SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Maintenance support Services
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2018
- 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
- 18-012345
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2018
- Point of Contact
- Priscilla S. Abalos, Phone: 3015943879
- E-Mail Address
-
priscilla.abalos@nih.gov
(priscilla.abalos@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Emerging Small Business
- 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 (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) on behalf of the Nutrition 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 (Including brand-name) to: NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The Intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 423450 with a Size Standard 500 # of employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96, May 31, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not 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) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title: Cell Separator maintenance support Services 2 Background Information The subject contract shall cover maintenance, support, and emergency servicing for the 6 Cell separators located in the Blood Services Section of the Department of Transfusion of the Clinical Center at NIH. The Preventive maintenance (PM) is required to comply with FDA Guidance and AABB Standards. The Cell separators are used in the collections of mononuclear cells for research, and research collections for patient's undergoing protocols- which support our mission of providing high-quality patient care, and hospital services in support of NIH Clinical research programs. Included in this contract will be a one regular preventive maintenance visit, emergency servicing, spare /replacement parts, and support for each device. 3. Purpose or Objective: Independently, and not as an agent of the government, the contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, supplies, and services to perform the work required by this contract as set forth in the sections. The contractor shall preform the following: Preventive Maintenance (PM) The contractor shall provide scheduled preventive maintenance once every 12 months. The PM's will be scheduled by a qualified service representative + or - 30 days from scheduled due date. Services will be performed on the following: 1. Pump roller lubrication. 2. Instrument calibration: Test or inspection as indicated on Amicus Separator Field Repair Test Matrix Checklist, Document FRM-1571268980 Rev D. 3. Battery test. 4. Adjust or repair any item that does not meet manufacture's qualification criteria. Provide documentation of all work to DTM. Emergency Service Emergency service visits and repair services to include labor and all replacement parts (except disposables) for the equipment as required, except for any service or replacement parts which COMPANY determines are required as a result of the CUSTOMER'S failure to use the equipment in accordance with the COMPANY'S Operator's Manual. All maintenance will be performed in accordance with established procedures, as outlined in the current revision of the associated Service Manual. Parts /Supplies The contractor shall supply all parts and supplies needed for service and maintenance. Labor and Travel The contractor shall provide all labor and travel at no additional cost for the duration of the contract. Emergency Visits The contractor shall provide full service coverage and telephone support to correct all equipment malfunctions. The contractor shall respond within 1 hour. The on-site response for emergency should be within 24 hours. Service Calls Request for service has no designated individuals. Any employee assigned to a specific work area, can report a malfunction to one of the devices by calling the 800 number. Period of Performance: July 1, 2018 thru June 30, 2019. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The intended sole source is the only known source to meet the technical needs of the scientific equipment/supplies. 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 July 2, 2018 at 12:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 18-003649. 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
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, bldg. 10--1C-711, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04967323-W 20180627/180625230912-538e493874607706fa585fe567b82520 (fbodaily.com)
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