Flash Chromatography Instrument

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Sources Sought Notice for a Flash Chromatography Instrument to support the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). The agency seeks one Teledyne Combiflash Nextgen 100 or equivalent instrument that will be used to purify indicator dye for seawater pH measurements in both laboratory and field research applications. The required instrument must include specific technical capabilities such as an inject valve, liquid sample loading functionality, control gradients, programmable solvent gradients, and a UV-Vis detector. Interested companies must respond by email to darrin.moore@noaa.gov no later than August 4, 2025, providing company details, business size classification, and confirmation of their capability to supply the instrument. Respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and the procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all eligible contractors. No current incumbents or existing contractors are mentioned in the notice. The anticipated contract structure will be a Firm Fixed Price arrangement, though no specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in the sources sought documentation. The procurement requires delivery of one instrument unit by December 1, 2025, providing approximately four months for contract award and fulfillment. The notice emphasizes that this is strictly for market research purposes and does not constitute a formal solicitation, with the potential for small business program utilization during the actual procurement process.