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J -- PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY PERKIN ELMER, APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS DIVISION Sol 97-11(N). Due 100896. Contact Pegg Todt at (404) 842-6629. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is Solicitation 97-11(N) and is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 90-39. The procurement is unrestricted. The standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 7629. Small business size standard: average annual receipts for the 3 preceding fiscal years do not exceed $3,500,000. Contract Line Items: 0001, Preventative Maintenance and Emergency Repair for Complete Line of Equipment listed in Perkin Elmer, Applied Biosystems' current catalog; 0002, Complete Line of Supplies (Reagents) listed in Perkin Elmer, Applied Biosystems' current catalog; and 0003, Complete Line of Hardware/Software listed in Perkin Elmer, Applied Biosystems' current catalog. Description of Requirements To Be Acquired: Emergency repair/preventative maintenance for approximately 110 items of existing Government-owned equipment located in Atlanta and Chamblee GA and Ft. Collins, CO; purchase of miscellaneous reagent products, hardware and software upgrades that are essential to maintain and operate equipment. Essential requirements of the contract include: (1) diagnosis and repair of equipment breakdowns; (2) technicians certified by Perkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems for repair/maintenance within 24 hours (desired)/ 72 hours (required); (3) software and hardware upgrades must be provided within 30 days after release; (4) supplies (reagents) furnished must be those currently utilized in continuing research to avoid duplication or less of essential research effort; (5) unconditional warranty of equipment repairs and maintenance for 90 days following service. The FAR provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Evaluation Factors: The following factors are listed in descending order of importance and shall be used to evaluate offers: Offeror shall demonstrate: (1) Experience: the ability to secure and install the required parts, reagents, and equipment; the ability to provide software and hardware upgrades within 30 days after release; the ability to provide specified warranties; for each service technician proposed, provide certification (copy), verifying factory training in Perkin Elmer/Applied Biosystems equipment; statement of offeror's corporate experience, including the firm's general background and qualifications and description of relative work performed during the past five years; and (2) Past Performance: demonstrate at least three years satisfactory performance on current or completed contracts, similar in size and complexity to the requirements of this RFP, include: Names and addresses of Company or Government Agency, name and telephone numbers of customer contracts along with contract number(s), and description of work performed. Technical proposals and cost or price will be of approximately equal importance. It is the intent of the Government to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government. The offeror is advised that FAR provisions 52,212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions. Commercial Items and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Offers are due October 8, 1996, 2:00 P.M. Local time. Submit the following to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/PGO, Attn: Pegg Todt, 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305: (1) an original and three copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an official authorized to bind the organization; (2) Price Lists, with commensurate trade discounts, for Line Items 0001, 0002 and 0003; (3) completed Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; (4) data required under Evaluation Factors; and (5) acknowledgement of solicitation amendments, if any. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from contract will be made on or about November 1, 1996 for a contract period of one year. Information regarding this solicitation can be obtained from Pegg Todt at (404) 842-6629. All other information published in the original synopsis is correct. (257)

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