HItachi Service Support Agreement

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation, Notice of Intent. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Hitachi High Technologies, for a maintenance service agreement, for a 12(twelve) month period, in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, 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-12009. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-54 dated December 2, 2011. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 and the small business size is 500. The Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) has a need for a service agreement on existing equipment which is now out of warranty. The equipment must be covered under a full service plan (covering travel, parts and labor for remedial repair plus 2 preventive maintenance visits per year) with a period of performance of 1/15/2012-1/14/2013. Equipment to be covered: C-H-7500, component 6588; C-536-9083 SU8000-II FE-SEM component 6590; C-HHTC-CHAMB CHS05 Chamberscope A-47mm/MON; C-595-9123 S-5200 FE-SEM component 6589; C-595-9733 S-5200 YAG Backscatter; C-595-9711 S-5200 Video Amp; C-595-9714 S-5200 Photomulti Power Supply. This agreement must be invoiced quarterly. Hitachi High Technologies is the manufacturer, and the Hitachi equipment must be serviced by Hitachi certified technicians. FOB Point shall be Destination; Hamilton, MT. Delivery location is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (B)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR 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; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items at website http://orca.bpn.gov; FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. Award will be based on the capability of the service offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, delivery, price, past performance, and the best value to the government. Offers may be mailed to Barbara Horrell at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Mt 59840, faxed to the POC indicated above (Fax - 406-363-9288), or e-mailed at (horrellb@niaid.nih.gov). Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM (MDST), 01/04/2012. Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/52_000_107.html or upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.