Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, Environmental Solutions Division in Ada, Oklahoma, has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source an annual Service Maintenance Agreement for an Ion Chromatography/Autosampler system. This action is intended to award a fixed-price purchase order to a single vendor capable of providing authorized maintenance and repair services exclusively using Thermo Scientific certified technicians and original manufacturer parts. The equipment is located at 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK, and service must be performed by personnel and with components authorized by the manufacturer to ensure continued certification of the instrument; use of third-party providers or non-original parts will void warranties and necessitate recertification at government expense. Interested parties must submit written responses via email to the contracting officer by 9:00 AM Central Time on July 6, 2026, including documentation proving their authorization and certified capability from Thermo Scientific to service this specific equipment. Responses submitted through other means, including telephone, will not be accepted. All submissions must be directed to daggs.pam@epa.gov and may be viewed through FedConnect, the official procurement portal. This is not a solicitation or request for quote, and no formal proposals, pricing, or quotes should be submitted. The notice serves as a pre-solicitation action to validate potential sole source candidates and confirm compliance with manufacturer specifications. The requirement falls under NAICS Code 811210 for industrial and commercial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance. The contracting officer, Pam Daggs, is the point of contact for all inquiries, and only those entities able to demonstrate formal authorization and technical certification from Thermo Scientific will be considered eligible for the resulting sole source award. No evaluation factors, inspection criteria, packaging requirements, or contract administration details are included in this notice, as it is purely an intent announcement to determine viable sole source providers prior to formal contract award.