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Maintenance agreement for Thermo TSQ Altis liquid chromatography mass spectrometry system
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The National Institutes of Health, under the Department of Health and Human Services, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price maintenance agreement for a Thermo TSQ Altis liquid chromatography mass spectrometry system to Zef Scientific, Inc., through Solicitation 75N98026Q00334. This procurement is conducted under FAR 6.302-1 as a sole-source justification, due to the specialized nature of the instrument requiring manufacturer-specific expertise and support that only this vendor can provide. The service encompasses unlimited repair visits, all necessary replacement parts, full labor coverage, one annual preventive maintenance visit, and a guaranteed on-site response time of 72 hours for service calls, all aimed at ensuring uninterrupted operation of the critical biomedical research equipment located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract is structured as a multi-year maintenance plan to support ongoing federally funded research in diabetes, digestive, kidney, and metabolic disorders, with performance and acceptance occurring at the NIH facility where the instrument is deployed. This action is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, open to eligible small businesses including 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB entities. While the solicitation invites capability statements from qualified small businesses for potential future consideration, the award is directed exclusively to Zef Scientific, Inc., based on its unique ability to service this specific scientific platform. No formal evaluation factors, pricing details, line items, or technical specifications beyond operational requirements are disclosed in the notice, and no packaging, marking, invoicing, or accounting data are specified. The only defined submission requirement is a written capability statement sent via email to david.shen@nih.gov by 7:00 a.m. EDT on May 17, 2026. The procurement does not include contract options, key personnel designations, security clearance mandates, or formal inspection criteria beyond implied performance benchmarks related to system uptime, calibration integrity, and timely service response. The absence of detailed financial, administrative, or compliance data confirms this document serves as a notice of intent rather than a fully executed contract.
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Contract Value
$29,572.46NAICS
Place of Performance
Bethesda, MD, 20892, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Attachment: Notice of Intent
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