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The equipment to be maintained is as follows:
LSM 510 NLO W/One Microscope, SN: 851301, Zeiss ID Number: M204228
META, SN: 2110000465
CONFOCOR2, SN: 1102000173
The services to be provided include: unscheduled maintenance calls within 48 hours of being notified of the need for repair by the Government. Unlimited Telephone Support: The contractor shall provide unlimited telephone support for repair maintenance of the equipment during NIH working hours M-F, (8:00am - 5:00pm), excluding federal holidays. Telephone support shall include response to questions about practices, application use and service issues that could be diagnosed and resolved with technical assistance over the telephone. Service Agreement: Includes labor, travel, software updates and parts coverage during the Agreement term. Replacement Parts and Components: The contractor shall provide all parts required to affect a repair covered under its service obligation, subject to availability. All parts supplied during the warranty period or maintenance service agreement period are warranted against defects in material and workmanship until the expiration date of the term and all service shall be performed in a professional manner.
The sole source determination is based on the fact that the service engineers from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. are knowledgeable about the LSM 510 NLO w/One Microscope, capable of diagnosing and repairing problems. Only Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. service engineers have access to factory parts that are needed for repair problems. These engineers are capable of performing the difficult tasks of repair and calibration with the main instrument. This service contract is required to provide continuous service of this instrument to Research Investigators whereas downtime of this instrument results in significant losses of productivity and fiscal losses when experiments are lost or postponed due to instrument failure. The warranty provisions on the equipment require that Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. service and repair the equipment.
This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number POTS 11-000081 may be submitted by mail to: National Institute of Health, National Institute of Aging, 251 Bayview Blvd., Suite 100, Room 04C009, Baltimore, MD 21224-2815, Attention: Debra Huff, or by email to [email protected].