Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing a fixed priced Base Plus Three Options Periods Gold Service Contract/Agreement (Base Year period of performance (POP) January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020, 1st option period POP Jan 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the 2nd option period POP, Jan 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 and the 3rd option period POP Jan 1, 2023 to December 31,2023 ) for the following Olympus America Inc. manufactured instrument etc. : Fluoview FVMPE-RS (MPE-RS-DIY) w/GaAsP SN: 6F45235 Gold Service Contact/Agreement Service includes: On-site repairs Preventative Maintenance Software programs Upgrade of software programs and Covers parts, labor and travel Spectra Physics Insight Laser (Insight X3 Laser) SN: 2086 Gold Service Contract/Agreement Service includes: On-site repairs Covers parts, labor and travel Interested firms with the capability of providing/performing all the required service, shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b)whether this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 811219 with a size standard of $20.5M. All respondents are required to identify their firm’s size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in enough detail, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the service above. All responsible sources who are certified by Olympus America Inc as authorized third-party repair vendors may submit a proposal showing their capabilities and past performance repairing this type of equipment/components. The vendors shall provide certification from original equipment manufacturer, Olympus America Inc. that they are authorized to perform these services and have access to OEM parts, software updates, supplies, etc. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number, email address of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss response with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to the market survey that do not provide enough information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. A copy of the capability statement must be received at the contracting office address/designated location: 6710B Rockledge Drive, 1159B, Bethesda, MD 20892 - ATTN: Tina Robinson or sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov prior to 9:00 a.m. eastern standard time on December 11, 2019. Capability statement must reference solicitation# NICHD-20-018. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # NICHD-20-018 on the subject line of the email. Capability statement/responses by fax will not be accepted. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-20-018 on the subject line of email. Capability statements, etc will not be returned to firm/sender. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.