J--Intent to sole source to Waters Corp for a 1 time repair of a Mass Spectrometer.

The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Aberdeen Installation, plans to negotiate a sole-source contract with Waters Corporation for the one-time repair of a Quattro premier mass spectrometer (serial number VAB1092). Waters Corporation is uniquely qualified to perform this repair because they possess the proprietary software necessary to diagnose the problem, and using any other service provider could result in the loss of a valuable warranty. The requirement falls under the North American Industry Classification System code 811310, with a size standard of $7 million. The government invites interested parties to submit responses within five days from the publication date of December 22, 2009, with a deadline for expressions of interest set for 10:00 AM EST on December 28, 2009. Any responses must convincingly demonstrate that competition would benefit the government in this and future procurements. The government maintains full discretion regarding whether or not to pursue competitive procurement based on the responses received. No telephone inquiries will be entertained, and questions should be directed via email to the designated point of contact, Ian Quillman. The contracting office is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, under the Department of Defense’s authority. This action is taken in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, which permits sole-source negotiation when only one responsible source is available to meet the requirement.