U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

J -- REPAIR/MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT SOL RFQ# FBICU0017513 DUE 042400 POC Angela M. Brown, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-5286 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commerical items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The annoucement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations/bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ)#FBICU0017513, the provisions and clauses incorporated are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #97-15. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). This solicitation Code is 7699 and the Business Size Standard is $5.0. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price contract. The government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with PE Biosystems/Perkin Elmer, N. American Sales & Service, 850 Linclon Centre Drive, Suite 410, Foster City, CA 94404. Term of Contract will be for one base year, with four (4) one year options to extend services. Repair/Maintenance agreement to be performed by certified/qualified PE Biosystem Engineer. Specifically, the contractor shall (1) provide all necessary documentation, repair parts, spare parts, accessories, maintenance supplies, all special tools, test and support equipment, travel and transportation, personnel skill requirements, and other related services required in performance of maintenance task to keep the equipment in good operating condition; (2) Supply replacement parts as required on an exchange (good-as-new) or new part basis in order to maintain the equipment must be a PE Biosystems manufacture part; (3) The Contractor shall provide 24 hours response to service request; (4) The Contractor shall provide maintenance service during normal working hours (from 8:00 am and 5:00 pm local prevailing time, Monday through Friday); (5) Technical telephone support shall be available within one hour of the FBI placing a service request; (6) The Contractor shall provide updated software for newly purchased equipment and continue to provide maintenance as the equipment is updated. Repair/Maintenance of the following equipment: thirteen (13) model 310 Genetic Analyzer; ten (10) model 9600 Thermal Cycler; nine (9) model 9700 Thermal Cycler; six (6) model 377 DNA Sequencer; one (1) model #7700 Sequencer Detector; one (1) model Voyager DE Biospectrometry; one (1) model 4000 Cytoflour; Equipment located at FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC and FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may submit a quotations in which they identify their interest and capability. All quotations received within 15 days of this notice will be considered by the Government solely for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212.1 Instruction to Offerors-Commerical Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commerical Items (March 1999); FAR 217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (April 1984). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provisions at 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications (Feb 2000) with its offer. All proposals shall be submitted to the address listed on line number seven no later than 1:30 P.M. EST, 4/24/00. All quotations shall be clearly marked with RFQ# FBICU0017513. All offerors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this notice announcement, that it will be considered late/nonresponsive. The Point of Contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Ms. Angela M. Brown, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. Proposals can also be faxed to (202) 324-0570. The award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable offer and meeting all terms and conditions set forth in this announcement. Award to be made within one (1) week after closing. Background investigation, the scope of which will be at the descretion of the FBI, we be conducted on all contractor personnel. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at the following website: http://www/gsa.gov/far. Posted 04/10/00 (W-SN443300). (0101)

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