Premium Care Contract for SP8 Liachroic HyD

The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) intends to award a sole source contract to, Leica Microsystems Inc., Deerfield, IL 60015. This requirement is for authorized approved vendors to perform services for brand name equipment. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested Government shall consider all responses. The requirement is for a service contract from the OEM, Leica Microsystems Inc. This contract must have a base year and 4 optional years so that it spans a 5-yr period. The Premium Care Service Plan package choice as quoted from the company includes: Unlimited service visits by a Leica-Microsystems trained and qualified field service engineer, unlimited Replacement service parts, components, or modules necessary for repairs, excluding consumables, and any 3rd Party parts. In addition, there will be an annual on-site Planned Maintenance visit, to ensure the system is performing to factory specifications, unlimited access to expert Applications and Technology Support Center (M-F 8am-5P), Biosafety Level 2 included Software Updates and a 10% discount on non-contract related services The NAICS code for this action is 334516. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. NMRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offers must have a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI). A Sam.gov number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Sam.gov online at www.sam.gov or by phone at (866) 606-8220.