J--BIO-RAD BIO-PLEX 200 SYSTEM SERVICE CONTRACT

The U.S. Geological Survey intends to award a non-competitive purchase order to Bio-Rad Laboratories located in Hercules, CA for service maintenance agreement of an Bio-Plex 100/200 System to be delivered to the USGS Leetown Science Center, in Kearneysville, West Virginia. The period of performance is 07/05/2018 to 07/04/2019. There are three option periods. Bio-Rad is the sole manufacturer, sole provider of authorized repair parts, and the sole proprietor of associated software for use on this equipment. Bio-Rad is the only authorized personnel that have been trained to perform maintenance and repairs on Bio-Rad instruments. In accordance with FAR 5.207, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency, however, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Government intends to award this requirement noncompetitively in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Email responses to [email protected]. Emailed responses are preferred. The NAICS code is 511210. The size standard is $38.5 million. The anticipated award date of the contract is 03/05/2018. The anticipated contract will be firm fixed-price. A vendor must be registered at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be awarded the contract.