The U.S. Navy's Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility is seeking experienced small businesses for a contract to perform annual preventive maintenance and repairs on its advanced laboratory equipment.

The scope of work involves ensuring the seamless operation of two Agilent 7890 GC systems, one Agilent 7697A Headspace autosampler, and one OI Analytical XSDTM 5360 detector. These instruments are critical for providing analytical services to naval vessels and shore-based commands. Selected contractors will be required to provide authorized OEM-approved services, including maintenance, repairs, adjustments, and functional testing. The work also entails providing technical support, consumables, and software updates.

The Navy is specifically interested in hearing from small businesses, including those that are small disadvantaged, women-owned, or certified under the 8(a) program. Eligible businesses should have a strong track record of maintaining and repairing scientific equipment and must be authorized by the OEM to work on the specified instruments.

This is a sources sought notice, and interested parties are invited to submit a response by 3:00 pm HST on August 1, 2024. The contact persons listed are Jodie Tramuto and Evangeline Calaustro, whose emails are provided in the notice.

Businesses interested in responding should provide their organizational details along with a tailored capability statement that showcases their ability to perform the required tasks. It's emphasized that this is a voluntary response and that the government does not incur any financial responsibility for costs associated with the response. The Navy reserves the right to evaluate and select responses at its discretion.