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USAFSAM/OEA Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

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The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine requires two Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers (ICP-MS) for use at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, with the Air Force Research Laboratory intending to award a sole source purchase order to Agilent Technologies, Inc. under the NAICS code 334516. The sole source justification is based on Agilent being the original equipment manufacturer and the exclusive developer of the required MassHunter software, making it the only vendor capable of fulfilling the technical specifications outlined in the Minimum Requirements Document dated 29 July 2026. This action is authorized under RFO 12.102(a), and while no competitive bidding is currently planned, the government is soliciting capability statements, quotations, or exceptions from other responsible sources to determine whether competition is feasible. All submissions must be emailed to Jason Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Friday, 15 August 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, with the subject line precisely formatted as “Notice of Intent to Award SS – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)”. Attachments must be in .PDF, .doc, .docx, .xls, or .xlsx format only; .zip or .exe files will be filtered out and deleted. Failure to follow these instructions may result in submission non-receipt.

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USAF seeks two Agilent ICP-MS units sole source; submissions due 15 Aug 2026.

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Department Of Defense → FA2396 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl PzleView Agency

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334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USA

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SSJ_Final+-+Redacted.pdf

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Minimum+Requirements+Document+%28MRD%29.pdf

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA2396 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl Pzle
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OfficeWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7541, USA
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This requirement is for two (2) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) in support of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM/OEA)


NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RMZB), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Agilent Technologies, Inc.


In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing the ICP-MS Agilent as they are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole developer of the required MassHunter software. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details.


This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 29 July 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Friday 15 August 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.


Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent to Award SS – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)”. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files).  Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters.  Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB.  If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent.  The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.


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Minimum Requirements Document (MRD)                   


Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted

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