Extended Warranty
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Thermo Electron North America, LLC Inc. upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i).
ERDC-CRREL intends to procure extended warranty coverage for their Thermo Scientific MSPEC Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) equipment for a period through October 2020:
UNITY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PLAN-MSPEC-LC-MS
Unlimited number of demand on-site service visits with a maximum 72-hour response
~ Engineer labor and travel is included
~ Priority status for technical support inquiries
~ One (1) Scheduled Preventative Maintenance visit
~ Thermo Scientific supplied personal computers are covered
~ Factory-certified replacement parts included
~ Subscription to e-Support Online Technical Resources
~ 10% Loyalty discount on Parts, Accessories or Consumables for end user during active contract. Contact our parts group at Unity Priority line 1-877-594-3224 and mention the Loyalty PACs program.
~ Software updates and notifications updates are defined as changes of the existing software version that are intended to improve its performance. Software updates are usually indicated by a revision number change e.g. from Revision 1.1 to Revision 1.2.)
~ Computers purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific and required for the operation of the analytical system. Replacement of functional computers in order to accommodate an upgrade to a newer version of the operating systems is not covered by the support plan.
Thermo Electron North America, LLC is a subsidiary of Thermo Scientific and was identified as the only vendor able to offer an extended warranty coverage plan that fulfills the Government's requirement in its entirety. The sales and support for the LCMS is provided exclusively through Thermo Electron North America, LLC; as a licensed service provider they must perform any maintenance and repair services in order to maintain system integrity.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811219, which has a size standard of $20.5M.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy.
Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CST, 23 August 2019 to kim.d.roberson@usace.army.mil
Telephone responses will not be accepted.
Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.
Kim D Roberson, Contract Specialist, Phone 2173733478, Email kim.d.roberson@usace.army.mil
