Blanket Purchase Agreement 19GE5021A0015

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a single-award blanket purchase agreement call contract to Sithiporn Associates Company LIMITED. The firm fixed price agreement is valued at $62,888.76 to provide preventive maintenance services for two mass spectrometry instruments located at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok, Thailand. Specifically, the vendor will deliver a "PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE GOLD PACKAGE" for a Xevo G2 XS QTOF/TOF and a Xevo TQ-S, maintaining the equipment in support of the Medical Command's medical research programs conducted overseas. The period of performance requires completion of services by September 30, 2022. No set-aside provision was used for this award.

Under the blanket purchase agreement, the vendor will perform as the prime contractor. The single task order issued against the award provides for preventive maintenance of the mass spectrometry instruments. Such services are critical to ensuring ongoing operations and quality of medical research at the overseas facility. Proper maintenance of specialized laboratory equipment contributes directly to the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences' ability to analyze samples and develop knowledge in service of the Medical Command's mission.