Opportunity
SAM #1232SA26Q1348
Waters H-Class UPLC System Maintenance Service Contract for USDA ARS
Buyer
ARS APD
Posted
August 20, 2026
Respond By
August 28, 2026
Identifier
1232SA26Q1348
NAICS
334516, 811219
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northeast Area, is seeking a maintenance service contract for a Waters H-Class UPLC System equipped with an Acquity QDa Mass Sensitive Detector. - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northeast Area - OEM Highlight: - Waters Technologies Corporation is the sole OEM specified for the equipment and service - Vendors: - Waters Technologies Corporation (single source basis) - Products/Services Requested: - Annual maintenance service contract for Waters H-Class UPLC System with Acquity QDa Mass Sensitive Detector - Service includes: - One scheduled Preventative Maintenance visit per year - Unlimited high priority corrective maintenance visits (rapid response, 75% within 48 business hours) - High priority online and phone support during business hours - Replacement of wear parts and components for solvent management, sample management, UV/Vis detectors, and QDa detector, using genuine Waters parts - Software and firmware updates - Quantities: - One maintenance service per year, for a base year plus four option years (total of five years) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - All maintenance and replacement parts must be genuine Waters components - Service must cover both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance with rapid response times - Contract is intended for single source award, but potential sources may submit quotations - Evaluation Criteria: - Lowest price technically acceptable, with technical acceptability and past performance considered
Description
The Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to award on a single source basis.
Potential sources who believe they can provide the requirement listed are invited to submit a quotation by the response date listed, in accordance with the instructions provided herein. All timely responses to this solicitation will be considered, however, the determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.