Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) on behalf of the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Office of National Laboratories (ONL) Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This solicitation number 70RSAT23Q00000033 (see attached)  is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04, effective June 2, 2023.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotes are being requested and may result in a corresponding Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.  Vendors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) before an award, if any, can be made.  To register with SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov.

The requirement is described in Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 below.

One (1) Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer capable of performing both proton (1H) and carbon (13C) NMR for quality control of synthesized energetic and test materials.  This NMR system must have the following salient characteristics:

1. Operating frequency > 80 MHz;
2. Dual nuclei instrument (capable of performing both proton and carbon NMR);
3. All-In-One laptop/PC with a 21” screen (or larger) and pre-loaded analysis software with drivers and licenses;
4. All required electric power cords;
5. Equipped with autosampler;
6. Computer-based control;
7. Line width (50%) < 0.5 Hz;
8. Sensitivity (SNR) > 200:1 for 1% Ethylbenzene;
9. NMR tube sample prep;
10. Shim sample;
11. 100 NMR tubes;
12. Sample holder;
13. External lock;
14. Does not require cryogenics;
15. Free on Board (F.O.B.) shipping from manufacturer;
16. On-site assisted installation and training; and
17. One (1) year warranty/preventative maintenance agreement (parts and labor) with unlimited corrective maintenance (response time of three (3) business days or less) including telephone support.

Additional Requirements:

• Field service engineers coming to the TSL for any set-up or service will be required to bring their own personal protective equipment (PPE) such as but not limited to safety glasses, laboratory coat, gloves, etc.
• On-site service technician(s) shall meet all eligibility requirements in order to perform services at a United States federal government facility, including:

• In response to any national or local emergency (e.g., pandemic, natural disaster, etc.), additional site restrictions or requirements may be required to allow for entry to the TSL to ensure the safety of laboratory staff and the Contractor.
• All set-up and PM and CM service visits shall be conducted by U.S. citizens only. Dual citizens and/or foreign nationals are not permitted to visit or service instrumentation at the TSL.

• Set-up, training, preventive and corrective maintenance shall be limited to normal TSL business hours (8:00 am – 4:00 pm), Monday through Friday, except government holidays or other times when the TSL may be closed.
• Set-up, training, PM and CM service visits will be scheduled at a time mutually agreed upon by the contractor, the TSL Security Office, and the TSL Point of Contact (POC) listed in Section 5.7 or a designated POC (s). At least 24 hours’ notice is required prior to arriving at the TSL for a service visit to ensure site requirements are met.
• Remote diagnostics (i.e., remote connections to TSL PCs) will not be permitted.
• Shipping:  Shipment(s) shall be addressed to the TSL POC and an email shall also be sent to the TSL POC with the corresponding tracking information for any equipment being delivered to the TSL.

Delivery of all of the items listed in CLIN 0001 above is expected on or before 11/30/2023.

Quotes are due via e-mail no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 09/25/2023 to Contract Specialist Mr. Jason Rios at Jason.Rios@hq.dhs.gov and Contracting Officer Mr. Robert Marosz at Robert.Marosz@hq.dhs.gov.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Any questions and/or comments, please submit them to both Mr. Rios and Mr. Marosz via e-mail to the addresses above.  The final time and date to submit questions is 11:00 a.m. ET on 09/21/2023.

Thank you and we are looking forward to your participation and responses.