1 year service maintenance agreement for Beckman Coulter Biomek FX System

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and solicitation for commercial Items," as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation (a written solicitation will not be issued) and quotes are being requested. The Solicitation number is RFQ-RML-D- 1780392 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85 February 26, 2016.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $20.5 million. The small business set aside is dissolved for this requirements. It is being competed full and open.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Tuberculosis Research Section of the Laboratory for Clinical and Infectious Diseases, has a requirement for a one year, Total Plus Support Agreement for the following piece of scientific equipment and components: 1) Beckman Coulter, Biomek FXP Dual Multichannel Span-8, serial number A318440129 (see attached list of components and their serial numbers). The equipment system is located in the BSL-3 facility. Access to the BSL-3 is limited and requires prior approvals. The period of performance is 03/21/2016 - 03/20/2017 (1 year). The agreement shall include all parts, travel and labor associated with emergency service calls, 1 scheduled on-site preventative maintenance visit, factory trained technicians, and a guarantee of requisite parts from original equipment manufacturer. The objective is to minimize downtime to allow the lab to perform critical daily experiments without disruption to instrumentation.

*See attached Statement of Work for specific requirements of agreement

Place of Performance: NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, BLDG 33, RM: 2W20A, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States. FOB: Destination

The government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor as a result of this notice of intent will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. The award will be based on the following; price, capability to meet the requirements, delivery and the best value to the government.

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2015)

FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 2015)

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov/ in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Please ensure 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (Dec 2014) is updated in your SAM record)

FAR 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02)

The following FAR contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2015)

FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Feb 2016)
*The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting.
FAR 52.203-99 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Feb 2015)

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015)

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, for all awards, prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov).

Copies of the above-referenced provisions and clauses are available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html & http: //www.hhs.gov/regulation/index.html or, upon request, either by telephone or fax.

Submission shall be received not later than 03/20/2016, 12:00 pm EST.

Offers may be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to Bevin Feutrier; (Fax - 406-363-9288), (E-Mail/ bevin.feutrier@nih.gov). Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f)

All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Bevin Feutrier @ bevin.feutrier@nih.gov.