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J -- MAINTENANCE MASS SPECTROMETER SOL 52WCNF506073MW DUE 083195 POC Mamie L. Wandick (816) 426-6823, ext 237 #17 DESCRIPTION: Services Sources Sought: The government intends to procure on a sole source basis, with Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, under statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), as implemented under FAR 6.301-1 (b) (1) (i), for maintenance service for a PE Sciex API-3 Mass Spectrometer. This service is intended for use by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Charleston Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina. The anticipated contract will be a firm fixed price. The contractor shall make preventative maintenance or emergency service calls; conduct routine maintenance such as checking system calibrations, conducting vacuum system maintenance, cleaning ion sources; and provide automatic hardware and software upgrades. The following evaluation criteria will be used to evaluate responses: (1) Parts Supply - Contractual agreements for manufacturer's repair parts and contractual agreements for delivery speed; (2) Preventative Maintenance - Number of preventative maintenance visits per year and Services provided on maintenance visit; (3) Qualifications of Personnel - Relevant experience and training for personnel, Number of service personnel in southeastern region, and Location of home base of service personnel; (4) On call service - Number of service visits per year, On-site response time, and Availability of back-up personnel; (5) Telephone support - Availability during working hours, Availability after working hours, and Scientific and technical support quality; and (6) Offeror's past performance - Relevancy of previous NOAA/NMFS work and Quality of performance on previous contracts. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by submitting a required qualifications statement. However, all proposals (including responses to the qualifications and capabilities statement items listed above) received within forty-five days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The contract will be for an initial 12 month base period and will contain options to extend performance for two 12 month option periods pending availability of funds. Solicitation No 52WCNF506073MW will be issued O/A 07/31/95. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no qualified responses are received, the Government intends to contract with Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, which is the only known source for the required services. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Copies of the solicitation will only be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Satisfactory receipt of faxed request is the sole responsibility of the sender. Fax Number (816) 426-7530. (0165)

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