Service contract for the ZebTec Fish Racks with Active Blue Technology

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement for a service contract for the ZebTec Fish Racks with Active Blue Technology with a period of performance of twelve months with four option periods in support of the Environmental Laboratory (EL), Environmental Processes Branch (EP-P).

ERDC intends to issue an award to Tecniplast USA, INC. (Tecniplast), 1345 Enterprise DR STE 2

West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380-5964, on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR Part 13. This contract action is for a new maintenance and service contract for the ZebTec Fish Racks with Active Blue Technology used for ongoing Research and Development projects.  This contract shall include labor and travel for the service technician, one preventative maintenance per year for each of the 3 ZebTec Fish Racks with Active Blue Technology and parts and materials needed to perform the preventive maintenance.  All service shall be completed by a Tecniplast certified technician.  Tecniplast is the sole manufacturer of this instrument who can provide proprietary licensing restrictions, proprietary parts, components, and software of the racks to ensure proper function to ensure animal welfare. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The NAICS code for this requirement is 811210 with a size standard of $34.0 million.

This notice of intent is for information purposes only. This is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to David.G.Ammermann@usace.army.mil. The notice number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on 7 September 2023.