Service maintenance support

Added: Jun 09, 2016 10:19 am SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Solicitation #
HHS-NIH-CC-16-012999

Issued By: Deliver By:
NIH Clinical Center June 20, 2016
6707 Democracy Blvd. Suite 106 MSC 5480
Bethesda, MD 20892

Name: Phone Number: Name of Cosignee:
Priscilla Abalos 301-594-5918 NIH
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892

Description: Extended warranty for preventive maintenance of Film Array instrument, for use on current testing for Microbilogy services at the Clinical Center.

This is a Sources Sought Notice for Commercial Items was conducted in accordance with the format of FAR subpart 12.6. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and technical capability of the following entities as registered in SAM.gov ( System for award Management).

 8(a) Small Business
 HUBZONE Small Business
 Small Business
 Veteran Owned Small Business
 Women Owned Small Business

Background

The Department of laboratory Medicine serves as the clinical laboratory of the NIH Clinical Center, it provides Laboratory support for patient care and research protocols. The existing contract for service maintenance is very critical for patient care results for infectious diseases that may be spread to hospital personnel or other patients, the proprietary technology required for the approve services by FDA. The nature of harm that would be brought to NIH CC patients result in delayed diagnosis and treatment, Therefore, Having state -of-the-art equipment available has is an asset for the DLM as adequacy of the associated supplies and the purpose they serve.

Method

The NIH Clinical Center anticipates awarding a purchase order under the direction of commercial item procedures to one (1) organization that meets the overall qualifications needed to provide support services
For service maintenance support for Film Assay Equipment for the purpose of patients care testing for managing infectious diseases. This testing may require that is not available in routine testing. In order to maintain quality of procedures, reliable equipment efficiency is critical in maintaining appropriate clinical care at the Clinical Center.

Capability

Each response should include the following information:

A. Duns Number
B. Company Name
C. Company Address
D. Company Points of Contact: names, titles, addresses, telephone and email addresses
E. Current GSA Schedule appropriate to this Sources Sought
F. Type of Company (i.e., small businesses, 8(a), woman-owned, veteran owned) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must be registered in the SAM, located at www.sam.gov
The Government shall consider all responses received prior to the close date of this procurement on or June18, 2016 at 12:00 EST. Small Businesses are encouraged to respond if they are able to meet the need of this requirement. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. The proposed award date will be scheduled at a later date. Please email Priscilla Abalos, priscilla.abaloss@nih.gov for questions pertaining to this notice. No phone calls please.

Since this a market survey/sources sought, no evaluation letters will be issued to responders.

Classification Code:
Laboratory Supplies
NAICS Code:
811219 Instrument and Laboratory Equipments

Primary point of contact:
Priscilla Abalos
Contract Specialist
Place of Contract Performance:
National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center
6707 Democracy Blvd
Suite 107
Bethesda, MD 20892