Service Maintenance Agreement

Added: Jan 07, 2016 11:17 am TITLE: Sources Sought Notice FDA SS-1160550

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential small business will need to demonstrate the capability to perform all facets of the work described below.
The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of 20.5 million in dollars. This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or other solicitation, and in no way obligates the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award a contract.
BACKGROUND:
The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services have a requirement for service maintenance agreement with 1 Base Year four Optional Years for the following:

• Perkin Elmer MicroBeta Counter; Serial Number DG09118263
• Perkin Elmer FilterMate Harvester; Serial Number DG07118093

The Perkin Elmer FilterMate Harvester harvests and washes samples from 96 well microplates onto filtermats for counting on the MicroBeta liquid scintillation counter. In our laboratory this equipment in used for performing and analyzing reverse transcriptase assays. The FDA requires a maintenance contract with option years to keep these instruments in top operating condition.
Please provide the follow Business information:
1. DUNS Number
2. Company Name
3. Company Address.
4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address
5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract shall be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/index.asp.
6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.);
7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought
8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs)
9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses.

Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to provide the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email or regular mail to the point of contact listed below.
Responses shall be received not later than 10:00 AM EST, January 14, 2016. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date.
Documentation should be emailed to: Telisha.Wilson@fda.hhs.gov with subject line titled "Sources Sought 1160550".