Service contract

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS. The Government's intent is TO AWARD A CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.
The National Institute of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver - National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in support of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition a Service contract for AB Assurance 1 PM for Ion Proton Sequencer.
Contractor shall provide preventive maintenance, labor, and replacement parts certified to manufacturer's OEM specifications for the following; Proton Sequencer serial # 247770127, Proton Sequencer Serial #247770126, Proton Sequencer serial # 2456451-0725, Assurance 1PM for Ion OneTouch 2.0 system serial # 245778-3939, Assurance 1 PM for Ion OneTouch 2.0 system serial # 2456771-3913, Assurance 1 PM for Ion OneTouch 2.0 system serial # 2456470-2572, and the Assurance 1 PM for Ion Chef system serial # CHEF01025, located in rooms 3S-10 and 3S-04 in the LNG SECTION ON HUMAN NEUROGENETICS. All maintenance services shall be performed in accordance with the manufacturer's standard commercial maintenance practices
Contractor shall perform high quality support one (1) annual preventive maintenance. Service shall be performed by technically qualified factory trained personnel. Service shall consist of a thorough cleaning, calibration, adjusting, inspection, lubrication and testing of all equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures. All equipment shall be operationally tested through at least one (1) complete operating cycle at the end of the preventive maintenance inspection to assure optimum and efficient performance.
ION PROTON SEQUENCER (247770127) AB Assurance 1PM
ION PROTON SEQUENCER (247770126) AB Assurance 1PM
ION ONETOUCH 2.0 SYSTEM (2456778-3939) AB Assurance 1PM
ION ONETOUCH 2.0 SYSTEM (2456771-3913) AB Assurance 1PM
The manufacturer is Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811219 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The resultant award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
This acquisition is conducted under the procedures prescribed in FAR subpart 13- Simplified Acquisitions Procedures at an amount less than the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000.00) and as supplemented by FAR Part 12 - Commercial Items. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C.253© under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-FAR 6.302-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253c (1). This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to established the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification by the OEM that you are authorized to provide services, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point ( Destination or Origin), the Duns & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Friday, December 21, 2018 to Verne Griffin at email address verne.griffin@nih.gov..