AB Sciex Maintenance Service and Software Plan
ID: NIH-CC-OPC-25-000268Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CCBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

PSC

MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP EQUIPMENT (J049)

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https://sam.gov/opp/1949bcc4290a455bae218756e807d8e1/view
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    The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking qualified contractors to provide maintenance services and a software plan for the AB SCIEX LLC Sciex 7500 QTRAP ready Triple Quad LC-MS/MS system. The procurement aims to ensure continued preventative maintenance and support for critical laboratory instruments used in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, which processes over one million test results annually. Interested parties must submit their responses, including company information and capability statements, by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on November 28, 2024, to Kimala Winfield at kimala.winfield@nih.gov. This opportunity is categorized under NAICS code 811210, and all interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

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    Kimala Winfield
    (301) 496-7015
    kimala.winfield@nih.gov
    Malinda Dehner
    (301) 594-6320
    dehnerm@cc.nih.gov
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