36 -- maint agreement

The United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory, under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, plans to award a sole-source purchase order to Beckman Coulter in Fullerton, California. This contract is for an annual service agreement covering the CEQ8000 Genetic Analysis System, with a base year and two option years included. While this notice is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, interested parties can submit descriptive literature detailing their capabilities, which the agency may consider. However, any decision to open competition remains at the government’s discretion. The award will be made promptly after the notice response deadline and will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 guidelines. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 115210, indicating its connection to support services for agriculture. The contracting officer responsible for this acquisition is Sarah E Schauf, who can be contacted for further details. This contract exemplifies a non-competitive procurement aimed at securing continued maintenance support for critical genetic analysis equipment used by the USDA.