High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System Maintenance

The U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants intends to solicit maintenance services for a Waters Empower high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system, with responses to this sources sought notice due by August 14, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time. No set-aside is anticipated.

Place of performance is Hammond Bay Biological Station (HBBS). The HPLC system supports quality assurance testing of TFM (lampricide) in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices and the Memorandum of Agreement with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The contractor must provide a FlexCHOICE coverage plan delivering comprehensive service and maintenance, including one annual on-site performance maintenance visit, equipment calibration, travel costs, parts for corrective maintenance, priority telephone support, and labor for major repairs. The contractor is responsible for all additional visits required due to equipment malfunction and must restore peak system performance through repair services and parts replacement.

This sources sought is open to small businesses under NAICS 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), with a size standard of $34 million. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman-Owned Small Businesses are eligible. Respondents must be registered in SAM and provide firm name, address, phone number, UEI number, and small business status information via email to jennifer_rollin@ios.doi.gov. This notice imposes no commitment on the Government; responses will inform acquisition strategy for a future solicitation posted on sam.gov.