Hitachi High Technologies America

The following represents the Notice of Intent that will be posted on FedBizOpps.gov.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) intends to negotiate solely with Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. for maintenance and repair services.

1. C-52E-0077 - S-3700N SEM
2. C-HHTC-CHAMB - CHS0S Chamber scope A-47mm/MON
3. C-S-4700-1 - S-4700-1 FESEM
4. C-DEB-SPRITE- SPRITE HR2 XY STAGE CONTROL SYSTEM
5. C-821-0022 - H-7700 Automated BioTEM

SCANNING / TRANSMISSION / FOCUSED ION BEAM ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

The equipment is proprietary to Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.
is the only known source which can provide the required service to the current requirements. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements Citation: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). The period of performance will be for a 12-month base period with 4 -12-month option years. The vendor shall send a certified Service Engineer to perform service within 1 to 2 business days of maintenance service. The vendor shall respond within 24 hours for emergency service and provide services after regular business. HTA Service Engineer should arrive on-site after receipt of the first request by Subscriber for Emergency Service. This requirement is not for new service it's for continuous maintenance service on existing Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. equipment that is currently under warranty.

This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm's capability to provide the proprietary services and 3 years of past performance related to the service. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to announcement #942439. If no viable responses have been received in response after Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 5:00 pm E.S.T to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

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