Maintenance on DNA Analyzer

STATEMENT OF WORK

DNA ANALYZER ABI PRISM 3730XL

SERVICE AND MAINTANANCE AGREEMENT

USNPRC, SOUTHEAST POULTRY RESEARCH LABORATORY

GENERAL

SCOPE OF WORK.     This contract is located at the USNPRC SEPRL, at 934 college station road Athens GA, 30605.  The contract requirements are defined in this Statement of Work (SOW), including Exhibit 1 equipment list. The Contractor shall supply all materials, warranties, submittals, personnel, equipment, tools, fuel, and other items or services required to maintain the equipment listed in Exhibit 1.

The purpose of this SOW is to solicit bids for the annual service/maintenance agreement for all equipment listed in exhibit 1. This bid should include.

·       Parts, labor, and travel for remedial repair.

·       No charge for planned maintenance visits.

·       A target response time of 3 business days for remedial repairs.

·       Telephone and email access to instrument technical support.

·       Telephone and email access to application technical support.

·       Remote instrument monitoring and diagnostics, which provides for notification to the customer of instrument failures or errors that are reported by Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics Service monitoring software.

Computer hardware may be repaired on a time-and-material basis. 

PHYSICAL SECURITY.  Contractor will be required to follow all USDA physical security and safety rule/regulations.

HOURS OF OPERATION. Normal Hours. The USNPRC is open Monday through Friday from 8am until 4pm except for Government holidays. 

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

No Government-furnished property will be provided. Government-furnished utilities will be provided where available.

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

GENERAL. Contractor shall furnish everything required to perform this Statement of Work.

CLEAN-UP.  The Contractor is responsible for cleanup of any work site.

Exhibit 1

Equipment Description

Serial #

Dept

DNA Analyzer ABI Prism 3730XL

1523-020

SEPRL Main Bldg. Sequencing Lab

The government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the specifications will be most advantageous to the Government.  PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. Please note on your proposal if you will accept a government purchase (Mastercard) card.  This solicitation incorporates the following FAR clauses, provisions, and addendums:   52-212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items – annual representations and certifications are required.  Offers shall include a statement as follows on their offer: the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at https://www.sam.gov have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference, except for paragraphs ______________;  52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items;  52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. In paragraph B of 52.212-5, the following apply:  52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, and 52.225-33.  In the event the vendor will accept payment via the Government Purchase Card (Mastercard), the vendor shall annotate on its offer that it will accept the purchase card, and clause 52.232-33 will be superseded by clause 52.232-36. All sources wishing to provide a quotation must respond by 5:00 PM, June 29, 2020.  Quotations should be addressed to USNPRC 950 College Station Rd, Athens, GA 30605.  POC is Kelly Bero, Purchasing Agent, 706/546-3025. Please email to Kelly.Bero@usda.gov.  All responses will be evaluated to determine the equipment’s capability to meet the above requirements.