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Synopsis No. 75N96025Q00004

NIEHS, Office of Acquisitions

Chromatography Equipment PM and Repair

Synopsis

SYNOPSIS

General Information

Document Type: Synopsis

Synopsis Number: 75N96025Q00004

Posted Date: November 14, 2024

Original Response Date: November 21, 2024

Current Response Date: November 21, 2024

Set Aside: N/A

NAICS Code: 811210

Contracting Office Address

NIEHS

530 Davis Drives Durham, NC 27709

Description

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Waters Technologies Corporation, 134 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757; Unique Entity ID# JFT8BGF7FKV6. pursuant to FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(B)- Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

This purchase is for a full-service preventative maintenance and repair of Government-owned chromatography equipment, including unlimited emergency visits with maximum 72-hour response; non-consumable parts used on emergency visits; minimum 1 PM per a year; coverage of data system included as indicated below.

Manufacturer System Components Serial Number Level of Service

Waters Waters UPLC System Acquity I-class BSM H15BUR026G standard

Waters Acquity I-Class SM G15USM145G standard

Waters

Waters Nanoflow UPLC

System Acquity M-Class mBSM H14IB137N standard

Waters Acquity M-Class mSM J14NIS127N standard

Waters Acquity M-Class TVM J14NIT106N standard

Waters

Waters Nanoflow UPLC

System Acquity M-Class mSM J21NIB095N standard

Waters Acquity M-Class mSM H21NIS081M standard

Waters Acquity M-Class TVM K21NIT078M standard

Waters

Waters Supercritical Fluid

Chromatography System with

PDA Detector PDA Detector A19C2P426A standard

Waters Acquity Column Manager B18CMP747G standard

Waters UPC2 Convergence Manager J19C2M984M standard

Waters UPC2 Sample Manager D18C2S807M standard

Waters UPC2 Binary Solvent Manager F19C2B980M standard

Waters Isocratic Solvent Manager D18QDI905M standard

To fulfill the requirements of the Mass Spectrometry Research and Support Group's projects, these instruments must be maintained, and many of the parts are proprietary. Waters Technologies Corporation purchased and designed these instruments, and they have provided maintenance and repair services since they were purchased. The specific nature and configuration of the equipment can sometimes limit the number of vendors from which parts can be purchased. Substituting parts that are not the correct configuration can result in a) safety concerns for the operators, b) damage to the equipment, costing potentially tens of thousands of dollars of damage to government property, c) unreliable results, seriously impacting months or even years-worth of work done by Institute investigators and potentially harming the scientific reputation of the Institute and its Mission. Our facility uses as many non-proprietary parts as possible, endeavoring to purchase them from various vendors for the lowest possible cost, unfortunately, not all parts are widely available. Because of the nature of the equipment, risk of extremely costly damage to equipment previously purchased by the government is high if the appropriate parts are not used.

Period of Performance:

12-months based performance period, 3 option periods of twelve (12) months each.

January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2028.

This notice of intent is not a solicitation or request for quotes. Notwithstanding, any responsible source that believes it is capable of meeting NIEHS requirement, may submit capability statement. Responses to this posting must be submitted via email to, safa.shleiwet@nih.gov by November 21, 2024, at 12:00

PM EST

A determination by the Government not to compete this quote contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. information received will only be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

There is no solicitation package available. For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Safa Shleiwet at the above email address.

mailto:safa.shleiwet@nih.gov