SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Annual Maintenance service for Teledyne ISCO chromatography flash systems
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 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
- NIHDA201800352
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2018
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A Tjugum, Phone: 3018275304
- E-Mail Address
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hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability and type of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting this potential government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method including small business socio-economic set-aside possibilities and to determine the availability of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting the Government's potential requirement. All Small Business companies with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 811219-Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with associated small business size standard of $20.5 million. BACKGROUND The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was officially established in fiscal year 2012 to transform the translational science process so that new treatments and cures for disease can be delivered to patients faster. NCATS, one of 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) at NIH, strives to develop innovations to reduce, remove or bypass costly and time-consuming bottlenecks in the translational research pipeline in an effort to speed the delivery of new drugs, diagnostics and medical devices to patients. The NCATS Chemistry group is tasked with identifying and developing novel small molecule leads against a wide spectrum of human disease targets, which it accomplishes by screening thousands of small molecules in collaboration with both intra-and extramural researchers. In pursuit of this goal, the Center has a strong internal transdisciplinary team of scientists who continually discover novel small molecules and develop novel disease models for application against a wide range of human diseases. NCATS has a potential requirement for maintenance service on existing government-owned Teledyne ISCO flash systems to cover any service situations that arise on this highly used and important equipment currently in use by the NCATS Chemistry area. This potential requirement will eliminate the amount of down time experienced when any performance issues occur. The Teledyne ISCO flash systems are integral pieces of equipment in the synthesis of small molecules as biological probes. Maintenance service must be performed PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this potential requirement is to obtain annual maintenance service and full coverage on an existing, government-owned CombiFlash Rf/Rf+ Chromatography System manufactured and produced by Teledyne Instruments, Inc located at 4700 Superior Street, Lincoln, NE 68504, by a manufacturer-authorized service provider from an OEM-certified technician. Parts and accessory items must be compatible with the subject equipment. NCATS operates the subject equipment at 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 and has provided high quality optimization of measures in many labs across the Center. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS This Small Business Sources Sought notice seeks responses from qualified sources that are capable of providing the following salient service requirements of this potential government requirement deemed as the essential features needing to be achieved. Offerors to this Small Business Sources Sought notice shall possess the capability of an authorized service provider to provide certified factory-trained Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) technicians to perform Service Protection and annual service full coverage plan on the subject equipment as described in the following work for this potential requirement. The subject equipment requires contractor to provide: 1. Service Protection Agreements on CombiFlash Rf/Rf+ Chromatography Systems, consisting of components with Serial Numbers: 213G20172, 214D20179, 214G20021, 214G20022, 214G20023, 214G200024, 211L20130, 215B20240, 215E20035, 216G01916; and 2. Service Protection Agreements on CombiFlash Rf/Rf+Lumen Chromatography Systems, consisting of components with Serial Numbers: 214G20029, 214M20088. Maintenance service shall include Full system coverage to include parts, travel and labor costs for service calls to repair the subject units and one (1) service call to install the preventative maintenance parts kit not to include consumable parts. Documentation shall be provided by the vendor to show they completed the preventive service on the equipment and left with the COR or POC with 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. The reports will cover any problems encountered, problem resolution, unresolved problems, softeware updates, and any miscellaneous issues observed. A detailed written report of any service and\or preventative maintenance should be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative, or a delegated entity, within 24 hours of service being completed. Period of Performance The Period of Performance is anticipated to be effective for 12 months from the Effective Date of Contract (EDOC) award. CAPABILITY STATEMENT / INFORMATION SOUGHT Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. Respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence of possessing the knowedge, skills, abilities and experience to successfully perform the requirements described in this announcement. Detailed past experience in implementing similar requirements to the requirement described in this announcement must be clearly delineated in any response provided. Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability in providing analytical quality control and any other requirements and services specified in this notice. Respondents must provide a general overview of the respondents' opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. The Respondent must also provide information in sufficient detail of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The response is limited to fifteen (15) pages. The 15-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, CV's or references, if requested. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the product requirement. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response MUST reference the announcement number and be submitted to Mr. Hunter Tjugum at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov prior to the closing date specified in this announcement. The response must be received on or before the closting date/time specified in this announcement. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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