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Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Agilent Technologies, Inc. / Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) System

ID: NIST-NOI-24-00785 • Type: Special Notice
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Description

Review attached notice of intent document.

Background
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of 13.106(b)(1), with Agilent Technologies, Inc. for maintenance of Agilent GCMS system. The equipment will be utilized by the Engineering Laboratory (EL), Engineering Laboratory Office at NIST Gaithersburg MD campus. Sole source determination is based on the need to ensure optimal functionality of the NIST owned Agilent Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry system by procuring regular maintenance and as needed repair services.

Work Details
The contract involves the procurement of Agilent Maintenance Services– Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) System. The system consists of an Agilent 8890 GC, 5977B Mass Spectrometer Detector Turbo CI/EI, and a PAL3 Series 2 Auto Sampler.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. has been identified as the only source capable of meeting all of NIST’s needs, for they do not authorize any third party vendors to conduct maintenance, warranty, or service work on any of their products. Service by a third party vendor will void the OEM warranty. Furthermore, Agilent Technologies Inc is the only vendor that services the proprietary software.

Place of Performance
The contract work will be performed at NIST Gaithersburg MD campus.

Overview

Response Deadline
May 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
May 20, 2024, 12:45 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Gaithersburg, MD United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
Experimental
<$250,000 (solicitation indicates Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which in most cases, applies to contracts expected to be less than $250K in value)
On 5/20/24 National Institute of Standards and Technology issued Special Notice NIST-NOI-24-00785 for Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Agilent Technologies, Inc. / Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) System due 5/25/24.
Primary Contact
Name
Marvin Jean   Profile
Phone
None

Documents

Posted documents for Special Notice NIST-NOI-24-00785

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
FPDS Organization Code
1341-1341
Source Organization Code
100109529
Last Updated
June 9, 2024
Last Updated By
marvin.jean@nist.gov
Archive Date
June 9, 2024