Sole Source: Agilent 1290 UHPLC Service Contract

NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) HOLLINGA MARINE LABORATORY, NEGOTIATED, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 12.102(A), WITH AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC OUT OF WILMINGTON, DE TO PROVIDE AGILENT REPAIR AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF THREE AGILENT 1290 INFINITY II UHPLC SYSTEMS.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT FOR UNLIMITED REPAIR SERVICES AND ONE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) ON EACH OF THE THREE AGILENT INFINITY II 1290 ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (UHPLC) SYSTEMS.

THESE THREE INSTRUMENTS ARE VITAL TO THE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FOR A VARIETY OF HARMFUL ALGAL TOXINS.

HAVING THESE INSTRUMENTS OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF ANALYSES SUPPORTING THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MONITORING AND REFERENCE BRANCH.

A SERVICE AGREEMENT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION AND INTEGRITY OF THE EQUIPMENT.

THE SERVICE AGREEMENT ASSURES THAT THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE REGULARLY SERVICED (E.G., REPLACEMENT OF CONSUMABLES DURING PM) BY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS REPRESENTING THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER.