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NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 500 employees.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-71 dated November 25, 2013.
This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR subpart 15-Contracting by Negotiation at an amount exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this potential requirement is acquisition of a service contract to support mass spectrometry equipment owned by the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, specifically a ESI-LTQ Orbitrap Velos Mass Spectrometer with ETD and a MALDI-LTQ Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer. This service is required to ensure continued high performance of the research equipment.
Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance is 6/1/2014 through 5/31/2015. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated.
Project Description
The Contractor must be able to perform the following service for an ESI-LTQ Orbitrap Velos Mass Spectrometer with ETD (S/N: 03099B):
1. Unity Essential Support Plan: MSPEC-LC-MS (Part No. 0723920)
2. ETD Field Upgrade from LTQ XL, Standard
3. Mass Spectrometry Options (Part No. OPTON-97103)
Additionally, the Contractor must also be able to perform the following service for a MALDI-LTQ Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (S/N: LTQ10217):
1. Unity Essential Support Plan: MSPEC-LC-MS (Part No. VM-11000)
CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION
The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, the equipment requiring maintenance is proprietary to its manufacturer, Thermo Electron North America, LLC, and this company is the sole provider of maintenance for this equipment.
The intended source is:
Thermo Electron North America, LLC
1400 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 50
Wwest Palm Beach, Florida 33407-1976
CLOSING STATEMENT
THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by January 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM EST and must reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-14-0034. Responses may be submitted electronically to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (CSS/SA) 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892 Attention: Lauren Phelps. Fax responses will not be accepted.