Annual Maintenance for Oxford Instrument of America - Energy Disparsive Spectrometer Detector

This Sources Sought Notice is being published for the purpose of conducting Market Research to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This is not a solicitation. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited. All costs associated with providing information, as requested by this Sources Sought Notice, shall be the responsibility of the submitter. Submission is voluntary.

This requirement is for annual preventative maintenance and service contract to maintain and repair the Oxford Instruments of America -Energy Dispersive Spectrometer Detector system. Model number AZTec/mics/x-stream/xmax80, S/N: SC39432//39432. Included in the contract are most of the necessary parts and labor to effectively diagnose, repair, and replace essential operating components of the equipment, software updates, and preventative maintenance service to manufacturer specifications. The government does not have the associated technical data to provide to potential sources. No qualification requirements or Technical Orders exist. Consequently, potential sources for this requirement would typically be companies who have a license or agreement with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Oxford Instrument of America, CAGE CODE: 1EPT2 to complete the work described.
The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334516, which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and provide the requested information in Part I and Part II below.
Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:
• Address:
• Point of Contact:
• CAGE Code:
• Phone Number:
• E-mail Address:
• Web Page URL:
• Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:
• Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:
• Small Business (Yes / No)
• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)
• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)
• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)
• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)
• Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)
• Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Yes / No)
• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Part II. Survey Questions

1. Please submit details on your ability to provide either a copy of the OEM's repair manual (including disassembly, repair, test and an illustrated parts breakdown including part numbers) or an OEM licensee agreement certifying your business is approved by the OEM to repair this equipment.

2. Please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime, and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

3. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

4. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement.

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