Maintenance of Thermo Equipment
The Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM), Acquisition Management Division, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the Biomolecular Chemicals Division, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Thermo Electron North America, LLC, an operating unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific of Rockford, IL, for a comprehensive maintenance agreement for chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments.
The Contractor shall provide comprehensive maintenance for all of the following equipment:
Qty 3 Ultimate 3000 Liquid Chromatography Instrument
Qty 2 Ultimate 3000 Nano Liquid Chromatography Instrument
Qty 1 Ultimate 3000 Liquid Chromatography x Liquid
Chromatography
Qty 1 Q-Exactive Mass Spectrometry
Qty 1 Orbitrap Elite
Qty 1 LTQ XL
Qty 1 LTQ
The Contractor shall provide a service agreement for the service and maintenance of all equipment to ensure uninterrupted performance within manufacturers' specifications on both a scheduled and as-needed basis. Service and maintenance shall include parts, labor, travel, unlimited on-site emergency service, and one preventive maintenance visit per year. The period of performance shall be for a one year base period and two one year option periods.
Sole source determination is based on the following:
The above referenced equipment are commercial items that were both manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific which is owned by Thermo Electron North America. Thermo Fisher has proprietary rights to the existing equipment and is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the equipment. Thermo has no authorized resellers or service providers, therefore, only they can supply the required service and guarantee that the maintenance and parts will be fully compatible with, and meet the original performance specifications for the equipment.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 and the size standard is $19.0 M.
No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by June 9, 2014 will be considered by the Government.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Carol A. Wood, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-6273, Email [email protected] - Carol A. Wood, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-6273, Email [email protected]
