Maintenance/Repair of AB Sciex equipment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks maintenance and repair services for AB Sciex mass spectrometers and liquid chromatography equipment, with quotations due August 31 and questions due August 26. The procurement is set aside exclusively for small business concerns.

Place of performance includes NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland campus and Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. The contractor must provide on-site technician response within 48 hours of service calls placed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time (excluding federal holidays), and perform two preventive maintenance visits annually for mass spectrometers and one annually for liquid chromatographs. Contractor personnel must have a minimum of two years of experience with AB Sciex instruments, possess valid government identification for site access badges, and comply with NIST security protocols. The NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

The base contract runs from September 29, 2026 through September 28, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through September 28, 2031. Evaluation criteria are technical capability (40%), past performance from the prior three years with up to three customer references (40%), and price (40%). Quoters must submit firm-fixed pricing for the base and option periods. All quoters must maintain active SAM.gov registration at submission, during performance, and through final payment. Quotations must remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from the response deadline. Award will be made to the responsible quoter whose quotation is most advantageous to the Government, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures.