SOLE SOURCE - Annual Maintenance & Repair of Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer

The City of Salem, located in Marion County, Oregon, is pursuing a sole source procurement for the annual maintenance and repair of an Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer. The procurement is specifically targeting Agilent Technologies, Inc. of Wilmington, DE as the sole provider for this specialized scientific equipment maintenance service. The contract is structured for a four-year duration, with an annual contract value of $21,396. The procurement notice was officially posted on February 21, 2023, with a response deadline of February 27, 2023, and an anticipated award date of February 28, 2023. Key procurement requirements include comprehensive maintenance and repair services for the complex scientific instrument, with specific focus on ensuring the continued operational integrity of the Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer. Potential vendors or interested parties have the opportunity to protest the sole source designation, which requires submission of a protest within seven days of the initial public notice, accompanied by a $500 certified or cashier's check to cover processing costs.

The procurement appears to be a non-competitive sole source procurement, which typically limits participation to the specified vendor, in this case Agilent Technologies. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly noted in the documentation. The contract is focused on maintaining existing scientific infrastructure, suggesting that the current technology requires specialized, manufacturer-specific maintenance. The total four-year contract value is estimated at $85,584 ($21,396 annually), representing a targeted, specialized service contract for maintaining critical scientific measurement equipment. The procurement is specifically for the City of Salem and appears to be focused on ensuring continuous, high-quality maintenance of a specialized scientific instrument used likely for environmental, research, or diagnostic purposes. The sole source designation indicates that Agilent Technologies is considered the only qualified vendor capable of providing the required maintenance and repair services for this specific Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer.