SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Transmission Electron Microscope Service - Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) system JSM-6701F and JEM 1011 Transmission Electron Microscope System
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services - Rockville, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-SS-1162830
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- NAOMI CARTER, Phone: 2404027575
- E-Mail Address
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NAOMI.CARTER@FDA.HHS.GOV
(NAOMI.CARTER@FDA.HHS.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) system JSM-6701F and JEM 1011 Transmission Electron Microscope System ITLE: Sources Sought Notice FDA SS-1162830 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential small business will need to demonstrate the capability to perform all facets of the work described below. The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or other solicitation, and in no way obligates the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award a contract. BACKGROUND: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services have a requirement for a Service Maintenance Agreement with four option years for the following instruments: Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) system JSM-6701F and JEM 1011 Transmission Electron Microscope System There are two instruments housed in the FDA's MOD1 Electron Microscopy multi-user facility capable of studying the ultrastructure of mammalian and microbial specimens with special emphasis on pathological consequences which need to be covered under this service agreement: 1) A SM-6701F SEM system includes (Serial #:SM17310051, a dual pumping Haskris water recirculator (SN: HB20261), JUS-FEGBB, Battery Backup 96621, a S-71520MSC 3axis motor stage controller 358436, and a JUS-PCSEM-WS-XP computer workstation. 2) A JEM 1011 Transmission Electron Microscope System (Serial #:EM185400- 88/HB20261 system, T7610 computer workstation, and Gatan Orius Part #: 832.10B. SC1000B bottom mounted camera with fiber optically coupled to a CCD camera. • The contractor shall ensure full operating capacity or published performance specifications of each of the microscopes include obtainment of quaranteed resolution of 1.0 nm at 15 kV and 2.2 nm at 1.0 kV for the SM-6701F SEM system and with a SAP10B, High Contrast Pole Piece a ±20°, guaranteed resolution of 0.2nm line resolution or 0.4nm point to point resolution for the JEM-1011 system • The contractor shall cover cost of all major warranty-specific, guaranteed non consumable parts and their installation shall be included in the service agreement. • The plan shall include service visits (unlimited emergency visits or otherwise stated) during regular business hours (From 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday) to meet published performance specifications for service other than operator function, damage by third party, acts of nature, etc. • The contractor shall provide unlimited technical telephone support, and guaranteed response times (within 1 working day) for the SM-6701F SEM system and 8 service days (emergency response time of one working day). • The contractor shall provide two preventative maintenance checks per year at regular scheduled intervals. • The contractor shall provide all warranty-specific to JEOL SEM (JSM-6701F) and TEM JEM 1011 microscope, guaranteed parts, labor, travel, and expenses necessary for calibrating the equipment and to maintain the equipment at full operating capacity. • The complexity of the equipment and the agency's mission involving the test results of the utilization of the equipment requires timely and professional maintenance and repair of the equipment. • Emergency service shall be provided by the contractor upon government request and can be satisfied in consultation with the Government representative by the contractor responding in one of three ways at no additional cost to the Government: 1) A service representative will be dispatched to the government facility for the repair or service, (Lab G108A-D, MOD1 Facility, CFSAN/ FDA, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708) 2) If a warranty-specific part needs to be serviced by the contractor at their facility the broken warranty-specific part or products will be removed by a service representative, replaced with a loaner part and the broken part will be shipped back to the Contractor's facility for repair. Once the repaired part is returned to the Government facility, the warranty-specific part will be installed by the service representative. 3) Warranty-specific, guaranteed replacement parts with appropriate installation instructions will be sent to the Government for installation by the Government representative. Please provide the follow Business information: 1. DUNS Number 2. Company Name 3. Company Address. 4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address 5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract shall be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/index.asp. 6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.); 7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought 8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs) 9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses. Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email or regular mail to the point of contact listed below. Responses shall be received not later than 3:00 PM EST, April 14, 2016. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. Documentation should be emailed to: Naomi.Carter@fda.hhs.gov with subject line titled "Sources Sought 1162830".
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