Notice of Intent to Award on a Sole Source Basis - 1232SA26SS1163219 - USDA-ARS-PWA UltraFlex Service Agreement Albany CA
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q0184
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Albany, California 94710, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has issued a Notice of Intent to Award on a sole source basis for a maintenance agreement for laboratory equipment at its Albany, California facility. The procurement, identified as 1232SA26SS1163219, involves a Firm Fixed Price purchase order for maintenance services on an ultrafleXtreeme analytical instrument manufactured by Bruker Scientific LLC. This special notice is issued under FAR Part 12 for the acquisition of commercial products and services and is informational in nature, not a formal request for proposals. The notice was posted on March 12, 2026, and falls under NAICS code 335416 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a PSC category of J066 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment).
The primary objective of this notice is to inform potential sources that the government intends to award the contract to Bruker Scientific LLC as the original equipment manufacturer and to provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit substantiating documentation demonstrating their capability to provide equivalent services. Responses must be submitted in writing within seven calendar days of the notice posting (by March 19, 2026) to the identified point of contact; telephone calls will not be accepted. The agreement is estimated to run from April 1, 2026, through March 21, 2030, covering preventive and corrective maintenance for the specified laboratory instrument. While no formal solicitation will be issued, the government reserves the sole discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received. Interested contractors must understand that submission of substantiating documentation does not guarantee contract award or competitive consideration.
Notice text
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This procurement will be processed pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. No solicitation will be issued.
Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses are to be received within seven (7) calendar days of this notice. No telephone calls are being accepted.
The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Pacific West Area, intends to award on a single source basis. Purchase order type will be a Firm Fixed Price awarded to Bruker Scientific LLC. This is for a maintenance agreement from the OEM for the ultrafleXtreeme - 827660100678. NAICS Code is 335416. Period of Performance is estimated to be 4/1/2026 through 3/21/2030.
Award is in accordance FAR 12.201-1.
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