Notice of Intent-Sole Source

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America, LLC, located at 1400 Northpoint, Pkwy Suite 10, West Palm Beach, FL to obtain maintenance support of the following equipment: Q Exactive Mass Spec # 02814L & Q Exactive Focus
System #07016L.

The equipment is proprietary to Thermo Electron North America, LLC,and Thermo Electron North America, LLC, is the only known source which can provide the required service to the current requirements. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements Citation: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). The period of performance will be for a 12 month base period and three (3) option years. The vendor shall provide the following for each system:

• Factory certified parts, labor, and travel for remedial repair
• Guaranteed 72 hour onsite response time for remedial repairs
• 1 preventative maintenance visits per contract year
• Hardware and application telephone support
• Priority access for technical support inquiries
• 10% discount on fixed price services
• Firmware and software updates
• E-Support technical resources containing software, application, and service bulletins

This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm's capability to provide the proprietary services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to announcement 123A9419Q0029. If no viable responses have been received in response after Tuesday June 25, 12:00 P.M EST to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely with Thermo Electron North America, LLC.

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