Waters FlexCHOICE™ Coverage
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00173-25-Q-1301261121
- Agency
-
Department of the Navy
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), part of the Department of the Navy, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source purchase order to Waters Technologies Corporation for Waters FlexCHOICE Coverage. This is not a competitive solicitation but rather a notice of intent for a non-competitive award under the NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1000 employees. The procurement falls under Federal Supply Code 6630 for Chemical Analysis Instruments and will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures for purchases not exceeding $250,000. The notice explicitly states that no solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored, as only Waters Corporation can satisfy the agency's specific requirements.
The purpose of this sole source award is to procure a 12-month service contract for Waters FlexCHOICE Coverage that will provide service and repair for two specific Waters instruments: a Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry instrument and a Waters Acquity Advanced Polymer Chromatography system. The coverage includes one Performance Maintenance visit for each instrument to ensure peak operational performance. Interested parties have until August 27, 2025, to respond to this notice, but responses must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The Government will consider any information received solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead of the planned sole source award. Any contractors wishing to challenge this sole source determination must demonstrate their capability to meet the specific requirements within the posting timeframe.
Notice text
NRL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to Waters Technologies Corporation dba Waters Corporation.This requirement is for the purchase of Waters FlexCHOICE™ Coverage for the following Waters Instruments:
(1) Waters Xevo G2-XS QTof Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MS) instrument
(1) Waters Acquity Advanced Polymer Chromatography (APC) system.
The Waters s FlexCHOICE™ Coverage is a 12-month service contract that includes the service and repair of the abovementioned instruments as well as (1) Performance Maintenance (PM) visit for each instrument. A PM visit is a proactive maintenance that ensures the instruments are operating at peak performance.
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 with the size standard of 1000 employees
The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6630.
This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.
Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement in accordance with the posted opening and closing dates. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.
Please reference this Notice of Intent number, N00173-25-Q- 1301261121 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.
Closes 8/27/25 8:00 am ET
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