STATEMENT OF WORK

1. TITLE

Procurement of Services to Maintain and Provide Preventive Maintenance for the Government- Owned Agilent 6495C Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer under the Agilent CrossLab Silver Service Agreement.

2. SCOPE

The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to maintain and provide preventive maintenance, emergency repair, and software updates for the following government-owned piece of scientific equipment:

a. Agilent 6495C Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer located in the RNA Processing in Cellular Development Lab; Agilent Serial Number: 02176166.

b. Associated workstation and data system hardware integral to the operation of the instrument, if applicable.

3. TYPE OF ORDER

This shall be issued as a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order.

4. SPECIAL ORDER REQUIREMENTS

4.1 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM)

The Contractor shall perform one (1) planned preventive maintenance (PM) visit during the contract period on the Agilent 6495C Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. Technically qualified, factory-trained, and Agilent-authorized personnel shall perform the PM. The PM shall consist of a thorough cleaning, calibration, adjustment, inspection, and testing of all equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures. All equipment shall be operationally tested through at least one (1) complete operating cycle at the end of the PM inspection to confirm optimum and efficient performance.

PM shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Ion source cleaning and inspection

• Mass spectrometer analyzer inspection and calibration

• Vacuum system check (pump oil levels, vacuum integrity)

• Ion optics inspection and cleaning

• Detector performance verification

• Gas supply line and fitting inspection

• HPLC/LC system interface inspection (if applicable)

• Electronics and wiring inspection

• Software and firmware version verification

• Full system performance qualification and functional check

4.2 EMERGENCY SERVICE

On-site emergency repair service shall be provided during the term of this contract at no additional cost to the Government. Emergency service shall be provided during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Upon receipt of notice that any part of the equipment is not functioning properly, the Contractor shall respond within twenty-four

(24) hours of a reported incident. An Agilent-authorized and qualified factory-trained service representative will be on-site within seventy-two (72) hours of the determined need for a service visit to inspect the equipment and perform all repairs and adjustments necessary to restore the equipment to normal and efficient operating condition. Emergency service calls shall not replace the necessity for planned preventive maintenance. All labor and travel costs are included.

The Contractor shall provide unlimited telephone, WebEx, email, and remote support to the scientific equipment workstation to troubleshoot the instrument and its applications during normal working hours (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Direct technical support personnel shall be Agilent-authorized and technically qualified factory-trained personnel.

4.3 REPLACEMENT PARTS

The Contractor shall furnish all required non-consumable replacement parts — including but not limited to ion sources, detector components, vacuum pump components, electronics, and associated hardware — at no additional cost to the Government under the CrossLab Silver Service coverage level. Consumables — including but not limited to mobile phase solvents, calibration standards, vials, and columns — are excluded from coverage. All replacement parts shall be new OEM components manufactured to original equipment specifications. No refurbished or non-OEM parts will be accepted. Parts will be delivered at the earliest opportunity, with next-day delivery as the standard where available.

4.4 SOFTWARE UPDATES/SERVICE

The Contractor shall provide software service and updates to the latest applicable versions of the MassHunter Workstation Software and associated data acquisition and analysis software while the service contract is valid. Software updates shall be provided in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures, to include telephone access to technical support for software use and operating system troubleshooting, at no additional cost to the

Government. The Contractor shall receive advance written approval from the Government prior to the installation of all software updates and revisions. Defective software shall be replaced at no additional cost to the Government.

4.5 SERVICE EXCLUSIONS

The Contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs necessitated by abuse, neglect, vandalism, Acts of God, fire, or water damage. Such repairs shall be the subject of a separate purchase order and shall not be performed under this contract.

4.6 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

Technically qualified, factory-trained, and Agilent-authorized personnel shall perform all service on the listed government-owned Agilent 6495C Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. All primary service personnel shall have at least one (1) backup support person with at least the same level of expertise on the equipment covered by this contract.

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The base period of performance shall be for twelve (12) months.

Base Period: March 1, 2026 to February 26, 2027

6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

On-site services shall be performed at the following location:

RNA Processing in Cellular Development Lab Center for Cancer Research National Institutes of Health Building 41, Rm B1300 Bethesda, MD 20892

Point of Contact (POC): Rodolfo Duque Ph: 240-858-7886 Email: duquero@nih.gov

7. PAYMENT

Payment shall be made quarterly, in arrears. The following clause is applicable to this Purchase Order: Prompt Payment (Jan 2017) FAR 52.232-25.

I. Invoice Requirements

A proper invoice must be submitted as an "Original" and include all of the following:

1. Vendor/Contractor name, address, and point of contact (name, title, telephone number, email, and mailing address).

2. Remit-to address (name and complete mailing address for payment).

3. Remittance name must match exactly the name on the original order/contract. If the remittance name differs from the legal business name, both names must appear on the invoice.

4. Invoice date.

5. Unique invoice number (unique per vendor regardless of site).

6. NBS document number: Contract Number; Purchase Order Number; Task or Delivery

Order Number and Source Award Number; or BPA Call Number and BPA Parent Award Number, as applicable.

7. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

8. Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

9. Identification that payment is to be made using a three-way match.

10. Description of supplies/services that match the description on the award, by line billed.

11. Freight or delivery charges billed as shown on the award.

12. Quantity, Unit of Measure, Unit Price, and Extended Price of services performed, as applicable, matching the line items specified in the award.

The Contractor shall submit invoices electronically to the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at https://www.ipp.gov, with a copy to the approving official as directed below.

Approving Official (Purchasing Agent):

Name: TBD Email: TBD

Technical Point of Contact:

Name: TBD Email: TBM

II. Invoice Payment

The due date for making invoice payments shall be the later of the following:

1. The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice.

2. The 30th day after Government acceptance of services performed.

III. Interest Penalties https://www.ipp.gov/

An interest penalty shall be paid automatically if payment is not made by the due date and all applicable conditions of the Prompt Payment Act are met, in accordance with FAR 52.232-25.

IV. PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS — FAR 52.232-40 (November 2021)

Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation. The substance of this clause shall be included in all subcontracts with small business concerns.

V. HHSAR 352.232-71 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (February 2, 2022)

Except as otherwise authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall submit all payment requests electronically using the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at www.ipp.gov.

http://www.ipp.gov/