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Preventive Maintenance Services for Agilent 1290 LC-MS/MS and 1260 HPLC Instruments

This sources sought notice from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seeks information from qualified vendors for preventive maintenance services on Agilent laboratory instruments. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Office of Acquisition Grants-Denver - OEM Highlight: - Agilent is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for all specified instruments - Products/Services Requested: - Preventive maintenance support for: - Agilent 1290 Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) - Agilent 1260 High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Services must include: - Use of factory-recommended parts - Factory software updates - On-site hardware troubleshooting and repair - Standard response time of 2 to 3 days - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Vendors must be authorized resellers or service providers for Agilent - Experience with the specified Agilent models is required - Services are intended to ensure equipment functionality and maintain data integrity - NAICS code: 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) - This is a sources sought notice for market research; no solicitation is currently available.

Description

The U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the potential need for maintenance support services for a 1290 Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) and a 1260 High performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) instruments to ensure functionality of equipment, and to maintain the integrity of data collected. Technical Requirements shall include the following but not limited to: 1) Experience in servicing the LC-MS/MS and HPLC2) Authorized Reseller Agreement4) All factory only recommended parts5) Factory software updates6) On-site hardware troubleshooting and repair with standard response time of 2 to 3 daysThe result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this source sought is 541990 ¿ All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME.This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the ability to meet this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations shall address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide goods/services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made.Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 5:00 PM EST on April 16, 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to bwilson@usgs.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact Marh "Beth" Wilson at beth_wilson@ios.doi.gov.

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