EOSINT M270 Maintenance Services

FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ANNOUNCEMENT: SPECIAL NOTICE CLASSIFICATION CODE: J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment SUBJECT: Sole Source Justification, EOSINT M270 Maintenance Services SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-15-RQ-0519 CONTACT POINTS: RICHARD KIM, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6219; KEITH BUBAR, Contracting Officer (301) 975-8329 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with EOS of North America, DUNS # 131787959, Novi, MI, for the acquisition of EOSINT M270 Maintenance Services to be used by the Engineering Laboratory, at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. ***** Sole Source Justification is based on the following: NIST owns and operates an EOSINT M270 direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine, manufactured by EOS, to support research efforts in metals-based additive manufacturing. In addition to being the manufacturer, EOS of North America is the sole authorized service provider of preventive maintenance and repair services on the EOSINT M270, which was confirmed by a representative of the company. In order to complete this work, the machine must remain in proper operating condition and must be repaired in the case of malfunction. Further, in order to accurately report experimental results and participate in material and process round robins, the current state of the machine performance must be continually known and updated and all machine preventive maintenance must remain up to date. The contractor shall provide services for a 12 month period that include on-site hardware repairs including all parts (including, but not limited to, consumables, spare parts, wearing parts, and laser), labor, and travel expenses with a response time of 24-48 hours. The service provider must provide unlimited phone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service provider must provide 2 preventive maintenance visits. The maintenance visit shall include preparatory checks of the machine, checks of machine electronics, checks and cleaning of process chamber unit and components, checks on the recoating system, checks on the building, dispenser, and collector systems, checks on the process computer and control software (PSW), checks on the pneumatic system, checks on the laser and optics (of primary importance are measuring the power curve in the building area as well as the focus monitor measurement), and checks to the machine frame. Additionally, checks shall be done on the machine peripherals including the wet separator, cooling system, and the recirculating unit. Finally, a demonstration build job shall be completed to ensure the machine is functioning correctly. The supplies and services required by NIST are available from only one responsible source, EOS of North America and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Failure to procure these services will result in prolonged down time (and interruption of research activities) in the case that the machine malfunctions. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 423830, Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at http://sam.gov.