Federal Bid

Last Updated on 14 Mar 2014 at 8 AM
Special Notice
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Maintenance Service for FACSVerse Equipment

Solicitation ID HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-AR-2014-071-IM
Posted Date 13 Feb 2014 at 7 PM
Archive Date 14 Mar 2014 at 5 AM
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Agency Department Of Health And Human Services
Location United states
INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Becton Dickinson and Company, 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 for Flow Cytometry System maintenance service of FACSVerse laboratory equipment.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a Size Standard of $19.0 Million.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-72, Effective 30, January 2014.

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not 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) FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This is a requirement for Service and maintainance of the BD Biosciences (BDB) FACSVerse, (Serial #: Z6511550046) with Universal Loader (Serial #: Z6511560056) and FACSVerse, (Serial #: Z6511550042) with Universal Loader (Serial #: Z6511560059) operated by the NIAMS Flow Cytometry Service (FCS) of the Office of Science and Technology. The proposed contractor does not certify third party organizations to perform service on its equipment and as the original manufacturer, can supply spare or replacement parts in addition to instrument software revisions, which is provided with the maintenance contract. The proposed contractor is the sole manufacturer of these equipment and the sole provider of the maintenance service for the Flow Cytomery System.

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 February 27, 2014 at 5 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) and must reference number HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-AR-2014-071-IM. Responses may be submitted electronically to Iris Merscher via email to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch,6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6127, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Iris Merscher. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

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