SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Maintenance service on existing Illumina scientific equipment
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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-SS-2015-281
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2015
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780
- E-Mail Address
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hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a small business social-economic set-aside, competitive or non-competitive method is possible, and to determine the availability of all qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government's requirement. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 811219-Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with associated small business size standard of $20.5 million. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS The Laboratory of Neurogenetics (LN) at the National Institute of Aging (NIA) on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD has a need to procure preventive maintenance and service that is required for effective operation of existing Illumina brand equipment, manufactured and previously purchased by Illumina, Inc. Maintenance service shall be provided on the Illumina brand Autoloader, 2 cBots, 2 HiSeq 2500s, iScan, and Tecan LIHa currently in use by the LN. The contractor shall have the ability to perform Preventive maintenance service by a provider with access to proprietary parts and test instrumentation for effective repair in case of malfunction. The contractor shall be able to provide emergency repair service, including labor, travel, and replacement parts (excluding consumable items) in case of need. Maintenance inspection will include site visits to perform tasks; troubleshoot problems, install new software upgrades, train staff and perform preventative maintenance. Technical performance requirements include system coverage on the subject equipment by factory-trained, authorized technicians and providers of any required parts and software or software enhancements. The contractor is to confirm receipt of service call within two (2) hours of call being placed by the government and service technician is to respond within 24 hours to conduct service. All maintenance service is to be warranted for 6 months and any replacement parts must have at least a 12 month warranty. Contractors must have either an adequate supply of parts in stock and readily available to the service technicians or be able to obtain any required part within 24 hours of the service technician assessment. Contractor shall be required to provide written progress reports in achieving this statement of work during the period of performance. The original documentation shall be provided by the vendor to show they completed service on the instrument and should document technical progress with the POC from the Governement Project Officer. The service technician is to present a service ticket that briefly details the work performed during the service visit to the POC for signature and a copy of the ticket is to be left with the POC. A detailed written report of any service and\or preventative maintenance is to be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative within 24 hours of service being performed. The anticipated period of performance is 6/5/2015 though 12/04/2015 with the option to exercise additional one year periods of performance. CAPABILITY STATEMENT / INFORMATION SOUGHT Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in an outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if included. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Hunter Tjugum, at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov prior to the closing date specified in this announcement. The response must be received on or before April 27, 2015 at 4:30 pm, Eastern Time. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS 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 the 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 proprietary, 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).
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