Maintenance, Repair and Alteration of Equipment

This is a combined synopsis/Solicitation/Notice of Intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI9093 and the solicitation is being issued as a Notice of Intent on a sole source basis. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-32). This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set aside. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to procure one year maintenance services from Applied Biosystems. The purpose of this requirement is to provide maintenance on 2 existing pieces of equipment: 1. Qtrap4K Mass spectrometer system and 2. QStar XL System. The vendor will provide all parts, labor and travel necessary for remedial repair and two annual planned maintenance visits for the equipment. The vendor will include telephone access to technical support within 4hrs and priority repair service response time within 48hrs. The vendor will perform a periodic maintenance every six months. The vendor will include a pre-PM performance evaluation, mechanical maintenance, source and interface maintenance, electronics checks, vacuum system checks, pneumatic system checks, post- maintenance performance checks and full review of the performed work with the customer. The North American Industry Classification System (NIACS) Code for this acquisition is 811219, and the small-business size standard is $6.5 million. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination" and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-1, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ 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 [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE38D, Room 2NE38D, MSC/2811 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-480-0469, or e-mailed to hankinsv@niaid.nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Valerie Hankins at 301-402-5770 Collect calls will not be accepted.