MODIFICATION
J -- Preventive Maintenance & Repair of Government-Owned Sorvall Instruments - Previously NIHES2016062 - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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 Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Management, 530 Davis Drive, Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27713
- Solicitation Number
- NIHES2016078
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2016
- Point of Contact
- Onyenauché Washington, Phone: (919) 541-0423
- E-Mail Address
-
uche.washington@nih.gov
(uche.washington@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- ATTACHMENT VI - Government's Responses to Industry Questions Amendment 000001 for NIHES2016078 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All items within the Request for Quote (RFQ) must be fully completed and returned by the due date and time indicated above. Note that the synopsis for this requirement was previously posted under NIHES2016062 on December 18, 2015. (1) This solicitation document, NIHES2016078, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to provide continued support of Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. (2) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR); Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2005-85 effective February 26, 2016. (3) Notice of Set-Aside, Associated NAICS Code, and Size Standard: This solicitation is being competed as a total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 811219; "Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance" and has a size standard of $20.5M. (4) List of Contract Line Item Number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s): See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016078, Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment. (5) Description of Requirements for the Items to be Acquired: The purpose of this procurement is for the maintenance and repair service on approximately 61 government-owned pieces of Sorvall Equipment that are used to support the intramural research program. The instruments to be covered by this contract have been under continuous maintenance following the expiration of their respective warranties. The instruments are currently at an acceptable level of upkeep to the Government. The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: • Furnish all necessary personnel, labor, facilities, equipment, parts, materials, and supplies to provide the required technical support and expertise for preventive maintenance, inspection, repair, and relocation of Government-owned Sorvall Instruments located at NIEHS facilities. • Remove all trash, discard parts, dunnage and other material from areas immediately after completion of preventive maintenance or repair. • Preventive Maintenance - the Contractor shall provide regular preventive maintenance inspections in accordance with acceptable industry standards on all instruments. Preventive maintenance shall be provided to the units as necessary to continue proper performance. An annual preventive maintenance schedule shall be developed by the contractor and provided to the COR. Preventive maintenance shall be performed on all equipment listed in Attachment I to this document. A written report outlining any defects, and their effect on safe operation, shall be provided to the user. • Emergency Repair - the contractor shall, when notified by the COR or Alternate COR, provide emergency service by responding on-site and begin repairs within 24 hours of the call and exert best efforts to complete the repair within 48 hours. The contractor shall be capable of providing this service 365 days of the year, on a 24 hour-a-day basis, including weekends and holidays. In the event the contractor does not respond to an emergency repair request by the Government in the time provided in the preceding paragraph, the Government reserves the right to perform the service in-house or acquire the required service from another vendor. The total cost (labor and materials) for the Government or another vendor to perform the required emergency service shall be deducted from the monthly payment to the initial contractor. • Routine Repair - the Contractor shall perform all repairs as may be required to restore the instruments to optimum operating capacity. The COR, Alternate COR, or designated laboratory personnel may place calls for repairs; the caller will indicate the equipment in need of repair and its location. This contact with the Contractor will be done by the most convenient means, normally by direct telephone contact. The Contractor shall inspect and complete routine onsite repairs to the instruments specified by this contract within forty-eight hours (two work days) after the call has been placed by the NIEHS designated official. However, in the event repair parts have to be ordered the equipment shall not be out of service for more than five workdays, unless approved by the COR. The Contractor shall be required to furnish repair parts that meet or exceed manufacturer standards. Repair parts used by the Contractor must be warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for one year. Equipment shall be maintained by the Contractor to 100% of equipment's original specifications and technical updates. • Relocations - the Contractor, at the request of the COR or Alternate COR, shall prepare equipment for relocation and reinstall equipment once it has been moved and assure the NIEHS designated official that the instrument is operating at optimum capacity. The instrument should be moved within 24 hours of the request or on the date specified. Whenever possible, the Contractor shall combine the preventive maintenance inspection with the installation of the instruments following relocation. Arrangements for transportation of the instrument will be the responsibility of the Government. (6) Date(s) and place(s) of performance and acceptance and FOB point: The contract's anticipated base period shall be from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017 with four (4) one (1) year option periods. The geographical scope includes the NIEHS main campus (111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Durham, NC) and surrounding NIEHS support campuses (See Attachment II for a detailed list of equipment locations). (7) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016078, Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment. (8) Applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016078, Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment. (9) FAR 52.212-3, applies to this acquisition: Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors - In accordance with provisions FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, IF YOU INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, YOU MUST: (1) Go to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and complete the Representations and Certifications. Offerors must access ORCA through the System for Award Management (SAM) at http:// www.sam.gov; and (2). Complete, and INCLUDE as part of your price proposal. (10) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016078, Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment. (11) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016078, Preventative Maintenance and Repair of the Sorvall Equipment. (12) Questions are Due: The Quoter shall submit written questions to the following e-mail address: The Contracting Officer (CO) at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Monday April 11, 2016 at 12:00 noon EST. (13) The Date, Time and Place Offers are Due: The Quoter shall submit dated quote to the following e-mail address: The Contracting Officer (CO) at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Wednesday April 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM EST. (14) The point of contact (POC) for this acquisition is the CO, Ms. Onyenauche Washington at (919) 541-0423/uche.washington@nih.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIEHS/NIHES2016078/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: The geographical scope includes the NIEHS main campus (111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Durham, NC) and surrounding NIEHS support campuses (See Attachment II for a detailed list of equipment locations)., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN04081873-W 20160414/160413000958-c9e9bd6d173e251ec6156163f027e892 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |