National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management, 6011 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Maryland 20892-7260

J -- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF KENDRO/SORVALL CENTRIFUGES POC Penny Koontz, 301-402-2852 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, koontzp@od.nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health has a requirement for Maintenance and Repair Services for Government-owned Kendro/Sorvall Centrifuges. The Contractor shall provide preventive and remedial maintenance services. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, tools, materials (including manuals and schematics), parts, equipment and transportation necessary to maintain the applicable Kendro/Sorvall centrifuges including support of an emergency call Response Center. The Contractor's Field Service Engineers and Response Center shall be in operation during the typical Government working hours (hours of operation) of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding weekends and Federal holidays, During these hours of operation, the Contractor shall respond, inspect, and restore each instrument to it's original specified operating parameters within forth eight (48) hours after an emergency call is placed. The Contractor shall provide personnel experienced and qualified to perform the required services in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) practices and standards. These centrifuges are located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland and any other NIH facilities within a fifty (50) mile radius of the Bethesda facilities, and for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and other facilities within a fifty (50) mile radius of the NIEHS facilities. The Contractor must have a Quality Control Plan. Performance objectives will be established for the Contractor in the fulfillment of its service requirements and penalties will be established for failure to maintain performance standards. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The purpose of this synopsis is to ascertain small business sources for this type of service. It must be understood that all sources must have the financial capacity to perform this volume of business and that reimbursement may not be made by the Government for 60-90 days after the contractor has incurred the costs. Responses will not be considered as either bids or proposals and cost and pricing data must not be submitted. Concise responses directed specifically to the requirements mentioned above are requested and will be considered. Only interested small business sources possessing experience shall demonstrate their capabilities and financial capacity to handle the specified services. NOTE: Standard Industrial Code is7629. The Size Standard is the average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three (3) fiscal years that are not in excess of $5M. Send original and two copies of responses to Penny Koontz. Closing date for receipt of responses is fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this notice. Posted 04/07/00 (W-SN442318). (0098)

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