J066 - Industrial Products Install / Maintenance / Repair

The Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department in Philadelphia intends to solicit a sole source maintenance and service contract with Thermo Electron North America LLC for two ThermoFisher scientific instruments used by the Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two Industrial Hygiene Department. The procurement will be a Firm Fixed Price type order, specifically for maintenance of an ICS 6000 and Integrion instrument, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items under FAR 13.501(a). The contract opportunity is classified under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a PSC category of maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment. Interested parties may identify their capabilities and interest in responding to this requirement no later than March 13, 2025. Questions regarding the opportunity can be directed to Dakota Laughlin via email at dakota.w.laughlin.civ@us.navy.mil or by phone at 757-651-9195.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations for this contract, and the procurement is explicitly positioned as a sole source acquisition with Thermo Electron North America LLC under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901. The solicitation will be conducted by the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command, a defense agency, and represents a targeted procurement for specialized scientific instrument maintenance services. While specific award values are not detailed in the notice, the contract will cover maintenance services for two specific ThermoFisher instruments. The Government retains full discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed order based on any responses received, with any submitted information primarily considered for potential future competitive procurement considerations. The contract is expected to be awarded on a simplified, non-competitive basis given the sole source nature of the procurement.