Applied BioSystems (Life Technologies) software and maintenance

The following represents the Notice of Intent that will be posted on FedBizOpps.gov. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate solely with Life Technologies Corporation, North American Sales and Service, 6055 Sunol Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94566 to obtain maintenance support of the following equipment the six (6) ABI 7500 Fast RT PCR Units (275013410, 275014005, 275014261, 275014257, 275013404, 275014254) and one (1) Genetic Analyzer (21270-010) The equipment is proprietary of Life Technologies Corporation and Life Technologies Corporation is the only known source which can provide the required service to the current requirements. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements Citation: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). The period of performance will be for a 12 month base period. The vendor shall send a technician to perform service within 1 to 2 business days of maintenance service. The vendor shall respond and perform service within 24 hours for emergency calls and provide services after regular business hours. This requirement is not for new service it's for continuous maintenance service on existing lab equipment and software that is currently under warranty. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm's capability to provide the proprietary services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to announcement #738020. If no viable responses have been received in response after Monday, May 18, 2015, 12:00 pm E.S.T to this announcement, USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely Life Technologies Corporation.