Equipment preventive maintenance

Added: Aug 20, 2015 8:38 am NASA/GSFC has a requirement for preventive maintenance for the following process equipment: One Suss Microtec FC150 flip chip bonder, one Suss Microtec MA6 mask aligner, one Suss Microtec MA8 mask aligner, one Suss Microtec SB6 wafer bonder, one Suss Microtec SB6e wafer bonder and one Suss Microtec DSM8 alignment checker. The maintenance will include one semi-annual visit and one annual visit to Goddard to service each of the process tool. In addition to the planned maintenances, the contract shall include two emergency calls for the Suss Microtec FC150 and one emergency call for the Suss Microtec MA6 and MA8 mask aligners. The work will be performed at NASA- Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA/GSFC intends to award one, fixed price, purchase order under the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial items. The order will be for a base period of one year after the award date, and would include four one-year options to be renewed at the discretion of the Government for the subsequent years.

The services will be acquired from JB Technical Support Services on a sole source basis. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open completion is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may E-MAIL their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to Dorothy.s.baskin@nasa.gov not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday, August 28th, 2015. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .