SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Mass Spec Machine Service Agreement,KC
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2018
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15;3450 S 4th Street Trafficway;Leavenworth KS 66048
- ZIP Code
- 66048
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25518Q9659
- Response Due
- 11/21/2018
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2018
- Point of Contact
- 913-946-1990
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below Work to be performed: Research Service needs contractual agreement to provide maintenance coverage for our TSQ Quantum Access Max System (TSQ-40500). Setup Service Provide (1) scheduled Preventative Maintenance visit per each contracted year. This includes engineer labor and travel. Provide priority status for technical support inquires. One time 10% discount on parts, accessories or consumables for the VA staff during active contract. Provide software updates and notifications. This includes software revisions that provide minor changes that are needed to correct or improve the previous version of the software. Computers purchased from Thermo Fisher and are required for the operation of the system is covered under a support plan replacement of computers that require upgrade to new operating systems. Base Coverage exclusions: Computers not provided and installed with the system by Thermo Fisher. Hardware and Operating system upgrades, replacing a HD with larger capacity. Software version upgrades are not provided under a Support Plan. Upgrades are normally indicated by a software version number change e.g. version 1.2 to version 2.0. Consumable items and parts such as bottles, calibration materials, solvents, vials, caps, septa, all Columns, data media, ferrules, ETD filaments (excluding the one included in the PM visit), filters, frits, gases, gaskets, injection port liners, integrator paper, ion exchange resin, lamps, photomultipliers, pump oil, reaction tubes, source ceramics, mobile phases, autosampler rotor valve seals, sample ports, syringes, and sample loops, DEP emitters, electron multipliers, glass jet separators, heated capillaries, ion gauges, ion volumes. Operator training Sample concentrator plumbing Work related to radioactive sources. Components that cannot be repaired or replaced due to lack of availability from Thermo Scientific supplier (obsolescence The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 811219 (Other Electronic and precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), size standard $20.5 Million Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a small business, VOSB or SDVOSB. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open. Any response to this source selection from Interested parties must be received NLT 11/21/2018 Attention: Rachael L Bonds, Contracting Specialist. Email: rachael.bonds@va.gov Phone: 913-946-1990 Fax: 913-946-1996 NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (16-NOV-2018); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LeVAMC/VAMCKS/36C25518Q9659/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Zip Code: 64128
- Record
- SN05153695-F 20181118/181116230017 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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