SOW.pdf

FAR Part 11—Describing Agency Needs

STATEMENT OF WORK (SERVICES)

(SOW)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Project:

One-year Service Agreement for CIF’s Zeiss LSM 880 Confocal Microscope including Airyscan and Coherent 355 nm UV laser.

Statement of Need, Purpose, and/or Objective:

The Proper function of the Zeiss LSM 880 confocal microscope system with Airyscan is essential for the research program and goals of the intramural program (IRP) of the National Institute on Aging. Only expert and dedicated personnel that were trained to service Zeiss LSM 880 confocal microscopes have the necessary expertise, hardware and software to properly maintain this delicate equipment, and provide software and hardware upgrades.

Background Information:

The Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan is a key component of the Confocal Imaging Facility (CIF) of the NIA IRP and is essential to the research mission of the NIA. Keeping this sensitive research systems at top working condition cannot be compromised and can only be achieved by expert maintenance that only Zeiss Inc. can provide.

Period of Performance:

12 months with three 12 month option periods

Place of Performance:

251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21224

Type of Contract Contemplated:

Firm Fixed Price

SCOPE OF WORK

General Requirements:

FAR Part 11—Describing Agency Needs

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below:

Specific Requirements:

The Contractor shall provide preventative maintenance including safety inspection, operational inspection and adjustment, including travel and labor for Zeiss LSM 880 system, Serial# 2802000303.

All covered replacement parts: ZEISS Hardware: Microscope; Scan Module(s); Spectral Detector; NDDs; Laser Module(s); Electronics Controller; System Table, Detectors, lasers including Coherent UV 355nm, Airyscan detector. This includes proprietary software and hardware.

Contractor shall provide the covered replacement parts required to perform the Service(s) (“Part(s)”). Part(s) may be new or rebuilt, at the contractor’s discretion, but will always meet original Equipment specifications.

Must be Factory Trained Field Service Engineers

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Government shall provide the contractor with access to the instrumentation and workspace for maintenance and repair support. The contractor field service technician servicing the equipment will be required to coordinate with the program office in advance of arrival so that access may be granted.

DELIVERY OR DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide written documentation, as well as an emailed second copy, to the Government following each maintenance or repair visit which details the service performed and certifies its completion.

Non-Personal Service Statement Contractor employee(s) performing services will be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).