SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Preventative Maintenance Agreement on a Davinci XI
- Notice Date
- 9/23/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-CC-OPC-15-016575
- Archive Date
- 10/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- India A. Payne, Phone: 301-496-4848
- E-Mail Address
-
ipayne@nih.gov
(ipayne@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. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC), 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 2C529, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis to Intuitive Surgical, for maintenance and service support for the Davinci XI without providing for full and open competition. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard of $20.5 Million. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE This will be a firm fixed price purchase order with 1 Year Base and two (2), One (1) Year option renewels. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this procurement is to obtain maintenance and service support for the for The Davinci XI owned by the National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC). Project Description The contractor shall provide comprehensive maintenance and service support for the Government-owned Davinci XI. The service agreement will require guaranteed Respose time witin 24 hours,Live suport, After hours phone support, Periodic software Enhancement,Preventative Maintenance,Parts Exchange,Endoscope Protection, Labor & Travel Exxpense, Certified Trained 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, only Intuitive Surgical is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement due to Intuitive Surgical being the only authorized company to perform maintenance and service on this Davinci XI. Intuitive Surgical is the original equipment manufacturer and does not authorize third parties to perform maintenance on Davinci XI brand equipment. The intended source is: Intuitive Surgical 1266 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is not a Request for Quote. Sources interested in this requirement must provide a statement of capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the requirements of this synopsis can be met. 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." Response must be in writing and must be received within seven (7) calendar days from the date of this notice sent to Deborah Culpepper, Contract Specialist, dculpepper@cc.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based on responses from this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. There is no solicitation package available. For any questions regarding this announcement, email India Payne- ipayne@nih.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-82 dated October 29, 2015. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items. This acquisition is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of 41 United States Code (U.S.C.) 253(c) (1) as set forth in Fe
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 10 Room 2C529, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03900824-W 20150925/150924000427-1a41407dc092900cc99226eb6ee5b389 (fbodaily.com)
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