SAM #W912HZ26Z1C8X

Sole Source Annual Maintenance for Malvern Panalytical Epsilon 4 XRF Instrument

This notice announces the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC's intent to award a sole source contract for maintenance services on a specialized laboratory instrument. - Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) - Purpose: Annual preventative maintenance services for a Malvern Panalytical Epsilon 4 X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument - Vendor: Malvern Panalytical Inc. (CAGE 68830) identified as the sole source provider - Scope: - One preventative maintenance call per year, for three years (total of 3 visits) - Includes a Preventative Maintenance (PM) kit for each visit - Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), single source award - NAICS Code: 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) - Competition: The government will consider capability statements from other responsible sources able to meet the requirement, but intends to award to Malvern Panalytical unless a suitable alternative is identified - Solicitation: No formal solicitation will be issued unless competition is deemed necessary - Commercial Opportunity: Potential for other qualified vendors to submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide equivalent maintenance services - Key Requirements: - Maintenance must be for the Malvern Panalytical Epsilon 4 XRF instrument - Service must include both annual maintenance visits and PM kits

Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) single source award to Malvern Panalytical Inc. (CAGE 68830) for one preventative maintenance call per year (3 total visits) on the XRF including a Preventative Maintenance (PM) kit.

The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is for information purposes only. 

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals.  A solicitation will not be issued.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.  The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor’s ability to fulfill this requirement.  The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. 

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Sonia Boyd at Sonia.J.Boyd@usace.army.mil AND Jon-Vincent Holden at Jon-Vincent.S.Holden@usace.army.mil.  The Notice Number W912HZ26Z1C8X must on be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. 

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