Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, 255 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Room No. 419 Atlanta, Georgia 30305

J -- PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY PERKIN ELMER, APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS DIVISION SOL 95-165(N) POC Contact Johnnie Thomas at (404)842-6553 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a noncompetitive contract to Perkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems Division, for emergency repair/preventative maintenance of approximately 110 items of existing Government-owned equipment located in Atlanta, Georgia, Ft. Collins, Colorado, and Chamblee Georgia. CDC also intends to purchase miscellaneous reagent products, hardware and software upgrades that are essential to maintain and operate the equipment under the sole source contract. The basis for the sole source procurement is to continue the replacement/repair warranty by the manufacturer. The contract will be awarded by November 1, 1995 for a base period of one year, with four (4) one-year option periods. Essential requirements of the contract include: (1) diagnosis and repair of equipment breakdowns within 24 hours (desired)/72 hours (required); (2) Technicians certified by Applied Biosystems for repair/maintenance; (3) Software and hardware upgrades must be provided within 30 days after release and technicians must be certified by Applied Biosystems for repair/maintenance of such upgrades upon installation; (4) supplies (reagents) furnished must be those currently utilized in continuing research to avoid duplication or loss of essential research effort; (5)unconditional warranty of equipment repairs and maintenance for 90 days following service. The foregoing requirements are essential to protect research efforts and the public health. A complete listing of equipment items and reagents to be purchased under this contract may be obtained by contacting Johnnie Thomas at (404) 842-6766. Firms that comply with the above requirements may submit information demonstrating the capability to comply for purposes of use in determining whether or not the government can conduct a competitive procurement. See Numbered Note 22. (0164)

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