The FAA has a requirement for Preventative Maintenance and Support Service Agreement for Government owned BD FACSVerse (RUO) Flow Cytometer annual maintenance. This requirement will support the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) Aerospace Medical Research Division (AAM-6) at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, OK. The proposed Fixed-Price contract is for all required labor, plant, parts, supplies, materials, fixtures, equipment, tools, test equipment, appropriate technical data and other facilities necessary to accomplish preventative maintenance (ie software updates) and repair services required to assure the proper operation of the FACSVerse (RUO) -2 Laser (B.R) Serial Number# :Z6511540110. The proposed firm fixed price contract is for the one year. The Original Equipment Manufacturer, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, holds the proprietary rights to both its hardware and software components of and the instruments. As BD Biosciences. holds the data rights and repair specifications, they are the only known source for the repair and maintenance of the Government owned instruments. Therefore, the FAA does not have specifications or drawings available for release. The intent of this announcement is to permit companies that may possess the technical capabilities to provide preventative maintenance and repair services for Government owned BD Biosciences scientific equipment an opportunity to provide specific information as to their unique capabilities to provide such support. Only those responses providing the required documentation in response to this market survey will be considered prior for further action by the FAA. Interested parties who possess the necessary capabilities should respond with their documentation in writing to the Contract Specialist. Proof of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov must accompany any documentation. Also included, should be confirmation from BD Biosciences that the responder has permission to provide the requested work. Work must be performed by the responder, no third party vendors will be considered. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing responses to this market survey. Any proprietary information should be so marked. This announcement shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the FAA to acquire these services. Responders to this announcement may be asked to provide additional details / information based on their initial submittal. The final determination by the FAA not to open this requirement to competition, based on any information provided, is solely within the discretion of the FAA. All responses to this market survey quote must be received by Friday, June 2, 2017, 5:00 PM CST (Oklahoma Time). All submittals should be submitted by email to: Federal Aviation Administration ATTN: Bill White Email: [email protected] This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short- term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/27429 to view the original announcement.

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