Service agreement for WL Agilent Triple Quads and Mass Spectrometers with a base plus four option years

The Food Safety and Inspection Service within the Department of Agriculture requires a service agreement for Agilent GCMS Triple Quad systems and mass spectrometers used by the Western Laboratory. These instruments are critical for performing regulatory testing on meat, poultry, egg products, and Siluriformes to detect chemical contaminants such as drugs, pesticides, and environmental pollutants. The testing scope encompasses screening, determinative, and confirmative methods to ensure food safety standards are met. The primary objective of this contract is to secure a maintenance agreement that ensures all instruments are repaired promptly and remain fully operational. Maintaining equipment uptime is essential for sustaining required sample throughput and meeting established turnaround times for test results. The contract is structured as a base period with four option years, categorized under NAICS code 811219, with performance centered in Albany.