Service contracts for Thermo Scientific instruments in ADME bioanalytical laboratory

NON-COMPETITIVE
COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: Service contracts for Thermo Scientific instruments in ADME bioanalytical laboratory

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 75N95019Q00112 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Acquisitions, NCATS Section, on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) to Thermo Electron North America LLC, 1400 Northpoint Pkwy Ste 50, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976, for service contracts for Thermo Scientific instruments in the ADME laboratory.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01 dated January 22, 2019.

(iv) The associated NAICS code 811219 and the small business size standard is $20.5 million. This requirement is not set aside.

(v) The Government requires the following service and support plans to support the associated items of laboratory instrumentation:

Thermo Electron Unity essential support plan MSPEC-LC-MS, to support the following instrument:
Thermo Electron Q-Exactive Mass Spectrometer.

Thermo Electron Unity essential plans CHROM-LC-DNX to support the following three instruments:
Thermo Electron UltiMate 3000 HPG-3400RS
Thermo Electron Ultimate 3000 WPS-3000TRS
Thermo Electron UltiMate 3000 TCC-3000SD

(vi) The contracting officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available due to proprietary rights in design and intellectual property of the subject instrumentation that limit support services to the owner of those rights.

(vii) The period of performance is April 23, 2019 to April 22, 2020, at:

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
9800 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

(viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(ix) The Government will evaluate quotations in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 and award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: technical capability, past performance, and price.

(x) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer.

(xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The following addendum applies:

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

For FAR clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

For HHSAR clauses: https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

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The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)
52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)
52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)

52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions (2/2014).

(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xv) In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by Friday, April 5, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, and reference number 75N95019Q00112. Responses must be submitted electronically to Stuart Kern, Contract Specialist, stuart.kern@nih.gov, 301-402-3334.

Fax responses will not be accepted.

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