Yearly Service Contract for 2 Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC manufactured microscopes

United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service intends to award the following as a sole source procurement award for the following Yearly Service Contract requirement to the vendor, Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC located at 1 Zeiss Drive, in Thornwood, New York 10594-1939 who is the manufacturer of the following two instruments Model 710 Confocal Microscope, Serial number 2501000208 and a Axio Zoom v16 Stereo-microscope, serial number 3932001018

Since the above two microscopes are manufactured by the large business vendor - Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC, this vendor is the only vendor who can supply all parts for the above two instruments, as well as, any updates to the instrumentation and Software, and Carl Zeiss Miscopscopy, LLC is the only vendor who can provide Unlimited on-site emergency service calls. The above Yearly Service Contract is intended to run from April 1, 2019 and end on March 31, 2020. The applicable Small Business dollar threshold is $20.5 million - for North American Industrial Classification Code 811219 and this requirement will be solicited on a unrestricted basis.

Vendors who believe they can provide the above are invited to submit substantiating documentation by no later than March 17, 2019 to John.Wilkinson@ars.usda.gov. No late vendor quotes or vendor questions shall be accepted. The anticipated award date is March 19, 2019. The low quote vendor that can provide all of the above specifications shall mandatorily have their companies Dun and Bradstreet Number registered as current and active by no later than March 18, 2019 at the web site: www.sam.gov at toll free phone no. 1-866-606-8220

The above two referenced Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC manufactured microscopes, are located at USDA, ARS, SGIL, 10300 BALTIMORE AVE., BUILDING 012, BARC-WEST, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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