Maintenance, Repair and Alteration of Equipment

This is a combined synopsis/Solicitation/Notice of Intent for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIAID-NOI11099 and the solicitation is being issued as a Notice of Intent on a sole source basis. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-52, May 31, 2011). This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set aside. All responsible businesses are encouraged to submit a bid. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to procure one year maintenance services from Beckman Coulter on the following pieces of equipment: 1) FXP Dual Multichannel, s/n: A318440129; 2) FX p30/384 dispense head, s/n: 1830; 3) BRT robotic transport, s/n: 2950025; 4) BRT robotic transport, s/n: 2950024; 5) FX disposable tip loader, Inst ID#: 908917; 6) FX disposable tip loader, Inst ID#: 908786; 7) Incubator XFR STA CY2, s/n: 40364908; 8) Microplate hotel/Transfer kit, s/n: 40528700; 9) Beckman Coulter Marketed Computer, s/n: 908913; 10) Beckman Coulter Marketed Computer, s/n: 908782; 11) Plate Sealer, s/n: XX-A31844012; 12) NXP multichannel, s/n: A318410132; 13) BFX orbital shaker, s/n: 1160002. The contract will provide coverage in this agreement to include labor, travel expenses and parts and 1 preventive maintenance and cleaning visit. The vendor will guarantee the requisite parts from the original equipment manufacturer, inventory and technical expertise (including factory trained engineers) to meet the requirements of this lab for ongoing critical daily experiments crucial to the Tuberculosis Research Section. The vendor will, along with technical assistance and service engineers, will include applications support as well as the instrumentation and software in this agreement. The award will be based on the technical capability and price. The North American Industry Classification System (NIACS) Code for this acquisition is 811219, and the small-business size standard is $6.5 million. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination" and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 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 52.225-1, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - 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 3:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, July 14, 2011. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE38D, MSC/4811 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 301-480-0469, or e-mailed to hankinsv@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 Valerie Hankins at 301-402-5770 Collect calls will not be accepted