Mass Spectrometer Maintenance Agreement
This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation, Notice of Intent. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Thermo Electron North America LLC for a Maintenance Agreement for the Mass Spectrometer, model number LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Serial number SN03109B and Model number Nano Easy LLC, Serial number LN000756 for the period of 07/01/14 - 06/30/15, in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Submit offers on NOI-RML6-14011. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-73 dated April 29, 2014. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219 and the small business size is $19M. FOB Point shall be Destination, Rockville, MD 20852. Delivery location is, Rockville, MD. The quotations must include; unlimited guaranteed on-site response service visits with a maximum 72 hours response time, priority status given to support inquiries from certified engineers/technicians to perform service repairs. All replacement parts must be OEM parts. Travel labor and parts must be included in quoted price. A minimum of one preventative maintenance visit per year with parts, labor and travel included in quoted price. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (B)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (https://www.sam.gov); 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (please see attachment for applicable provisions and clauses attached to notice). The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically as follows: FAR Clauses at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ & all applicable HHSAR clauses (notice attachment) at: http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/subpart352.html. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items at website https://www.sam.gov. Award will be based on the capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, price, past performance, delivery, warranty, and the best value to the government. Offers may be mailed to Laura Grey at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840, faxed to the POC indicated above fax - 406-363-9288, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM (MDST) 05/11/2014. Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
Laura L Grey, Purchasing Agent, Phone 4063759812, Email [email protected] - Lynda Kieres, Contracting Officer, Phone 406-363-9210, Fax 406-363-9288, Email [email protected]
