Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer- Maintenance
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $25,000 to $250,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- NAICS code
- 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
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- Joshua Holliday joshua.holliday@fda.hhs.gov
- tbd@fda.gov
Forecast details come from HHS's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration is forecasting a small business set-aside contract for maintenance services of a Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer, critical to the Color Certification Branch's analytical processes. The contract is estimated to have a solicitation release on December 1, 2025, with an anticipated award date of February 1, 2026. The maintenance services are essential for performing detailed analyses of color additives, including identifying impurities, characterizing contaminants, and developing quantification methods for trace-level substances.
The specific contract falls under NAICS code 811219 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with key points of contact being Joshua Holliday (joshua.holliday@fda.hhs.gov) from the FDA. While specific budget details are not provided, the contract will support the Color Certification Branch's technical operations by maintaining a sophisticated mass spectrometry system capable of analyzing color additives at parts-per-billion sensitivity. The maintenance will enable continued scientific research and certification processes within the FDA's technical infrastructure.
Forecast text
Maintenance for Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer - the Q-TOF mass spectrometer system is essential to expedite the qualitative identification and quantitative analysis of both the specified and unknown contaminants that are detected in batches of colors submitted for certification. Furthermore, the Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer supports the Color Certification Branch (CCB) by providing the following functions: (1) perform analyses that confirm the identity and level of CFR-specified impurities in color additives submitted for certification, (2) characterize the structure of "unknown" contaminants present in submitted color additives, (3) characterize reference standards synthetized in-house, and (4) develop new methods for quantification of parts per billion impurities in color additives.
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