SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Annual Maintenance of LEO Scanning Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- National Transportation Safety Board, National Transportation Safety Board, Acquisition Division, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20594
- Solicitation Number
- PUR10000011
- Archive Date
- 12/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- BRYAN J. MOY, Phone: 202-314-6282
- E-Mail Address
-
bryan.moy@ntsb.gov
(bryan.moy@ntsb.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Sources Sought notice with the intent to award a sole source contract to Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc. (Zeiss) under the authority of FAR 6.302 because Zeiss supplied the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with the current LEO Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) described in this notice and is uniquely qualified to provide annual maintenance of the microscope as described below. Notice is provided as information to the marketplace, market research, and is an invitation for any other qualified companies to express their interest in and demonstrate their capability to perform the required upgrade. Background The NTSB has a requirement to renew the annual maintenance agreement for the LEO SEM, serial number 1455VP-0584, from Zeiss. The microscope is used to examine fracture faces at very high magnification. This requirement renews the maintenance agreement from December 20, 2009 through December 19, 2010. The LEO SEM is manufactured by Zeiss. Zeiss is the only known manufacturer and vendor authorized to service the LEO microscope. Furthermore, Ziess' technicians are the only known authorized personnel that are factory trained to perform service of the microscope. Required Capabilities The annual maintenance requirements are on-call inspections, adjustments, maintenance, and one planned preventative maintenance visit. The agreement must include all labor, travel, and replacement parts as required (excluding consumables). Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements are invited to submit capability statements/expressions of interest providing the Government the necessary information to determine actual capability. At a minimum, this information, which must be prepared specifically in response to this notice should, must include: (1) identification of company or organization; (2) an assertion of existing, full capability to meet proposed requirements; (3) business/contracts/marketing office point(s) of contact; (4) notification of business size and /or special status; and (5) any additional information that may be useful to the successful procurement of the requirements, if solicited. These expressions of interest shall adhere to a five (5)-page submission limit plus web links and any specialized product descriptions. The statement of qualifications should include only information that clearly demonstrates the respondent's capabilities, expertise, and experience to perform the requirements described in this notice. General marketing material should not be included. The NTSB prefers that companies do not submit proprietary material. However, the Government recognizes that proprietary data may be a part of your submittal. If so, clearly mark such restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by NTSB. Parties must submit information within five (5) days of publication of this notice. NTSB will not return capability statements and the supporting documentation submitted in response to this notice. Telephone responses and inquiries will not be accepted. You may email questions regarding this notice to the issuing office to Bryan Moy via email at: bryan.moy@ntsb.gov.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NTSB/CMS/WashingtonDC/PUR10000011/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Transportation Safety Board, 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594, United States
- Zip Code: 20594
- Zip Code: 20594
- Record
- SN02009885-W 20091125/091124000013-db9718fda9f0a98867501f2b176eb139 (fbodaily.com)
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