NOI YSI Preventative Maintenance
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FY26-0687
- Agency
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Defense Health Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Gunpowder, Maryland 21010, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) at Fort Detrick, Maryland intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with YSI, INC (Yellow Springs, Ohio) for preventive maintenance and repair services for YSI Laboratory Equipment, with capability statements due by June 22, 2026.
Work is performed at Building E-2850, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The contractor must be OEM-trained and certified with demonstrated technical competence in maintaining complex laboratory instrumentation; contractor personnel require visitor badges, escort access to laboratory spaces, and completion of AT Level I and iWATCH security training. Core work hours are Monday through Friday, 0730–1600.
Equipment includes ten YSI instruments (Eclipse 4760 Purge and Trap units, 4551A Autosamplers, and LV-20 Standard Addition modules) used by the Defense Centers for Public Health—Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Laboratory Sciences Directorate to test animal tissue and environmental samples for pathological evaluation. Deliverables comprise one annual preventive maintenance service per instrument, unlimited technical and analytical phone support, software upgrades as available, on-site repair services with standard response within one to two business days and emergency response within four hours, written field service reports within five business days of completion, and cost estimates for unplanned work within five business days.
The period of performance consists of a 12-month base period with four optional 12-month renewal periods and a possible 6-month extension, extending through March 25, 2032. The contractor furnishes all personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, and materials; the government furnishes the laboratory facility and equipment. Travel for preventive maintenance and parts/labor costs for repairs require not-to-exceed pricing and Contracting Officer Representative approval before work commences. This acquisition is classified under NAICS 811210 (Small Business Size Standard $34 million) and PSC J066, conducted under simplified acquisition procedures with no set-aside.
Notice text
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in Fort Detrick, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW RFO 12.102(a)) with YSI, INC 1725 Brannum LN
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387, as the only responsible source that can provide preventive maintenance and repair services for YSI Laboratory Equipment. This is a Presolicitation notice in accordance with RFO 5.101.
The information provided by YSI INC is the only source that provides DHACA with preventive maintenance and repair services for YSI Laboratory Equipment used at the Defense Centers for Public Health (DCPH) to support the mission of DCPH - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Laboratory (LAB). These instruments are highly complex optimized instruments to test animal tissue samples for pathological evaluation.
The DCPH-A, Laboratory Sciences (LS) Directorate equipment maintenance services for YSI instruments ensure they are kept operable in accordance with manufacturer specifications and that the instruments perform in accordance with DCPH-A quality performance standards. These instruments require Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) trained service technicians with demonstrated technical competence.
This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811210 with a Small Business Size Standard of $34,000,000. This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, any parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same service. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable subscription can be provided by YSI INC .
Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Alicia Maldonado Torres at alicia.maldonadotorres.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 12:00 P.M. EST on 22 June 2026. No phone calls will be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A02. PWS.pdf |
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