Repair and Service Contract on Waters Instrument

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in support of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), is seeking repair and service for a Waters Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) instrument used in nutrition research. The procurement includes repairing the instrument by replacing the first quadrupole detector and hardware degassing chip, along with establishing a 12-month service agreement. This is a non-competitive pre-solicitation notice indicating the agency's intent to award directly to Waters Technologies Corporation without full and open competition. The services will be delivered to NIH/NIDDK Building 10, Room 4D52 in Bethesda, Maryland. Interested parties must submit capability statements electronically to jacob.balenson@nih.gov by 5:00 PM EST on September 19, 2025, and must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).

This procurement is not designated as a set-aside and Waters Technologies Corporation has been identified as the intended sole source contractor. The contract will be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures with a threshold not exceeding $250,000. The repair service must be effective within 8 weeks after purchase order award, with a total performance period of one year for the service agreement. The procurement falls under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and PSC code J066 for Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. The specialized nature of the Waters LC/MS/MS instrument and the requirement for manufacturer-specific parts and expertise appears to justify the non-competitive approach to this procurement.