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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 07, 2015 FBO #5005
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- Total Plus Support Agreement (6 mo.) Biomek System - Components List - 52.212-5

Notice Date

8/5/2015
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

NOI-RML-D-1744961
 

Archive Date

8/29/2015
 

Point of Contact

Bevin L. Feutrier, Phone: 406-375-9826, Julienne Keiser, Phone: 406-363-9370
 

E-Mail Address

bevin.feutrier@nih.gov, jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov
(bevin.feutrier@nih.gov, jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

52.212-5 Components List This notice is a Notice of Intent (NOI). The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Beckman Coulter for the procurement of a 6 month Maintenance Agreement for Biomek FXP Dual Multichannel Span-8 Lab Equipment System. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and solicitation for commercial Items," as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83 July 02, 2015. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $19 million. Beckman Coulter Inc. is other than small business for the code. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure on a sole source basis from Beckman Coulter a one year, Total Plus Support Agreement for the following piece of scientific equipment and components: 1) Biomek FXP Dual Multichannel Span-8, serial number A318440129 (see attached list of components and their serial numbers). The equipment system is located in the BSL-3 facility. Access to the BSL-3 is limited and requires prior approval through the Department of Homeland Security. The period of performance is 09/06/2015 - 03/05/16 (6 months). The contractor is responsible to guarantee the requisite parts, inventory, technical expertise (including factory trained and certified service engineers), and availability for servicing in a timely manner. The agreement includes factory parts, on-site scheduled PMs, privileged call center entitlements and applications support for the instrumentation and software and preventative maintenance. The objective is to minimize downtime to allow the lab to perform critical daily experiments without disruption via Beckman Coulter instrumentation. Beckman Coulter is the manufacturer of the custom equipment system and originally integrated all of components into the system and into the BSL-3 laboratory environment. Place of Performance: NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, BLDG 33, RM: 2W20A, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States. FOB: Destination The government intends to a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor as a result of this notice of intent will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. The award will be based on the following; price, capability to meet the requirements, delivery and the best value to the government. The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (April 2014) FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (March 2015) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov/ in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Please ensure 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (Dec 2014) is updated in your SAM record) FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contract and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (April 1984) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Nov 2014) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (July 2013) FAR 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) The following FAR contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (May 2015) *The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting. FAR 52.203-99 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Feb 2015) FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Nov 2014) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (July 2013) FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (January 2010) HHSAR 352.222-71: Tobacco-free Facilities (January 2006) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov). Copies of the above-referenced provisions and clauses are available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html & http: //www.hhs.gov/regulation/index.html or, upon request, either by telephone or fax. To facilitate the award process all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: "The Terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:" (Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).) Submission shall be received not later than 08/14/2015. Offers may be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to Bevin Feutrier; (Fax - 406-363-9288), (E-Mail/ bevin.feutrier@nih.gov). Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f) All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Bevin Feutrier @ bevin.feutrier@nih.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NOI-RML-D-1744961/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, BLDG 33 - 33 North Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN03824567-W 20150807/150805234923-8f0f4f3f7967abfaa8a9badb493cac1d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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