The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $74,607.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to PerkinElmer U.S. LLC for the service and repair of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) NexION 2000C. This award was made without any set-aside designation, indicating PerkinElmer U.S. LLC's strong competitive position in the open market. The contract has an ultimate completion date of February 27, 2027.
This purchase order was awarded under a Special Notice published by the USGS Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center (GMEG), which stated that PerkinElmer is the sole source for maintenance, repair, and technical support for the USGS's ICP-MS instrument. PerkinElmer's proprietary information and access to parts, as well as its factory-trained engineers, were cited as the reasons for the sole-source award. This contract is likely part of PerkinElmer's larger Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Environmental Protection Agency, valued at $700,000, which provides for the maintenance and support of the agency's analytical instrumentation.
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