76F40126SSAN133956.pdf

Single Source Acquisition Notification

76F40126SSAN133956

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Services (OAGS), for the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), Division of Systems Biology (DSB) intends to award a Purchase Order on a Single Source basis to Thermo Electron North America LLC, 1400 Northpoint Pkwy Ste 10, West Palm Beach, FL 33407, under the authority of FAR RFO 6.103-1, Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

The FDA/NCTR/DSB requires a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Data Acquisition (DAQ), Noise Figure (NF) Board, and an Instrument Control Board replacement for a Thermo Exploris Mass Spectrometer.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; with a Small Business Size standard $34.0 million.

This notice is being published in accordance with FAR RFO 6.103-1 Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award an only one source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this only one source procurement is FAR RFO 6.103-1.

Any firm that believes they can provide the required items and installation as stated herein may submit their capability statement referencing Solicitation 76F40126Q133956 to document their ability on or before May 18, 2026 by 1:00 PM Central Time - Local Prevailing Time in Jefferson, Arkansas by e-Mail to howard.nesmith@fda.hhs.gov. A determination to compete this procurement based on a response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Minimum Technical Requirements:

• Control Boards shall be newly manufactured, not used or refurbished, or previously used for demonstration;

• Control Boards shall be designed and configured to seamlessly integrate with the Orbitrap 240 instrument, using no third-party parts or software;

• Replacement Boards and workmanship shall be warranted/guaranteed for minimum of one year after Government acceptance.

• Control Board shall be installed As Soon As Possible;

• Operational qualification shall be performed after installation as evidence of normal operation;

• Repair/Installation activities shall be performed by formally trained and certified Original

Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) technicians/engineers.

• Deliverables: Service Records and Reports

The Contractor shall, commensurate with the completion of each service call or preventative maintenance visit, provide the end-user of the equipment and the Contracting Officer with a copy of a field service report/ticket identifying the equipment name, manufacturer, model mailto:howard.nesmith@fda.hhs.gov number, and serial number of the equipment being serviced/repaired and detailing the reason for the service call, a detailed description of the work performed, the test instruments or other equipment used to affect the repair or otherwise perform the service, the name(s) and contact information of the technician who performed the repair/service, and for information purposes, the on-site hours expended and parts/components replaced.

Single Source Determination Based Upon:

• Thermo is the manufacturer of the Orbitrap ExplorisTM 240 System and only authorized component and service provider.

• The instrument is currently covered under a limited service and PM contract. Any replacement part(s) or service provided by other than Thermo will violate the contract and render current warranty and services voidance.

• No additional sources have been identified as being capable of providing and servicing the parts and service.