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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 02, 2018 FBO #5915
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- Annual Maintenance service on Scanhead LSM 710 confocal microscope

Notice Date
1/31/2018
 
Notice Type
Presolicitation
 
NAICS
811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 
Contracting Office
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
 
ZIP Code
20892-9559
 
Solicitation Number
NIHDA201800042
 
Archive Date
2/22/2018
 
Point of Contact
Hunter A Tjugum, Phone: 3018275304
 
E-Mail Address
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The Office of Acquisition (OA) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), on behalf of the National Center for the Advancement of Transalational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate and award a contract for services to obtain annual maintenance service on an existing, government-owned Scanhead LSM 710 confocal microscope manufactured and produced by Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC located at 1 Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594 by a Zeiss-authorized service provider from an OEM-certified technician. The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, sources ought type of notice, number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SBSS-2018-059, released on FedBizOpps from January 2, 2018 through January 12, 2018, indicates only one source of supply or service is capable of achieving this Government requirement. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219-Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with associated small business size standard of $20.5 million. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97 / 01-24-2018. 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) (1), Soliciting from a single source. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Description Statement of Work: Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the following tasks. Hardware Preventative maintenance inspections, including two (2) planned PMs per year carried out by factory certified and authorized service technicians. Hardware preventative maintenance services include checking all wear and tear parts, checking that all safety features are operating as intended, checking function, alignment and calibration of robots, conveyors and carousels and checking spare parts stock levels against recommended lists. Software preventive maintenance including periodic updates to most current versions of software and firmware, updates and installation to the system software and firmware free of charge when they become available as applicable, to include Assessing and upgrading the system software for the removal of ‘bugs', Assessing the suitability of configuration data for the use being made of the system, Performing checks on operating and network system parameters for efficient function, Assessing workstation PC's hard disk usage. Operations Support to include providing assistance to answer questions and resolve problems using methods for advising, helping and assisting operators and supervisors in the day-to-day use of the system and in maintaining the system and to assist in all aspects of the system where possible. Hardware Support to include providing access to Zeiss hardware engineers for advice, help and assistance during core hours 8am to 5pm Eastern time. Contractor shall have access to proprietary parts and test instrumentation for effective repair in case of malfunction. Technical performance requirements include system coverage on the subject equipment by Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) factory-trained, authorized technicians and providers of any required parts and software or proprietary diagnostic software and software enhancements must be OEM certified (new or like-new) and compatible with the subject equipment. Maintenance service shall include labor and parts coverage, extended coverage hours, on-site labor response, technical telephone response (call-back to schedule), and planned maintenance, extended planned maintenance coverage hours, diagnostics software license and service documentation, customer engineer training, and preferred labor rate. Documentation shall be provided by the vendor to show they completed the preventive service on the equipment and left with the COR or POC. The service technician is to present a service ticket that briefly details the work performed during the service visit to the POC for signature and a copy of the ticket is to be left with the POC. A detailed written report of any service and\or preventative maintenance shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative, or a delegated entity, within 24 hours of service being performed. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this requirement is to obtain annual maintenance service on the subject Scanhead LSM 770 confocal microscope manufactured and produced from Carl Zeiss Microscopy from an authorized service provider by OEM-certified technicians. The NCGC operates the Scanhead LSM 770 confocal microscope (S/N 2502000760) at 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 and has provided high quality of images for optimization of bioprinting process, validation, and quality control measures. Period of Performance The Peroid of Performance of this requirement is for one (1) base year and two (2) additional one-year optional performance periods to become effective on March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019 for a total duration of three (3) years inclusive of base and all optional periods of performance. A Firm-Fixed price type of contract is anticipated to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. 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 solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror's capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at 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 February 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM Eastern and must reference the subject announcement number on all correspondences. Responses must be submitted electronically to Mr. Hunter Tjugum at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov. FAX requests are not accepted. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-01/NIHDA201800042/listing.html)
 
Record
SN04805084-W 20180202/180131231010-a5a5902b8ffcfe4f74e1b7df51a44366 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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