Premium Care Contract for SP8 Liachroic HYD Albany, CA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 12905B21Q0015 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516.

Requirement: USDA ARS Western Regional Research Center 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710 has a requirement for a Premium Care Contract for SP8 Liachroic HYD SN 8110001939.

Premium Care Service Plan coverage:

-Unlimited service visits by Leica-Microsystems trained and

qualified field service engineer

-Unlimited Replacement service parts, components, or modules

necessary for repairs, excluding consumables, 3rd Party parts

-1 Annual on-site Planned Maintenance visit, to ensure the

system is performing to factory specifications.

-Unlimited access to expert Applications and Technology Support

Center (M-F 8am-5P)

-Biosafety Level 2 included

-Software Updates

-10% discount on non-contract related services

Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms
and conditions. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this
website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e.
Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available.

Evaluation and Award:
52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items.
This is a Best Value Acquisition. Award of the contract resulting from this
solicitation will be made to the responsible o􀃍eror whose proposal o􀃍ers
the "best value".

Questions: Interested O􀃍erors must submit any questions concerning the
solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond.
Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the
solicitation may not be considered. Address ALL questions in WRITING to the
issuing o􀃍ice via email to paige.francis@usda.gov. No telephone inquiries
will be accepted.

Quotation Submission: O􀃍erors shall provide a firm-fixed-price quote to
Paige Francis, Purchasing Agent, at paige.francis@usda.gov no later than
March 26th, 2021 at 5:00 pm EST.

O􀃍erors are encouraged to provide discounts in their pricing.
All Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 30 days from the closing date for
this solicitation. No exceptions.
This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award
Management (SAM) prior to submission of a quote pursuant to FAR 4.1102.
O􀃍erors can register at: www.sam.gov
USDA-ARS is Tax Exempt. Tax Exemption Certificate: 720564834F