HPLC Service Contract

Added: Mar 28, 2017 4:52 pm This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation announcement for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Solicitation number AG-32SD-S-17-0039 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95 corrections. North American Classification Coded (NAICS) 541380, Testing Laboratories, is applicable.

This announcement is a total set-aside for Small Business Concerns.

The Vendor shall provide:
1. Service Contract, 1 year, for Tempo (Eksigent) 2D Nano HPLC System with Auto Sampler, Serial number: 06-01-05221, including parts (all non-consumable parts of HPLC) and labor;
- 2 PM's per year
- 2 hour response time
- 24 hour on site support
- technical phone support
- application support
- off-hour emergency hotline support
- free installation for any consumable parts provided by customer
Additional Support;
- provide customer access to demo lab equipment, including LC/MS, to minimize customers' downtime during time-consuming repairs.
- provide operation training to client new hires.

2. Service Contract, 1 year , for API-4000 Q TRAP system mass 1 EA spectrometer, Serial number: U01460403, (all parts of mass spectrometers) and labor;
- 2 PM's per year
- 2 hour response time
- 24 hour on site support
- technical phone support
- application support
- off-hour emergency hotline support
- free installation for any consumable parts provided by customer
Additional Support;
- provide customer access to demo lab equipment, including LC/MS, to minimize customers' downtime during time-consuming repairs.
- provide operation training to client new hires.

The source selection procedures to be used will be lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)

Delivery location is: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service PWA Procurement Office USDA, Agricultural Research Service, 800 Buchanan St, Albany CA 94710-1105.

The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract on April 7, 2017.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the USDA/ARS will provide no hard copies.

The successful company must mandatorily be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) at web site: www.sam.gov.

Address ALL questions in WRITING to the issuing office via email to Jeffery.Ridenour@ars.usda.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Quotes must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST April 3, 2017