Performance Work Statement-AB Sciex 5600 Service Contract.pdf
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This Performance Work Statement (PWS) is for a service contract for an AB Sciex TripleTOF 5600 Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer owned by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Animal Metabolism Research Unit. The contract covers a base year from 09/22/2025 to 09/21/2026 with four optional one-year extension periods through 09/21/2030. The instrument, purchased in 2014 for $422,000, requires ongoing maintenance to support mission-critical research.
The contractor will provide certified service engineers to perform instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and repairs at the USDA ARS facility in Fargo, ND. Service requirements include using original equipment manufacturer parts, ensuring instrument performance meets predetermined specifications, and conducting full system checks. The service engineers must be accompanied by ARS staff at all times, will have access to the facility from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, and must use certified technicians qualified to service Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS) instruments.
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Performance Work Statement (PWS)
Project: Service Contract for AB Sciex TripleTOF 5600 (SN BN22421403) Liquid
Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Background and Purpose: The Food Animal Metabolism Research Unit owns an AB
Sciex Triple TOF 5600 Mass Spectrometer. The instrument was purchased in 2014 for approximately $422,000 and has been maintained under service contracts since its procurement to ensure that instrument repair, service, and technical support are always available for continuation of mission critical research. The Animals Research Unit has required continued service contract on this instrument. The request is for a one year service contract with 4 optional years.
2.0 Definitions:
ARS: Agricultural Research Service MS: Mass Spectrometry UPLC-MS: Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer Parts
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks: The awardee will dispatch certified service engineers or technicians to the USDA ARS research facility to provide instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnoses, and/or instrument repair, as required. Will ensure use of assemblies and parts which meet manufacturer-defined hardware and/or firmware specifications and quality. Will evaluate the instrument, complete a full system check, and bring the instrument into company defined specifications during service and/or maintenance visits.
4.0 Deliverable / Schedule: {All written deliverables shall be phrased in layperson language.} o Service engineers or technicians will provide service, appropriate replacement parts, and will certify instrument performance within pre-defined operating specifications.
o USDA ARS will communicate service needs to the awardee to ensure service is scheduled at a mutually agreed upon date during the duration of the service contract.
5.0 Government Furnished: The ARS will provide service engineers or technicians access to the USDA ARS facility at 1616 Albrecht Blvd, Fargo, ND in cooperation with ARS-technicians. Access can generally be gained from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday excepting federal holidays. Service engineers will sign into the federal facility and will be accompanied by federal employees while on federal premises.
6.0 Travel: All travel costs are assumed by the awardee.
7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel: The awardee will ensure certified engineers and/or technicians qualified to perform service on UPLC MS instruments identified in the service contract, are available to service the instrument.
8.0 Security Requirements: Service engineer(s) must be accompanied by an ARS staff member at all times while in the ARS Biosciences Research Laboratory.
9.0 Data Rights: Not Applicable.
10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: Not Applicable.
11.0 Performance Requirement Measures: The service provider shall maintain and/or repair the UPLC/MS instrument using certified technicians. Instruments will meet predetermined performance specifications for mass accuracy and sensitivity and other performance variables after maintenance or service.
12.0 Period of Performance:
Base Year: 09/22/2025 – 09/21/2026 Option Year One: 09/22/2026 – 09/21/2027 Option Year Two: 09/22/2027 – 09/21/2028 Option Year Three: 09/22/2028 – 09/21/2029 Option Year Four: 09/22/2029 – 09/21/2030
Dates will be adjusted based on the initial award date.
6.0 Travel: All travel costs are assumed by the awardee.
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