a TA Instrument Brand Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer, serial # TGAHP50D-0016. The instrument is located at the FDA's White Oak Campus, Silver Spring, MD. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose and objectives of this potential requirement is to procure a one year service maintenance contract plus 4, one year option periods for one (1) TA Instrument Brand Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer. The Service Maintenance Agreement shall include the following: 1. One (1) preventative maintenance inspection shall be performed during the 12 month period with all travel, labor and parts included. This inspection shall include routine preventative maintenance of the instrument, calibration, electrical safety testing and any other preventative maintenance measures deemed necessary by the vendor. 2. All software updates to the instrument and/or system software and related installation of such instrument updates and/or system software during the Agreement Term. 3. Unlimited telephone support during regular business hours (9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Eastern Time) for instrument and applications at no additional charge. 4. Trouble shooting capabilities based on complete knowledge of the entire instrument. 5. Upon the on-site visit, the contractor shall assess the scientific equipment and determine if the repairs needed to the scientific equipment are covered under the current service maintenance agreement. If the repairs are not covered under the service maintenance agreement, the contractor shall submit a quote to the Government for review, and approval or negotiation, which shall include travel costs, parts costs and labor costs. Turnaround time from the emergency on-site visit to completion of repairs shall not exceed 72 hours. Turnaround time from a non-emergency on-site visit to completion of repairs shall not exceed 148 hours.  For repairs up to $2,500, not covered by the Maintenance/Support Agreement, the Government shall pay the vendor (with proper Government approvals) with a Government Purchase Card  For repairs over $2,500, not covered by the Maintenance/Support Agreement, the Government will issue a Purchase Order for the repairs  For repair work that is not covered by the Maintenance/Support Agreement shall not be initiated by the vendor unless the Government has given the vendor proper authorization. 6. Service must be provided by service engineers who are trained and certified by the original manufacturer of this instrument. Service engineers shall have access to the manufacturer's latest technical developments, repair procedures, application updates, and diagnostic software and planned maintenance procedures. 7. Immediate access to improvements and new procedures provided by the original vendor and manufacturer. 8. Immediate access to certified parts. 9. One year warranty on parts and labor. 10. Service Records and Reports: The vendor shall, commensurate with the completion of each service call, provide the end user of the equipment with a copy of the field service/report ticket identifying the equipment name, manufacturer, model number, and serial number of the equipment being serviced/repaired and detailing the reason for the service call, a detailed descriptions of the work performed, the test instruments or other equipment used to affect the repair or otherwise perform the service, the name(s) and contact information of the technician who performed the repair/service, and for informational purposes, onsite hours expended and parts/components replaced. In addition, the vendor shall provide monthly reports to the FDA COR and Contract Specialist, not later that the 5th workday following the end of each month, summarizing all maintenance and repair activities for the previous month; negative reports are required. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Year: 5/12/2015-5/11/2016 Option Year 1: 5/12/2016-5/11/2017 Option Year 2: 5/12/2017-5/11/2018 Option Year 3: 5/12/2018-5/11/2019 Option Year 4: 5/12/2019-5/11/2020 CAPABILITY STATEMENT/INFORMATION SOUGHT The FDA is requesting interested qualified small businesses to provide a capability statement showing their ability and willingness to complete this requirement electronically to Howard Yablon at howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov in a commonly used format such as Microsoft Word or pdf. The capability statement shall be no more than five pages long excluding the cover page and table of contents. The FDA will be determining capability based on the ability to supply the above service maintenance as delineated above. Interested eligible small businesses shall also include company information to determine eligibility, including their contact information, DUNS number and size and business type (e.g. 8(a), HUBZONE, etc.) based on the applicable NAICS code for the proposed acquisition (811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, Size Standard: $ 20.5 million dollars). Potential offerors have until 2:00 PM ET, Friday, April 17, 2015 to respond to the FDA. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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 any information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. CONFIDENTIALITY No propriety, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/SSFDA1145641/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: FDA, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States

Zip Code: 20993
 

Record

SN03696645-W 20150412/150410235016-6c721993c176493fae3a233a9d02e126 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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