Instruments and Laboratory Equipment - (Maintenance/Repair Service

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice of intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Far Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is being issued as a Notice of Intent NIAID NOI11048. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-49 dated 01/24/11. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 811310, and the small business size is $6.5 million. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure on a sole source basis from Thermo Electron North America LLC, a one year maintenance service contract agreement for the TSQ Vantage mass spectrometer (Qty-1) : Serial Number TQU02317 and Model number TSQ-46000. The contractor will provide the following services for one year: One Preventative Maintenance visit Software updates and notifications Online Technical support/resources Technical Support inquiries, response within 2 hours Engineer labor and travel expenses Factory-certified replacement parts Unlimited number of demand on-site service visits with a maximum 72 hour response Thermo Scientific supplied personal computers are covered Excluded from coverage operator training, components that cannot be repaired or replace due to lack of availability from Thermo Scientific supplier. The following factors are being considered for this requirement (1) price, (2) warranty, and (3) technical capability to meet requirement specifications. Place of delivery NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892. The government will award a firm fixed-price purchase order to the responsible contractor, and the FOB term are "Destination" and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award.] Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, February 11, 2011. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE62F, MSC/4812 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-402-2285, or e-mailed to jgreer@niaid.nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Juareatha Greer at 301-496-2607. Collect calls will not be accepted.