Illumina maintenance service for MiSeq equipment

FSIS Eastern Laboratory intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Illumina, Inc. for the Illumina preventative maintenance. The Illumina's equipment (MiSeq serial number M02848, MiSeq serial number M02854, MiSeq serial number M04082 and MiSeq serial number M04086) at the USDA, FSIS, OPHS, Eastern Laboratory located at 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605. The vendor shall send a technician to perform service within 1 to 3 business days of maintenance service call to guarantee equipment listed under warranty. The vendor shall respond within 24 hours for emergency service calls. The vendor shall provide unlimited telephone support, labor, travel expenses and parts on-demand service visits at no extra cost. This requirement is not for new service it's for continuous maintenance service on existing equipment that is currently under warranty 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). Please submit your interest in response to this notice, and a description of your capabilities and past experiences to perform this requirement. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond within three calendar (3) days from the date of this notice. Written responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating your firm's capability to meet the requirement with past performance history. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement#789787. If after Monday, May 9, 2015, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement; USDA/FSIS shall negotiate solely Illumina, Inc.