Service: Agilent liquid chromatography mass spectr

The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is seeking to award a firm-fixed-price contract for commercial maintenance services under FAR Subpart 12.6 for Agilent liquid chromatography mass spectrometry instrumentation, including a Single Quadrupole System, 1290 Infinity II Multicolumn Thermostat, diode array detector, and quaternary pump. This acquisition is unrestricted and conducted through full and open competition, with no set-aside for small businesses, though the NAICS code 811210 applies with a size standard of $34 million in annual receipts. The solicitation, numbered 75N98026Q00722, is issued as a combined synopsis and solicitation and does not require a separate written document. Offers must be submitted electronically by July 22, 2026, to johnston.jaddua@nih.gov and must include the Unique Entity Identifier, Taxpayer Identification Number, and confirmation of active SAM.gov registration. The contract will cover one base year starting August 3, 2026, with three optional one-year extension periods, all to be performed at 9808 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, with delivery terms as FOB destination. The contractor must provide comprehensive manufacturer-supported preventive and corrective maintenance, software updates, replacement parts, labor, travel, remote support, and system verification in accordance with Agilent’s CrossLab Silver Plus service guidelines. All service activities must result in electronic reports detailing the work performed, system status, corrective actions, and recommendations, which must be submitted for government review and approval. The award will be made based on best value to the government, evaluating price, technical capability, past performance, and delivery schedule without formal weights or adjectival ratings, permitting trade-offs among evaluation factors. The contract includes the standard FAR clauses for commercial items, including 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, and incorporates FAR 52.217-8 for option extension provisions. Payment must be processed through the Invoicing and Payment Platform (IPP), requiring a three-way match and excluding WAWF. The Contracting Officer is Jaddua Johnston, and while a COR and COTR are referenced, no names or contact details are provided in the solicitation. Packaging, preservation, labeling, and bar-coding requirements are not specified, and