Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Sciex
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 130898662
Document Ref. No.: 26-000350
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The purpose of this acquisition is for maintenance and service for the SCIEx QTRAP 6500 instrument at the Clinical Pharmacology Lab (CPL) at that National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).
• Product Service Code: 6515 - Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-000350
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to AB Sciex LLC, located at 1201 Radio Rd, Redwood City, CA 94065, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide maintenance and service to the SCIEx QTRAP 6500 at the National Institutes of Health CPL.
This procurement covers the annual SCIEx FlexPlan service contract with Software Plus coverage for the QTRAP 6500 mass spectrometer. Services include:
One preventive maintenance visit per year
All remedial repair labor, parts, and travel
Guaranteed two-business-day on-site response
Software updates and eligible upgrades
Online and phone-based technical support
Discounts on validation, compliance, and additional licenses
The SCIEx QTRAP 6500 is a proprietary mass spectrometer with hardware and software systems developed by AB SCIEx LLC. Continued optimal performance and regulatory compliance require that service and software support be provided directly by the manufacturer. The FlexPlan includes services tailored to the instrument-s internal components, firmware, and software integration, which are unavailable through third-party vendors.
Additionally, software support, including upgrades to SCIEx OS and troubleshooting of proprietary algorithms is only accessible through the SCIEx Software Plus Plan. Only this plan guarantees uninterrupted access to updated softwar...
Notice ID: 26-000350
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Office: national institutes of health - cc
Product Service Code: 6515 - medical and surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies
NAICS Code: 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: dec 13, 2025
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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