Maintenance Agreement for Labortory Equipment

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Science Laboratory (NVSL), Ames IA, intends to negotiate an one year maintenance agreement contract, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR Part 13.106 (b), with Beckman Coulter Inc., for maintenance on the Beckman Coulter equipment listed below. This maintenance agreement will be procured as a commercial item in accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). The sole source determination is based on Beckman Coulter, Inc. being the sole source for factory trained labor and technical services for all instrumentation manufactured and sold by Beckman Coulter, Inc. The period of performance for the required maintenance agreement commences on October 1, 2009 and concludes September 30, 2010. This is not a request for quote. However, all interested parties may contact the Contract Specialist listed below. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can obtain/provide a maintenance agreement contract utilizing factory authorized parts and the service provided must not invalidate equipment warranties for the equipment listed. Responses must be submitted electronically, via email, to [email protected]. The deadline for the submittal of responses is November 10, 2009. Equipment Covered under maintenance agreement: 1. Avanti JE Centrifuge 2. J6-MI 3. Optima L-90K Ultracentrifuge 4. Genetic Analysis System 5. Ultracentrifuge 6. Avanti J-25 Centrifuge 7. Scintillation Counter