SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Contract for Twelve (12) Beckman Centrifuges and Ultracentrifuges
- Notice Date
- 11/1/2021 2:17:56 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- USDA ARS MWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP PEORIA IL 61604 USA
- ZIP Code
- 61604
- Solicitation Number
- 12505B22Q0002
- Response Due
- 11/15/2021 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2021
- Point of Contact
- Aaron Dimeo, Phone: 6088900067
- E-Mail Address
-
aaron.dimeo@usda.gov
(aaron.dimeo@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12505B22Q0002 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07. This solicitation will be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $22.0 million and the PSC code is J066. The Department of Agriculture (ARS) has the need for the following services: 001) Service Contract for Twelve (12) Beckman Centrifuge and Ultracentrifuges Scope of Work: The USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, IA is requesting quotes for a OEM ST Total level preventative maintenance, demand service and telephone support service contract covering Twelve (12) Beckman Centrifuge and Ultracentrifuges for one (1) year (12 months). Technical Requirements: JE Centrifuges (Serial Numbers: JSE10F06, JSE03M13, JSE11G15, JSE11D11, & JSE08K16) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified, �employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. J6-MI Centrifuge (Serial Number: CJE18H02) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Check instrument operation during one preventative maintenance visit per yearly contract. Perform component checsk on all consumables during one PM per yearly contract. Perform check of all portions of the unit that could requirement palcemdent parts during one PM per yearly contract. Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. JHC Centrifuge (Serial Number: JPG10F01) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Optima Max Centrifuge (Serial Number: CTZ17H12) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts.� tranined employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified, employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. J26 Centrifuge (Serial Number: JXS10E04) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Optima XL Centrifuge (Serial Number: COX098K03) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Optimax Ultracentrifuge (Serial Number: CTZ15G06) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Contractor shall replace pump oil on unit as necessary. Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Optima Max Ultracentrifuge (Serial Number: CTM02D06) - Service tasks include, but are not limited to: Provides full coverage for all breakage and service costs. Provides emergency service with no additional charge for service or parts. Provides yearly preventative maintenance visits to clean, inspect, adjust and calibrate centrifuge to factory specifications.� Contractor shall replace pump oil on unit as necessary. Provides all parts necessary to maintain and fix said centrifuge with OEM parts, trained, employed and dispatched service engineers.� Provides all upgrades to the operating systems including computer boards and programming. Provides service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. Provides online web based support Provides phone support from service engineers factory trained, certified,� employed and dispatched by contractor. All maintenance and repairs will be completed by OEM factory trained technicians and will use OEM replacement parts. Government Furnished: Government-furnished support is limited to security access to the equipment in the NCAH facility, replacement parts not otherwise covered under this agreement, AC power (110VAC) and standard office lighting. Travel: Preventive maintenance service visit(s) will be provided by the contractor.� All service visits (emergency and otherwise) will be coordinated with the Technical Points of Contact. Contractor�s Key Personnel: Only factory trained engineers are to perform any service procedure on the Beckman Centrifuges or Ultracentrifuges listed. Contractor must have on-staff service engineers and be able to dispatch those engineers. Security Requirements: A copy of an official government photo ID (State-issued driver�s license or ID card, passport, green card, etc.) must be provided no later than one week before arrival of contract service technician(s) except in the case of emergency service, were only the name of the technician provided via email or telephone will be necessary.� Security access to the NCAH facility will be provided based on this identification requirement. Evaluation Factors: Lowest price, technically acceptable. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price award based on the lowest price technically acceptable product. The lowest priced product will be evaluated first; if not found acceptable, the next lowest priced product will be evaluated, and so on until an acceptable product is identified. The government will not review higher priced products if the lowest priced product is determined to be technically acceptable. For a vendor�s products to be considered technically acceptable, they must meet all of the technical requirements identified in the solicitation. Key Deliverables: 1-year Service Coverage of five (5) JE Centrifuges (SNs: JSE10F06, JSE03M13, JSE11G15, JSE11D11, & JSE08K16) 1-year Service Coverage of a J6-MI Centrifuge (SN: CJE18H02) 1-year Service Coverage of a JHC Centrifuge (SN: JPG10F01) 1-year Service Coverage of a Optima Max Centrifuge (SN: CTZ17H12) 1-year Service Coverage of a J26 Centrifuge (SN: JXS10E04) 1-year Service Coverage of a Optima XL Centrifuge (SN: COX098K03) 1-year Service Coverage of a Optimax Ultracentrifuge (SN: CTZ15G06) 1-year Service Coverage of a Optima Max Ultracentrifuge (SN: CTM02D06) Place of Performance: All maintenance and repairs will be done on site at the USDA-ARS NADC located at 1920 Dayton Ave, Ames IA 50010 or the vendor will pay for the shipping of the repairable item to and from the site of repair. The vendor shall provide any product shipping F.O.B: destination. Location of the Government site is aboard USDA-ARS Ames, IA and will be identified in the contract. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. Submitting a Quote: To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A contractor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register.�Vendor must also include their DUNS# on their quote. Also, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors. The submission and payment of invoices on the resulting contract will be made through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). As such, vendors must be currently registered or register in IPP in order to be able to submit and receive payment on invoices for the resulting contract. � Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quote on�SF 1449�(see attached). The quote should include all fees, delivery charges, and/or surcharges. This will be a tax-exempt purchase. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please email all quotes in writing on the SF 1449 to�aaron.dimeo@usda.gov by no later than�Monday, November 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM�Central Standard Time (CST). Note: Be absolutely certain to reference the RFQ number �12505B22Q0002� and/or title of the solicitation �Service Contract for Twelve (12) Beckman Centrifuge and Ultracentrifuges� in the subject, body, and/or attachments on your submission email to ensure your submission can be located and attributed to this solicitation. Failure to do so could potentially result in your submission not being put into consideration for award (as your quote may not be located when searching the recipients email to ensure all responses to the solicitation have been logged before making an award). Questions in regards to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be submitted through email (NO calls with questions) and are due no later than�5:00 PM CST on Monday, November 8, 2021. Answers to any questions received by that time will be�posted as an amendment to this combined synopsis/solicitation.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/75fad844c37d4f5fbe5bd25e2a615764/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Ames, IA 50010, USA
- Zip Code: 50010
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN06168095-F 20211103/211101230114 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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