SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Services for a Beckman Coulter VI-Cell XR Extended Range Cell Counter
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB644030-18-03121
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2018
- Point of Contact
- Erik Frycklund, Phone: 3019756176
- E-Mail Address
-
erik.frycklund@nist.gov
(erik.frycklund@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE CLASSIFICATION CODE: J066 - Maintenance Instruments and Laboratory Equipment SUBJECT: Maintenance Services for a Beckman Coulter VI-Cell XR Extended Range Cell Counter SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB644030-18-03121 RESPONSE DATE: 7/14/2018 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Beckman Coulter, located in Indianapolis, Indiana to maintain a NIST owned VI-Cell XR Extended Range Cell Counter. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Biosystems and Biomaterials Division is involved in the development of measurement assurance strategy for cell therapy and regenerative medicine and is leading the development of ISO Standards to address these needs (within ISO/TC 276: Biotechnology). Cell counting (both total and differential) is a fundamental measurement in the biological sciences with implications in research, product development, quality control, and disease diagnosis. However, due to complex biological properties as well as operator, equipment, and procedure variations, there are often discrepancies between counts acquired via various measurement processes, reducing confidence in the measurement. Additionally, it is difficult to envision an appropriate reference material or reference measurement to address the accuracy of cell counting given the diverse, complex and dynamic nature of cell suspensions. NIST awarded to Beckman Coulter for a VI-Cell XR Extended Range Complete System to accomplish this mission which requires now a maintenance agreement to assure equipment functionality. The maintenance shall include service and repair of all mechanical and electrical parts, accessories and software systems. Hardware and software upgrades will be required. The maintenance shall be performed by technicians certified and authorized by the original manufacturer. The Contractor shall provide a maintenance agreement for 1 base year and 4 option year. The service protocols, and instrument specifications shall be adhered to at all times. Sole Source justification is based on the following: Beckman Coulter is the original equipment manufacturer of the subject equipment and does not authorize or certify any third-party service providers. Additionally, access to Beckman Coulter parts and software/firmware update is required. Only current employees of Beckman Coulter have access to the latest technical developments, repair procedures, application updates and planned maintenance procedures. The resulting order will be a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order. NAICS code for this requirement will be 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Repair and Maintenance with a small business size of 20.5M No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 7/14/2018 will be considered by the Government. Inquiry POCs erik.frycklund @nist.gov Primary andrea.parekh@nist.gov Secondary National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640
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