Service Contract for Laboratory Instruments

Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Thermo Electron North America, LLC, 1400 Northpoint Pkwy Ste 50 West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976, as they are the sole source for these types of services pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l ) and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Service agreement for the following equipment:

Serial No. 14061966, Detector Compartment, Dual Temperature Z, Essential Plan - Ion Chrom
Serial No. 14071827, Single Pump, Analytical Quaternary, Essential Plan - Ion Chrom
Serial No. 14061339, AS-AP Autosampler with Temperature cont, Essential Plan - Ion Chrom
Serial No. 8107312, UltiMate 3000 DAD-3000RS Rapid Separatio, UNITY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PLAN -
CHROM -LC

Base Year: 09/23/2021- 09/22/2022

lkOption Year 1: 09/22/2022-09/21/2023
Option Year 2: 09/21/2023-09/20/2024

UNITY LAB SERVICES ESSENTIAL SERVICE PLAN ~ ION CHROMATOGRAPHY
Plan Features:
~ Field Service Engineer labor, travel, and parts required for Corrective Maintenance visits with a
targeted responsetime of 3 business days
~ Priority status for technical support inquiries with a targeted immediate response time. A certified
service engineer
will conduct diagnosis and Corrective Maintenance procedures using the latest digital remote support
tools
~ One (1) scheduled annual Preventive Maintenance visit (a standard PM kit is included)
~ Discount on additional Preventive Maintenance
~ Instrument Requalification (RQ) in conjunction with a scheduled Corrective Maintenance with a
purchase of an
add-on Operational Qualification (OQ)
~ Premium subscription to Unity Lab Services Online Knowledge Base
~ Software and firmware updates upon request and in conjunction with a scheduled Preventive
Maintenance or Corrective Maintenance visit (updates are defined as changes of the existing software version that are
intended toimprove its performance).

Contactor must show documentation from Thermo Electron North America, LLC that they are an authorized service and supplier for the equipment listed.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 23, 2021, using Simplified Acquisition
Procedures. This Notice of lntent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No
solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and
capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on
responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by
2:00 PM central time, September 22, 2021. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a
competitive procurement.