J--Notice of Intent to Sole Source the renewal of the Thermo Electron Maintenance
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ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORYMORGANTOWN, WV, 26507, USA

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MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (J066)

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    Special Notice ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Notice of Intent to Sole Source the renewal of the Thermo Electron Maintenance Agreement for the NETL Dionex Ion Chromatography Instrument System. The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Thermo Electron to purchase a Maintenance Agreement for the NETL Dionex Ion Chromatography Instrument System. This is considered a sole source to Thermo Electron as they are the original equipment manufacturer of the instrument covered by the maintenance agreement and exact replacement parts must be utilized to continue reliable operation of the manufacturer’s unit. Thermo Electron is the only authorized service provider for Thermo Electron equipment. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.

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    Parks, Rebekah L.
    (304) 285-4179
    Rebekah.Parks@netl.doe.gov
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