SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- MAINTENANCE OF MASS SPECTROMETER
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCNS4000-8-30721
- Response Due
- 2/6/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/21/2008
- Point of Contact
- Linda Mullen, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-441-3436, Fax 757-441-3786, - Janie Laferty, Purchasing Agent, Phone 757-441-6875
- E-Mail Address
-
Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov, Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov
- Description
- The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Applera Corporation, 850 Lincoln Center Drive, Foster City, CA 94404-1128 for the following requirement: 1) Maintenance Plan AB Assurance Plan with 2 PM per year for the API 4000 Mass Spectrometer, S/N S0480208, 12 MO; The period of performance is April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 with an option for three additional years of performance. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the central contractor registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The FSC for this is R499 and the NAICS Code is 334516, small business size standard is 500 employees. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. Applera Corp. is the only known source capable of providing the required maintenance. Applera Corp. is the OEM for this equipment. As such they are in possession of all proprietary information to ensure that the maintenance is performed accurately and correctly and all existing equipment warranties are not violated. The government does not have access to this date in order to assure another vendor could perform the required maintenance. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by 2:00 P.M. February 6, 2008 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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 in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the required maintenance. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 219 Fort Johnson Road/Charleston/SC
- Zip Code: 29412
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 29412
- Record
- SN01498269-W 20080203/080201223549 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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