66--Sole Source - Repair & Maintenance Agreement

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Acquisition Resource Management (OARM), Emergency Response Service Center (ERSC) on behalf of EPA's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements", intends to award a sole source procurement to Perkin Elmer for the renewal of a two (2) year two (2) month maintenance agreement for the three (3) Perkin Elmer Janus 8 Tip Platforms used in EPA's laboratories. The NAICS code for this procurement is: 811219 - "Other Electrical and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance". These platforms support OEM's charge to install a novel laboratory analytical method for detection of 'Bacillus anthracis' from environmental samples in EPA's laboratories. This equipment allows faster turn-around of data should there be a release of the 'Bacillus anthracis' to the environment. This is paramount to OEM's mission to restore an environment to ambient conditions. Perkin Elmer is the manufacturer of this equipment and for proprietary reasons, they are the only company that can service and maintain the equipment. During the course of market research, EPA has found no other contractor capable of providing such services. If there are any other potential sources, please submit your capability statement via email to the US EPA, c/o Contracting Officer Elaine Scott at [email protected] no later than 12 noon - EST Tuesday, December 24, 2013. The determination not to compete this requirement is at the discretion of the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(iv)(b). NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.