Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Beckman Coulter LLC

Beckman Coulter Centrifuge Services Contract

75D301-21-Q-73800  

NACIS 811219

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Acquisition Services (OAS) on behalf of NCHS intends to award a sole source contract to provide a service agreement for the six Beckman Coulter Allegra X-15R Centrifuges, which perform the separation of the serum form the blood cells in the laboratory as part of data collection in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).  The government intends to award firm fixed priced contract for one 12 month base with two 12 month option years

The service agreement shall provide unlimited emergency service with no additional charges for on-site labor, travel time, or travel expenses during Beckman Coulter's normal business hours and request for emergency service are prioritized for agreement customers.

The service agreement shall provide annual scheduled preventative maintenance calls (PMC) performed to factory specs to increase instrument reliability and performance, that included thorough PMC procedures including cleaning, inspecting, adjustments, and calibration to published factory specifications, which corrects minor problems to prevent catastrophic failures that jeopardize valuable samples and lab productivity.

The service agreement shall provide replacement parts at no charge, which become marginal or defective due to normal use during agreement period, where service engineers carry a stock of commonly used parts for timely instrument repairs and engineering modifications supported by 33,000 genuine new parts. Any factory-rebuilt parts shall be decontaminated as an additional safety factor.

The service agreement shall provide engineering reliability upgrade/firmware updates that are included and are installed without charge during the preventive maintenance visit. This service agreement shall provide factory trained and certified service engineers, which will perform all service repairs and the engineers shall be continuously trained on the latest instrument technology, product improvements, software, and accessories.

This service agreement shall provide service and service engineers located nationwide to ensure fast and efficient service response. This agreement shall also provide priority on-site service support, technical phone support and additional key operator training available during regular service visits.

This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within seven (7) calendar days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any quotation /response should be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Nathaniel Folsom, at [email protected] by 3:30PM EST  07-23-2021.  No telephonic quotes shall be considered.