Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment

This is a combined 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 notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued for the solicitation number NIAID-NOI12159 issued as a Notice of Intent. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60 dated July 26, 2012. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this agency. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811212, which has a business size standard of 500. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) intends to award a sole source procurement to Xerox Capital Services, LLC - PO Box 660502, Dallas, TX 75266. The purpose of this requirement is to provide coverage for parts and service for required maintenance of 5 Xerox multi-purpose copier machines. Period of Performance will be one (1) year from 10/01/12 - 9/30/13. Repair and maintenance of this equipment requires specially trained engineers. Place of delivery is 31 Center Drive Building 31, Rm 7A17, Bethesda MD 20892. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. The FOB point shall be Destination. Payment Net 30 days. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations provisions and clauses apply to the acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; Far 52.212-3, Offeror Representation 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; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the electronic Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://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]. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone to Keisha Alexander-Fletcher at (301) 594-3419. All responsible sources may submit offers that will be considered by this agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), 09/26/2012. Delivery address through the U.S. Postal Service, NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, 2NE70F, Bethesda, MD, 20892. Fax quotations are not accepted. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Keisha Alexander-Fletcher at (301) 594-3419 or Keisha.Alexander-Fletcher@nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement. Collect calls will not be accepted.