SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Comprehensive Maintenance Plan for cBot - J&A
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI4959379
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2018
- Point of Contact
- Shirlene M. Smith, Phone: 3014437979
- E-Mail Address
-
ssmith@od.nih.gov
(ssmith@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work Justification and Approval This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisitions for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority of FAR 13/105-1(b)(1) to use Simplified Acquisitions procedure for commercial items. This is a Notice of Intent for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI4959379 and is being issued as a Notice of Intent, under the authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1, 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This sole source contract will be awarded to Illumina, Inc. The anticipated award date is July 1, 2018. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 811219, which has a size dollar standard of $20.50. The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Logistics and Acquisitions Operations, on the behalf of National Eye Institute, intends to procure on a sole source basis from Illumina, Inc., a One Year Service Contract w/Four Option Years, FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services on an Illumina cBot; Catalog No. SV-304-1003; Serial No. 6002352. The cBot is used for next generation sequencing projects by NEI investigators and by several intramural/extramural collaborating laboratories. Several of our ongoing projects require continued operation of this machine. Any unanticipated downtime of this machine could potentially ruin costly experiments and waste precious samples, including human DNA samples. Illumina is the sole manufacturer and support provider for these machines. The parts and services for this machine are not available from any other third-party sources. Only Illumina service engineers have the technical expertise and skills as well as the information needed to trouble shoot and repair these machines. The contractor shall provide full coverage on the following: 1)Parts, labor and travel; 2)Reagent replacement upon HW failures; 3)1 PM; 4)Remote Technical Support; 5)3 business day average on-site response; 6)HW/SW updates; 7)On-site applications support. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses submitted. Responses must be submitted no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), June 22, 2018 to Ms. Shirlene Smith via email (ssmith@od.nih.gov) submission only. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement no later than June 22, 2018, 5:00PM.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OLAO/NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI4959379/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04961403-W 20180622/180620230859-84859ba7c74a2068742a42afe1f62232 (fbodaily.com)
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