Acquisition Management Department, Building 54, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600

J -- MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL N00168-99-Q-L060 DUE 092398 POC Sandra A. Musgrove, Contracting Officer, (301)295-6491 This is a notice of contract action 15 days before an issuance of a solicitation. Solicitation number N00168-99-Q-L060 will be issued 8 September 1998 for Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Department, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. The standard industrial classification (SIC)code for this acquisition is 7629. The small business size standard is $5 million. NNMC has a requirement for a preventive maintenance contract for the following equipment: CLIN 0001: One (1) each Leica Autostain XL Stainer, Serial# XL120297; CLIN 0002: One (1) each Leica Model CV500 Robotic Coverslipper, Serial# CV035197; CLIN 0003: One (1) each Reichert Model# 2030 Microtome, Serial# 155288; CLIN 0004: One (1) each Reichert Model# 2030 Microtome, Serial# 238909; CLIN 0005: One (1) each Reichert Model# 2030 Microtome, Serial# 119478; CLIN 0006: One (1) each Reichert Model# 2030 Microtome, Serial# 155488. Award will be made in the form of a purchase order for a base year period of one (1) year effective 1 October 1998 through 30 September 1999 with four (4) option years. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Requests for a copy of the solicitation and statement of work, shall be by facsimile to the attention of Sandra A. Musgrove, Contracting Officer (301)295-0286 (no telephone requests accepted). This acquisition is being conducted under the guidelines as set forth in the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Award will be contingent upon availability of FY99 funding. Posted 08/21/98 (W-SN240455). (0233)

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