Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Single Source to Thermo Electron
Deadline: 14 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 28 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146050613
Document Ref. No.: 26-421
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT
In compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations coupled with the provisions set forth by FAR Subpart 5.101(a)(1), this Notice is hereby published to inform of the following:The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authorities provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with Thermo Electron North America LLC
The requirement is to procure the following: The objective of this contract is to secure a three-year (Base plus two Option Years) technical support and maintenance agreement for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Delta V Advantage IRMS. The contractor shall provide all necessary technical expertise, proprietary diagnostics, and hardware support required to sustain the instrument-s performance at OEM-specified levels of precision and accuracy.
The scope of this effort includes:
System Optimization: Expert-level calibration of vacuum and voltage parameters.
Operational Continuity: Rapid response corrective repairs and technical troubleshooting to minimize downtime and prevent the loss of irreplaceable research samples.
Risk Management: A direct service pipeline to bypass the administrative and priority tier delays inherent in third-party service models.
Full Lifecycle Support: Provision of all labor, travel, and genuine OEM parts necessary to keep the instrument in peak operational condition for the duration of the performance period.
The agency expects that this contract results in a "zero-lag" service environment, ensuring the ECP can meet all internal and partner research deadlines with high-confidence analytical data.
All work to be performed as described by the manufacturer-s maintenance manuals and technical bulletins and in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).
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Notice ID: 26-421
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: j066 - maint/repair/rebuild of equipment- instruments and laboratory equipment
NAICS Code: 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Inactive Dates: aug 11, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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