1 Year, SEM Service Agreement

Added: Mar 15, 2018 8:29 am
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The USDA/ARS intends to award a Firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source, to:

Hitachi High technologies America, Inc.
1375 N. 28th Avenue, P.O. Box 612208
Dallas, TX 75261-2208

Description of Requirement: The objective of this sole source award is to procure the following items:

1 yr. - Preventive maintenance and emergency repair of the following:
S-450 SEM - Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope.
H-600 - Hitachi Transmission Electron Microscope.

Service plans are to inspect, repair, and maintain the above listed items.
Service plans requires unlimited On-site Emergency Service
Response periods must be Monday-Friday excluding vendors holidays.
Response Hours shall be from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.
Response time shall be within 48-hours.
Service plan must cover an entire year.
Parts must be included. Exemptions and/or excluded parts are allowed only if appropriately listed.

These 2 microscopes are Hitachi products. The NAICS code for this requirement is 811219; the small business size standard is $20.5 Million.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. All information received by 4:00 PM Central Time on March 22, 2018, will be considered by the Government. Responses shall be submitted to Lynn Hults at lynn.hults@ars.usda.gov. The e-mail subject line shall state: AG-32SC18903516, Notice of Intent to Sole Source. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.