Protective EMA for the Echo 550 Acoustic Liquid Handler
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- Protective_EMA_for_Echo_550_Acoustic_Liquid_Handler
- Agency
- Not on record
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811412 Appliance Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina has issued a Special Notice of Intent for Sole Source procurement on March 11, 2026. The agency intends to award a contract to Beckman Coulter, Inc. Life Sciences without full and open competition under RFO 6.103-1(b). This procurement seeks a Protective Equipment Maintenance Agreement (EMA) for the Echo 550 Acoustic Liquid Handler, which is classified under NAICS code 811412 (Appliance Repair and Maintenance). The notice is being published for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposals, nor will any solicitation result from this announcement. This approach reflects EPA's determination that the equipment requires specialized maintenance from the original manufacturer to ensure continued operational reliability.
The EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention requires this maintenance agreement to support its Laboratory's critical operations in generating high-throughput assay data on chemical safety and environmental health impacts. The specified services include one annual preventative maintenance visit, unlimited remote support (phone and email), all parts and labor costs, software updates, with initial service response within eight business hours and onsite response within three business days following remote diagnostics. All parts and services include a 90-day warranty from installation. The due date for the notice is March 26, 2026, though this is a notice of intent rather than a solicitation. Interested parties or those with questions should contact Contract Specialist Jeremy Melby via email at melby.jeremy@epa.gov with attachments in PDF, MS Word, or Excel format; telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Notice text
Notice of Intent for Sole Source
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park (RTP) in Durham, North Carolina intends to award, on a sole source basis, to Beckman Coulter, Inc. Life Sciences in accordance with RFO 6.103-1(b) to purchase Protective EMA for the Echo 550 Acoustic Liquid Handler. This procurement is recommended to be processed without full and open competition.
EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Office of Mission Critical Operations, Risk Assessment Support Division’s Laboratory is needing a Protective equipment maintenance agreement (EMA) for the Echo 550 acoustic liquid handler, which is needed to ensure proper equipment performance and reliability. This equipment is vital for high-throughput assay automation to generate data for many aspects of OCSPP’s mission to gain knowledge about chemicals and their associated effects on human health and the environment.
The Beckman Coulter Protective EMA for the Echo 550 acoustic liquid handler shall include:
- One annual preventative maintenance visit.
- Unlimited phone, email, and remote support sessions.
- All parts, site labor, zone charges and per diem charges.
- Software bug fixes for Echo user interface software and applications software.
- The initial service response time is not to exceed (8) business hours.
- The onsite service response time will not exceed (3) business days after all remote diagnostic sessions have been exhausted and both parties agree a service visit is required.
- All parts and services retain a (90) day warranty from the date of installation.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for proposals. This notice of intent is for information purposes only; therefore, no solicitation will result from this announcement.
Submit questions or concerns via email (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Contract Specialist, Jeremy Melby, at melby.jeremy@epa.gov. No telephone calls will be accepted.
The NAICS code for this procurement is: 811412 – Appliance Repair and Maintenance
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent for Sole Source.pdf |
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