Coherent Chameleon and Enterprise I and II Argon Ion UV Lasers Maintenance

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and capability of qualified small businesses (including certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged, HUBZone firms; veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and women-owned small businesses) to provide services for Coherent Chameleon and Enterprise I and II Argon Ion UV Lasers. Service or maintenance of Coherent Chameleon and Enterprise Laser Instruments shall not void any service contracts or existing warranties. Provide a detailed description of your company's (including its teammates, if applicable) experience and demonstrated abilities to deliver each and every one separately of the requirements in the attached Statement of Work. The Contractors must satisfy the requirements in the attached Statement of Work. Provide a detailed description of your company's (including its teammates, if applicable) experience and demonstrated abilities to deliver each and every one separately of the requirements in the attached Statement of Work. The anticipated period of performance for one year. The NAICS Code is 811219. The size standard is $6.5mil. Interested small business offerors are encouraged to respond to this notice. However, be advised that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of respondents' capacity and capability to perform the specific work as required. Response must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and/or ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform each of the tasks described above in sufficient level of detail to allow definitive numerical evaluation. Failure to definitively address each of these factors will result in a finding that respondent lacks capability to perform the work. Responses to this notice (capability statements) shall be limited to ten pages, and must include: 1. Company name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and FAX numbers, website address (if available), and the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a point of contact having the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives. 2. Name, title, telephone number, and e-mail addresses of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses. 3. Business size for NAICS XXXX (size standard $ or number of employees) and status, if qualified as an 8(a) firm (must be certified by SBA), Small Disadvantaged Business (must be certified by SBA), Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone firm (must be certified by SBA), and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (must be listed in the VetBiz Vendor Information Pages). 4. DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, and company structure (Corporation, LLC, partnership, joint venture, etc.). Companies also must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM, at www.sam.gov) to be considered as potential sources. 5. Identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and contract number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested. 6. If the company has a Government approved accounting system, please identify the agency that approved the system. Please submit copies of any documentation such as letters or certificates to indicate the firm's status (see item #3, above) Teaming arrangements are acceptable, and the information required above on the company responding to this announcement, should also be provided for each entity expected to be teammates of the respondent for performance of this work. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. This notice is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposals, a Solicitation, and a Request for Quotes, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. This request is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this announcement. The government is interested in comments on the Statement of Work. Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor there any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in the subsequent solicitation, and NIH, NIAID, AMOB may contact one or more respondents for clarifications and to enhance the Government's understanding. This announcement is Government market research, and may result in revisions in both its requirements and its acquisition strategy based on industry responses. STATEMENT OF WORK COMMENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY FROM THE CAPABILITY STATEMENTS. RESPONDENTS MUST SUBMIT CAPABILITY STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF WORK COMMENTS VIA E-MAIL to Tamara Williams at Tamara.Williams2@nih.gov no later than October 10, 2012 12:00 PM Eastern Time for consideration.