Perform maintenance on Lab Equipment

1. Sole Source Justification 2. Authority FAR6.302-1 3. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Technology and Science Division (GIPSA TSD) Kansas City, Mo intends on awarding a sole source purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC, 1400 Northpoint Pkwy, STE 50, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976. Thermo Electron North America and Thermo Fisher Scientific are the only source known to build, service, repair and provide maintenance for the TSQ Quantum XLS and GC.MS/ MS maintenance as follows: 4. The purpose of this contract is to provide the laboratory with maintenance and repair coverage of the above mentioned instrumentation for ensuring minimization of downtime, effective methods development, and delivery of services regarding pesticide residue analysis. • Coverage two GC/MS/MS systems provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific including the following components. o GC/MS/MS System #1  TSQ Quantum XLS mass spectromter (S/N TQU02634)  Trace GC gas chromatograph (S/N 620100485)  ALS3000 autosampler (S/N 420102110)  Personal computer (S/N HS99WL1 for instrument control and data acquisition)  Xcalibur software  QuanLab Forms software o GC/MS/MS System #2  TSQ Quantum XLS mass spectromter (S/N TQU02838)  Trace GC gas chromatograph (S/N 620100232)  ALS3000 autosampler (S/N 420102066)  Personal computer (S/N 8XGVJM1 for instrument control and data acquisition)  Xcalibur software  QuanLab Forms software • At least one preventative maintenance visit per year for each system • Unlimited telephone technical support • Unlimited number of on-site service visits with a maximum 72-hour response • Service engineer travel and labor • Priority status for technical support with responses within 2 hours • Factory-certified replacement parts • Software updates and notifications 5. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the sole manufacture of this instrument and software. They are the only company certified to provide support, maintenance and upgrade services to ensure that instrumentation, sampling accessories and software will continue to perform according to original manufacturing specs. Thermo Fisher Scientific Trained and certified Field Service Engineers (FSEs) and Technical Support Representatives are available to service and offer support for this instrument. 6. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. Number note 22 applies. Any inquires for this acquisition must be submitted in writing to the attention of Leigh Eberhart at [email protected] . The NACIS Code for this acquisition is 334516 with a size standard of 500 people.