Annual Service Contract Titan Krios and FEG Electron Microscopes

This notice is a Notice of Intent. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with FEI Company for the procurement of an annual service agreement on the Titan Krios electron microscope, including the HT Generator and an annual service agreement on the FEG analytical electron microscope, including the STEM Package. 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; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Submit offers on NOI-RML-C-1771113.

This acquisition is a Notice of Intent (NOI). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85 January 4, 2016.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219 with a small business size standard of $20.5M. This requirement is not set aside for small business.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Rocky Mountain Laboratories, is seeking to purchase an annual service agreement for two microscope systems:

Titan Krios/D3197/F7216950 & HT Generator
FEG Unit 300KV STD 5530 / D3197.2 & STEM package
Contract Period 2/26/16-2/25/17

Included in the full service on site contract:

• Preferred 48-hour targeted labor response time,
• Labor hours (including travel time and expenses)
• Software Coverage to include updates and upgrades
• Parts Coverage including all accessories listed on contract
• Replacement FEG tip
• 1 Preventative Maintenance visit per unit

This contract will be billed quarterly in arrears.

FOB Point shall be Destination; Hamilton, MT 59840.

Place of Performance:
Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Hamilton, MT
United States

Award will be based on the capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, price, past performance, delivery, warranty, and the best value to the government.

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:
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
The following 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 (Dec 2015)
52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) (FEB 2015)
52.203-99, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) (FEB 2015)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (July 2015)
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (July 2015)
52.232-40 Providing accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting.

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar or, upon request, either by telephone or fax.

This is a Notice of Intent for Annual Service Contract Titan Krios and FEG Electron Microscopes as defined herein. The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:
"The Terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion or addition."
OR
"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"
(Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).)

Submission shall be received not later than: January 26, 2016 9:00 a.m MST.

Offers may be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to Suzanne Miller; (Fax - 406-363-9288), (millers2@niaid.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 Suzanne Miller, millers2@niaid.nih.gov