Warranty for Mass Spectrometer

The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/WNU, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the acquisition of Warranty program for LSS Staq Lab. The warranty is for Mass Spectrometers used by the lab. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13-106-1(b)(1) resulting in a firm fixed price contract. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811219 –Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Small Business Size standard is $22 M.

The proposed source is MA Tech Service, Inc. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within seven (7) business days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: MA Tech Service, Inc. has secured all rights for servicing and manufacturing the spectrometers in addition to their familiarity with servicing our spectrometers within their 1 year purchase original warranty. It is because of the aforementioned market research, that the government has found MA Tech as the only adequate vendor to acquire the subject Warranty from This procurement will be awarded on a sole source basis. This acquisition will not be a small business set aside since two or more small businesses cannot provide this requirement.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for contracts issued after 29 May 2012.  You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website:  www.SAM.gov

Any information should be e-mailed to, ryan.dilworth@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, Thursday 9 September 2021. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1.Contractors must include the following information:

a.  Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

   2. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated  should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

  3. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

 4. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. 

 If this posting specifically references brand name products, offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those specifically referenced.  Responses must address how the alternate product meets the product characteristics specified above.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Spectrometer Warranty” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB.  If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.