THIS IS A NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION.
The USEPA Region 1 intends to award a one year service and maintenance plan (including labor, parts, travel and 2 preventative maintenance visits), starting May 1, 2009, to Perkin Elmer LAS, Inc. for service of an EPA-owned Perkin Elmer Optima 4300DV ICP system located at the EPA Laboratory in North Chelmsford, MA.. The system is comprised of an Optima 4300DV and the following accessories: a Polyscience Chiller and an autosampler (AS92PLUS). It is believed that Perkin Elmer is the only vendor that has the technical expertise and knowledge of the equipment to provide the service which is comprised of: 24-72 hrs on-site response time and 3 hr callback response times; a service engineer trained/certified by the manufacturer to properly troubleshoot and perform repairs; provision of repair parts that are original equipment manufacturer parts. Consumable parts are not included under this agreement.

The EPA has identified Perkin Elmer LAS, Inc. as the only vendor capable of satisfying this requirement. The circumstance permitting "Other than Full and Open Competition" is FAR 13.106-1 (b) only one source reasonable available. Any vendor disagreeing Perkin Elmer LAS, Inc. as the only reasonable source for this service has the opportunity to demonstrate their compliance with the requirements stated in this notice of contract action. The vendor must also provide written proof from the equipments manufacturer, (Perkin Elmer LAS, Inc) that they are certified to service the Optima 4300 DV ICP System and provide fully compliant Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. parts/supplies and assume full responsibility for all work performed on the equipment.

Interested parties who can meet the above requirements may submit a written statement, fully explaining their capacity no later than March 9, 2009. Submit response to the Point of Contact listed in this Notice of Contract Action.