J -- Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment

This is a combine synopsis solicitation/notice of intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this FAR notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is being issued as a sole source Notice of Intent under NOI8164. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-19. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 and the Small Business Size standard is $6.0 million. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure maintenance using Simplified Acquisition Procedures with Rigaku/Molecular Structure for a period of twelve months for parts only coverage, to include all standard and consumable parts for the following equipments; (a) R-AXIS IV++ ,S/N:XD284ON (b) R-AXIS IV, S/N: UD2792N (c) RU-H2, S/N: Q40592 (d) AL-60 X-STREAM , S/N: 800012 (e)AL-60 X-STREAM, S/N: 600071, OPTIC and Crystalclear, software support. The FOB Point shall be Destination Rockville MD, 20814. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The Government intends to make Best Value Buy to the responsible Offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations provisions and clauses apply to the acquisition: FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; Far 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contact Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Item; and FAR 52.406-7 Central Contractor Registration (2003). A completed copy of provisions at FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representation and Certifications Commercial Items must be included which can be found at online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) https;//orca.bpn.gov. (B) (1) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardees shall be registered in the CCR database 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. The CCR website is http://www/cc/dllis.dlaimil. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Diane Jeffers at (301) 402-2282. All responsible sources may submit offers that will be considered by this agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M Daylight Saving Time (DST), October 26, 2007. For Delivery though the U.S Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52D, Bethesda, MD 20817-4811. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Diane Jeffers at 301-402-2282. Collect calls will not be accepted.