SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Agreement for Zeiss Confocal Microscope Systems
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-737
- Point of Contact
- Richard Clinkscales, Phone: 3018275302
- E-Mail Address
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richard.clinkscales@nih.gov
(richard.clinkscales@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Title: Maintenance Agreement for Zeiss Confocal Microscope Systems (i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii)The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-737, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89-1, dated August 15, 2016. (iv)The associated NAICS code North American Industry Classification System code: 811219-Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the small business size standard is $20.5 M. This requirement is not a small business socio-economic set-aside. (v)Maintenance Agreement for Zeiss Confocal Microscope Systems (vi)The purpose of this proposed acquisition is to purchase a Maintenance Service Agreement for one (1) each, Laser Scanning Microscopy (LSM) Confocal Microscope, Model LSM 510 VIS and one (1) each, Confocal Microscope Model LSM 510 META, manufactured by Carl Zeiss. At a minimum the maintenance service agreement must include: (1) one preventative maintenance visit per year to include cleaning, inspections, and alignment; (2) all labor costs, travel time, and travel costs; and (3) replacement of failed component parts components, or assemblies guaranteed to be new or perform as equivalent to new. Components include in the coverage are: basic LSM, microscope(s), scan module, spectral detector, electronics controller, system controller (monitors, mouse and keyboard), system control software, stage, Ar CW gas/HeNe Lasers (Argon 488/514/548nm CW gas, Argon 458/477/488/514nm CW gas, HeNe 543nm, HeNe 633nm lasers in the LSM 510 laser module, labor and parts) and power supplies; System Controller, monitors, mouse and keyboard. (vii)Anticipated period of performance: The anticipated period of performance is one-year from September 30, 2016 through September 29, 2017, and three (3) additional 12-month option periods. (viii)The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix)The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The factors used to evaluate offers are (1) technical capability (see paragraph ‘vi' above); (2) price; and (3) past performance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x)The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi)The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-2, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The additional contract terms and conditions are as follows: FAR Clause 52.216-5 Price Redetermination-Prospective (OCT 1997), as prescribed in FAR Subpart 16.205-4. (xii)FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii)There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiv)The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv)Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service and must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror's capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price quote shall include the fixed monthly price for each item and total amount for the base period of the contract and each of the three (3) 12-month option period. The price quote shall also include prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." All responses must be received by September 23, 2016, 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-615. Responses must be submitted electronically to Richard M. Clinkscales at clinkscalesrm@mail.nih.gov and NIDASSSAPurchaseRequ@mail.nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi)For information regarding the solicitation. Richard M. Clinkscales at (301) 827-5302.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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