Services, On-site Maintenane of ICP, GC & LC-QQQ

Amendment 0002 Added Attachment 5 Questions and Answers 01 to 06.
Amendment 0001 Changed Site Visit Date to October 24, 2019 and extended the solicitation until October 31, 2019.
This Solicitation Notice is to announce the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Denver Federal Center, CO has a requirement for service agreement for on-site maintenance of Agilent ICP, GC and LC-QQQ systems, in accordance with the attached Work Statement. The solicitation number is 140G0219R0020 and is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).
The policies contained in FAR Parts 12 and 15 shall be used for this acquisition.
This solicitation is not Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a small business size standard of $20.5M.
A copy of this solicitation may be accessed by clicking on the FedConnect Link or go to www.fedconnect.net and use Reference Number 140G0219R0020.
The tour of the site has been scheduled and will meet Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1000 Local MT, at the National Water Quality Laboratory, Building 95 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046. Firms interested in attending the tour shall email the Site Visit POC Duane Wydoski at dwydoski@usgs.gov and copy the Contracting Officer, Don Downey, at ddowney@usgs.gov by 1200 noon Local Time of the workday prior to the site visit with: Visitor(s) Name(s), Visitor(s) Email Address(es), Visitor(s) Phone Number(s), Firm Name, Firm Address, Firm Phone, and Firm Website. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall possess a valid government-issued picture identification card, such as a state issued driver¿s license. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall abide by all Federal laws and regulations aboard the DFC; to include the possession of Federally controlled substances. No additional, subsequent site visits can be arranged.
All requirements for preparation, submission, and receipt of quotes contained in the solicitation shall be adhered to.
All responses to this solicitation shall be emailed to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov.
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This Solicitation Notice is to announce the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Denver Federal Center, CO has a requirement for service agreement for on-site maintenance of Agilent ICP, GC and LC-QQQ systems, in accordance with the attached Work Statement. The solicitation number is 140G0219R0020 and is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).
The policies contained in FAR Parts 12 and 15 shall be used for this acquisition.
This solicitation is not Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a small business size standard of $20.5M.
A copy of this solicitation may be accessed by clicking on the FedConnect Link or go to www.fedconnect.net and use Reference Number 140G0219R0020.
The tour of the site has been scheduled and will meet Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1000 Local MT, at the National Water Quality Laboratory, Building 95 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046. Firms interested in attending the tour shall email the Site Visit POC Duane Wydoski at dwydoski@usgs.gov and copy the Contracting Officer, Don Downey, at ddowney@usgs.gov by 1200 noon Local Time of the workday prior to the site visit with: Visitor(s) Name(s), Visitor(s) Email Address(es), Visitor(s) Phone Number(s), Firm Name, Firm Address, Firm Phone, and Firm Website. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall possess a valid government-issued picture identification card, such as a state issued driver¿s license. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall abide by all Federal laws and regulations aboard the DFC; to include the possession of Federally controlled substances. No additional, subsequent site visits can be arranged.
All requirements for preparation, submission, and receipt of quotes contained in the solicitation shall be adhered to.
All responses to this solicitation shall be emailed to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov.
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This Solicitation Notice is to announce the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Denver Federal Center, CO has a requirement for service agreement for on-site maintenance of Agilent ICP, GC and LC-QQQ systems, in accordance with the attached Work Statement. The solicitation number is 140G0219R0020 and is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).
The policies contained in FAR Parts 12 and 15 shall be used for this acquisition.
This solicitation is not Small Business Set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a small business size standard of $20.5M.
A copy of this solicitation may be accessed by clicking on the FedConnect Link or go to www.fedconnect.net and use Reference Number 140G0219R0020.
The tour of the site has been scheduled and will meet Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1000 Local MT, at the National Water Quality Laboratory, Building 95 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046. Firms interested in attending the tour shall email the Site Visit POC Duane Wydoski at dwydoski@usgs.gov and copy the Contracting Officer, Don Downey, at ddowney@usgs.gov by 1200 noon Local Time of the workday prior to the site visit with: Visitor(s) Name(s), Visitor(s) Email Address(es), Visitor(s) Phone Number(s), Firm Name, Firm Address, Firm Phone, and Firm Website. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall possess a valid government-issued picture identification card, such as a state issued driver¿s license. All personnel entering the Denver Federal Center shall abide by all Federal laws and regulations aboard the DFC; to include the possession of Federally controlled substances. No additional, subsequent site visits can be arranged.
All requirements for preparation, submission, and receipt of quotes contained in the solicitation shall be adhered to.
All responses to this solicitation shall be emailed to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov.
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The Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area (WMA), National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) Denver Federal Center (DFC) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for maintenance services for their Gas Chromatograph Inductively Coupled Plasma, and High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph with attached Tandem Mass Spectrometers (GC, ICP, and LC-QQQ) in accordance with the attached work statement. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811219 OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, which has a Small Business Size of $20.50M.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential ability to meet this requirement, please provide the following information:
1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and
2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability, as follows. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
A. Service Personnel. Information must include, but is not limited to: evidence of training, certifications within the last twenty-four (24) months, and experience of the proposed service personnel to perform the services required on the exact equipment models specified in the attached work statement; documentation that proposed service personnel have been trained to the work statement¿s OEM specifications; and documentation that readily shows at least one (1) year experience performing maintenance on the equipment models specified in the attached work statement.
B. Technical Capabilities. Information must include, but is not limited to, references the specific equipment specified in the Statement of Work.
C. Software Support. Information must show the firm/vendor¿s ability to provide enhancements and customizations to the equipment¿s Masshunter¿ software to support U.S. Geological Survey computer security template requirements and existing automation scripts.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:
1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;
2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;
3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance-based service acquisition contract.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 05/20/2019 1700 ET. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov.
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