J -- Maintenance Agreement for Spectrometers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a Maintenance Agreement contract for the period of one base plus four option years to Thermo Electron Corporation, 5225 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711 on the following: Spectrometer, GC/MS/MS, S/N 100546 and LC/MS/MS, S/N TQ0305, LC/MS/MS, S/N TQU00306, LC Mpump, S/N 10052679, LC and Autosampler, S/N 10052680. Thermo Finnigan is the original equipment manufacturer and exclusive service corporation for all Thermo Finnigan spectrometers. There is no other company certified to ensure the spectrometer will continue to maintain the original specifications for the Thermo Finnigan system. The procurement shall be processed under the authority of 41 USC253C(1), only one responsible source. This notice of intent is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. No telephone inquiries. See numbered note 22. NOTE: However, FSIS is allowing 15 days response to be considered versus dates noted in note 22.