USAFA LCMS Accessory Equipment

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA700025Q0116
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The United States Air Force Academy Department of Biology seeks to procure a gas generator system and associated equipment benches to support an existing Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) system for environmental sample analysis. The procurement specifically requires a self-contained compressor gas generator system (SCIEX part #5303449) capable of providing both nitrogen and air for a SCIEX 5500 LCMS System, along with an MS instrument bench (SCIEX part #5303777) with integrated vacuum pump enclosure. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis, with evaluation conducted according to the criteria outlined on page 35 of the solicitation document. Offerors must pay particular attention to the Instructions, Conditions, and Notices starting on page 33, and must complete the required Buy American Certificate demonstrating compliance with DFARS provisions regarding domestic content and qualifying country end products. The quote submission deadline is August 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM, allowing potential contractors a brief 13-day response period.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, though the initial solicitation document indicates it was originally structured for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the available documentation. The contract includes two line items with delivery required within 120 calendar days from the date of award, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation materials. Performance will occur at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the specialized laboratory equipment will support the Department of Biology's quantitative analysis capabilities. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC category 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

Notice text

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Dean of Faculty Department of Biology (DF/DFB) has a requirement for a gas generator system and associated equipment benches to support an existing Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) system. The DFB requires a self-contained compressor gas generator system capable of providing both nitrogen and air to support the existing LC-MS system. This system will be utilized for quantitative analysis of environmental samples within the Department of Biology.

See attached solicitation FA700025Q0116. Pay particular attention to the requirements within the Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters (starting on page 33), the Evaluation Factors for Award (on page 35), and the Buy American Certificate (Attachment 1). 

Files

File Type Posted
Solicitation - FA700025Q0116.pdf PDF
Attachment 1 - Buy American Certificate.pdf PDF

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