SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- SERVICE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2021 10:24:02 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NICHD BETHESDA MD 20817 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-21-050
- Response Due
- 3/26/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/27/2021
- Point of Contact
- Verne L. Griffin
- E-Mail Address
-
verne.griffin@nih.gov
(verne.griffin@nih.gov)
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS 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. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Rigaku �Americas Corporation 9009 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381 to acquire Service contract for X-ray diffraction. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20.0 M. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-03 effective 02-16-2020.� 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 ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.� 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. Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The instrument covered under this agreement plays a critical role in support of the NIDDK research activities. As such, any prolonged downtime because of mechanical failure would have a seriously crippling effect on our abilities to perform our work. Only the manufacturer has the technical expertise and readily available parts inventory to ensure that our instrument downtimes are mitigated to the lowest possible level.� Applicable warranties would be voided by unauthorized service. The contractor shall provide the following service for LSM 780: Installed��������������������� Description���������������������������������������������������� SN # 02/2008��������������������� MicroMax-007 HF ����������������������������������������� ED215905������� ����������������������������������������������������������� Haskris R400 Chiller �������������������������� ����������� HB18890 03/2018 �������������������� Eiger 4M �������������������������������������������������������� E-08-0121������� 01/2007��������������������� Haskris R250 Chiller �������������������������������������� HB17901 01/2014��������������������� BioSAXS (LP) �������������������������������������������������� PW10734 *Includes Optic, Software Pilatus 100k ASC96 CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-� NAME) DETERMINATION 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.� Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined that Rigaku America�s Corporation is the sole provider of the required services. The continued operation of all these pieces of equipment is essential and mission critical as the X-ray diffraction laboratory is an NIDDK resource and over 40 scientists are dependent on it for their research. All equipment covered in this contract have been manufactured by Rigaku and Rigaku is the sole vendor who has the necessary expertise to repair, adjust or calibrate these equipment�s. Rigaku is the sole manufacturer of all parts that are in these equipment�s. The service requested must include software support. All software controlling X-ray generators and X-ray detectors are propriety software produced by Rigaku. 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. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.� Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties� bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), 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 to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on March 26, 2021. Assessment of Capability The contractor will be evaluated on their capability to provide the product to the specifications as stated on the solicitation and shall be required to provide required service with certification from the OEM.
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