Annual Maintenance Service Agreement on Robotic Tool Tower

The Contracting Department, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price contract and will utilize procedures under FAR Part 13.5 – Test Programs for Certain Commercial Items†(Clinger-Cohen) – with Satisloh North America, Inc., Germantown, WI. This procurement will be sole source due to the contractor being the only authorized dealer of the Robotic Tool System in the United States. Currently, the sole manufacture of the system, P@P (a German Company), gives propriety rights to Satisloh in distribution and service agreements within the United States. They are the only responsible source with the expertise to service the system.

The contractor shall provide a service agreement to include an extended warranty on the existing tool tower parts, two (2) scheduled maintenance/ inspection visits, and twenty (20) hours of hotline phone support for Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity located in Yorktown, VA. The period of performance shall be for a base year anticipated to begin 01 October 2010 and end 30 September 2010. A complete RFQ package will be available on or around 15 September by downloading the documents at the NECO Website as follows: http://www.neco.navy.mil or at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 with a size standard of $7.0 million.

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