Full Service and Preventive Maintenance Agreement for Lab Equipment

04/18/2011 - SET ASIDE IS CHANGED TO READ, "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION". The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Hollings Marine Lab, Charleston, SC has a requirement for all labor, equipment and materials necessary to provide an annual Maintenance & Service Agreement for 700 Sequence Detection System s/n 270002187 and 7500 Real Time PCR System, s/n 275000423 as described in the Statement of Work provided with the solicitation. Award of a firm-fixed price purchase order is anticipated utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The period of performance is: June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012 with three (3) one year option periods. The contract is expected to be awarded on or about April 22, 2011. The applicable NAICS number is 811219 and the small business size standard is $19 million. This requirement is 100% set aside for Small Business. The Request for Quotations is only available on line by downloading from this site. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR, contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and provide with the quote, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes are to remain effective for 30 days after close of solicitation. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Janie Laferty at [email protected] or faxed to 757-664-3645. Telephone requests will not be honored. This is a Commercial Acquisition and Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 12 apply.