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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 19, 2017 FBO #5595
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- Service Maintencance for Freezers

Notice Date

3/17/2017
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
 

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

17-007163
 

Archive Date

4/12/2017
 

Point of Contact

Priscilla S. Abalos, Phone: 3015943879
 

E-Mail Address

priscilla.abalos@nih.gov
(priscilla.abalos@nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), CLINICAL CENTER (CC), OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS (OPC) ON BEHALF OF THE CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE DEPARTMENT, CLINICAL CENTER (CC) AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION TO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE 811219 THE INTENDED PROCUREMENT IS CLASSIFIED UNDER NAICS CODE 811219 WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF 20.5 MILLION OF DOLLARS. REGULATORY AUTHORITY THE RESULTANT CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR (FAC) 2005-95-1, JANUARY 19, 2017. THIS ACQUISITION IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROCEDURES AS PRESCRIBED IN FAR 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES AT AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD ($150,000). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (2), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplifeid Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. TITLE- SERVICE MAINTENANCE FOR 8 SCIENTIFIC FREEZERS. 2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: THE CLINICAL CENTER AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND, IS THE NATION'S LARGEST HOSPITAL DEVOTED ENTIRELY CLINICAL RESEARCH. IT IS A NATIONAL RESOURCE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO RAPIDLY TRANSLATE SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS AND LABORATORY DISCOVERIES INTO NEW APPROACHES FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING DISEASE. APPROXIMATELY 1,500 STUDIES ARE IN PROGRESS AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER. APPROXIMATELY, HALF OF THE STUDIES ARE THE FIRST TESTS OF NEW DRUGS OR MEDICAL TREATMENTS IN HUMANS. THE REST ARE NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES WHICH INCLUDE MANY RARE DISEASES. THESE LONG-TERM STUDIES LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DISEASES DEVELOP AND RESULT IN IMPROVEMENTS IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 3. PURPOSE OR OBJECTIVE: CLINICAL CENTER HAS A CLINICAL SUPPORT TEAM TO ADDRESS A BOARD VARIETY OF ROUTINE MEDICAL ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE DURING A COURSE OF TREATMENT SCIENTIFIC FREEZERS APPLIED IN THE LABORATORY TO ENSURE THE CORRECT TEMPERATURES FREEZERS ARE OPERATING UNDER TO BETTER PROTECT THE STUDY SAMPLES IN CANINE STUDIES. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS (SCOPE OF WORK) Total support of the vendor -technical clinical,sales and services Unlimited priority telephone technical support assistance Yearly units exterior, interior setting alarm inspection Yearly electrical system inspection of all units Priority scheduling of on-site service requirements Minimizes equipment downtime due to priority service support CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION THE INTENDED SOLE SOURCE IS THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE TO MEET THE TECHNICAL NEEDS OF THE CONSULTATION SERVICES. THE DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS BASED UPON THE MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED AS PRESCRIBED IN FAR PART 10-MARKET RESEARCH. CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, INTERESTED PARTIES MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ESTABLISH THE INTERESTED PARTIES' BONA-FIDE CAPABILITIES FOR FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENT AND INCLUDE A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, A COST-PRICE PROPOSAL, THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, 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. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO PROCEED ON A NON-COMPETITIVE BASIS OR TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 29, 2017, 12:00 PM EASTERN TIME AND MUST REFERENCE SOLICITATION NUMBER 17-000133. RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO PRISCILLA ABALOS CONTRACTING SPECIALIST AT PRISCILLA.ABALOS@NIH.GOV FAX RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. "ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT, PROPOSAL, OR QUOTATION, WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY."
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/CCOPC/17-007163/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institute of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike Bldg 28- 132, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN04439290-W 20170319/170317234502-90f6f1005e34c7f07b413b4980226e56 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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