Advanced Instruments Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PR-26-000761
- Agency
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Headquarters Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia 22135, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published a Special Notice of Intent to Award a sole-source contract to Advanced Instruments, LLC for laboratory instrumentation services. Posted on March 6, 2026, with a due date of March 17, 2026, this announcement constitutes the only public notice that will be issued regarding this procurement. The contract is valued as a one-year firm-fixed-price commercial services agreement with four exercisable option years. Advanced Instruments, LLC, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, is the sole-source provider selected for this procurement. The relevant NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and the PSC code is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies).
The FBI intends to procure an Artel MVS Advanced Care Plus BIO Service Agreement to support the agency's DNA laboratory operations and compliance with FBI Quality Assurance Standards (QAS). The service agreement encompasses annual calibrator plate recertification, preventative maintenance services, travel costs, and one-year extended warranty coverage for three instruments used in DNA sample processing and analysis. Advanced Instruments, LLC has been identified as the sole-source provider because it manufactures and exclusively controls the MVS instrument validation services, with no authorized resellers or third-party vendors capable of delivering equivalent MVS-500 instrument validation services. The on-site preventative maintenance service includes lamp and bulb replacement, operational qualification, reverification, and release testing to ensure unit compliance. Interested parties should note that justification for the sole-source award is available upon request, and monitoring of procurement announcements is the responsibility of prospective contractors.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.
This announcement constitutes the only notice that will be published.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to award a one-year, sole-source, firm-fixed-price, commercial services, contract with four (4) exercisable option years to Advanced Instruments, LLC, located at Two Technology Way, Norwood, Massachusetts, 02062, for the purchase of an Artel MVS Advanced Care Plus BIO Service Agreement.
The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.
The FBI Quality Assurance Standards (QAS) require that accredited DNA laboratories undergo performance check procedures on instrumentation that is deemed critical to the processing and generation of DNA profiles. The Advanced Instruments plate calibration system is utilized to ensure the accuracy and precision of instrumentation that is used to pipette reagents in the processing of DNA samples.
The MVS Advanced Care Plus BIO Service Agreement includes annual calibrator plate recertification, preventative maintenance services, travel costs, and a one-year extended warranty coverage for three (3) instruments.
Advanced Instruments, LLC manufactures, markets, and is the sole-source provider of the Multichannel Verification System (MVS), ArtelWare Software, MVS instrument, consumables, usage training, MVS Preventative Maintenance (PM) services, and warranty programs for their products. There are no authorized resellers. Moreover, there are no authorized third-party vendors who can provide MVS-500 instrument validation services. The on-site PM service includes lamp/bulb replacement, operational qualification, reverification, and release testing of the unit for compliance. Justification available upon request.
Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for updates regarding this acquisition. A written justification for this sole-source determination is available upon request.
Parties who believe they can meet this requirement may submit a capability statement by email only, to Contracting Officer Adelle Bolton at albolton@fbi.gov no later than March 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET. No phone inquiries will be accepted. Responses must include clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, along with the company’s Unique Entity ID (UEID) and business size classification.
Information received will be considered solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. The Government retains full discretion regarding this decision. No reimbursement will be made for any costs incurred in providing capability information.
Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov (effective July 29, 2012) to be eligible for federal contracts. The FBI’s financial system interfaces directly with SAM; therefore, vendors must ensure their SAM registration is current and accurate, including Tax Identification Number (TIN), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) details, UEID, addresses, and contact information. EFT banking information in SAM will be used by the FBI to process payments.
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