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Sources Sought

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified businesses capable of a service maintenance agreement for an Agilent triple quadrupole gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer (GC/MS/MS) as described in the attached statement of work. This sources sought announcement is not a request for quote or proposal and the Government is not committed to award of a purchase order or contract pursuant to this announcement. The information resulting from this market research is simply for planning purposes to assist the Government in determining its acquisition strategy. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice.

NAICS code: 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance Size standard $34.0 Million

All responsible sources may submit capability statements detailing the ability of their service to meet the statement of work included with this announcement.

Please indicate whether you are a small business or large business under this size standard in your response.

Please indicate if you are authorized to work on Agilent products and outline your experience working with Agilent products in your response.

Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to Anthony_berry@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 24th at 0900 Pacific time.

Statement of Work Introduction and Background The USGS requires a 1-year service maintenance agreement for an Agilent Triple Quadrupole gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer (GC/MS/MS) Scope The scope of this requirement is a stand-alone 1-year Service Agreement for the Agilent GC/MS/MS at USGS PCMSC. The 1-year Service Agreement will include telephone support with qualified technicians to isolate and resolve hardware and software problems, on-site hardware troubleshooting and repair with standard response time, and Service Center Repair (for components that cannot be repaired on-site). All labor, travel costs, and Genuine Agilent parts, including consumable parts required for maintenance and repair, are included under the Agreement. The Agreement also includes one Preventive Maintenance visit per year, including supplies and consumable parts required for repair, diagnostics, or that fail as a result of material defects or workmanship (limited to the amount necessary to return the instrument to operational status and performance specifications). Under the Service Agreement, if the instrument cannot be fixed, it will be replaced by the Service Provider.

Period of Performance October 27, 2026 – October 26, 2027 Technical Requirements Qualified Service Engineers will diagnose and repair operational issues with the Agilent Triple Quad GC/MS/MS upon request, on site or at a Service Center as warranted. The Service Engineer will perform preventative maintenance on an annual basis. This requires cleaning of the mass spectrometer source and replacing certain consumables such as filament, hydrocarbon/water and oxygen trap. An overall evaluation of the gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer will be performed including a tune.

Deliverables and Performance Requirements The Service Engineer will communicate relevant updates to PCMSC lab staff before departing from on-site visits, and will provide detailed reports about instrument service, repair, maintenance, and optimum operating conditions (e.g., tune reports) as applicable by PDF to the PCMSC lab staff to ensure the Service results in instrument performance that is within acceptable measures.