Sciex mass spectrometer maintenance, repairs and software updates/support
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 141013-25-0100
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Redwood City, California, United States
- Points of contact
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- Michelle Walton michelle.walton@noaa.gov (757) 605-7411
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with AB SCIEX LLC of Redwood City, California for preventative maintenance, repair services, and software updates/support on SCIEX mass spectrometers. The procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) by NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk, specifically for the National Ocean Service (NOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Hollings Marine Laboratory. The contract covers maintenance and support services for SCIEX QTRAP5500+ and Triple5500 mass spectrometers. This Special Notice serves as a notice of intent to proceed with sole source procurement rather than a competitive solicitation. The contract falls under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and PSC code J066 for maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.
NOAA's sole source determination is based on AB SCIEX being the exclusive provider of certified maintenance, repair services, and software support for their mass spectrometers, with no authorized partners or third-party service providers certified to perform these services in the United States. The agency emphasizes that only current SCIEX-employed technicians possess valid SCIEX certifications, and former employees do not retain these certifications after leaving the company. AB SCIEX also maintains proprietary control over instrument software and is the sole source for OEM replacement parts. While this is not a competitive solicitation, firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation within 15 days of publication (by July 25, 2025) to demonstrate their capabilities. The government will evaluate such responses solely to determine whether competitive procurement is feasible, though the final decision to proceed with sole source procurement remains at the government's discretion, and oral communications are not acceptable.
Notice text
***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERIVCE (NOS) NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE (NCCOS) HOLLINGS MARINE LABORATORY INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH AB SCIEX LLC OUT OF REDWOOD CITY, CA FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR SERVICE AND SOFTWARE UPDATES/SUPPORT ON SCIEX MASS SPECTROMETERS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT AB SCIEX IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR SERVICES AND SOFTWARE UPDATES/SUPPORT ON SCIEX QTRAP5500+ AND TRIPLE5500 MASS SPECTROMETERS. AB SCIEX DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS WHO CAN PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR SERVICES AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT ON THEIR MASS SPECTROMETERS.
ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SCIEX HAVE SCIEX CERTIFICATION. PREVIOUSLY TRAINED EX-EMPLOYEES OF SCIEX DO NOT CARRY SCIEX CERTIFICATIONS ON SCIEX INSTRUMENTATION, AND SCIEX DOES NOT CERTIFY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SERVICE SCIEX INSTRUMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
IF NON-SCIEX-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL PROVIDE SERVICE ON SCIEX INSTRUMENTATION, SCIEX REQUIRES RECERTIFICATION BY SCIEX TRAINED TECHNICIANS IN ODER TO RE-ESTABLISH SCIEX SERVICE CONTRACTS TO COVER THE INSTRUMENTATION.
THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS SCIEX INSTRUMENTS IS PROPRIETARY AND COPYRIGHTED TO AB SCIEX AND NO OTHER COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL SOFTWARE UPDATES AND SUPPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, AB SCIEX IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR SCIEX INSTRUMENTS.
***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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