This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), located at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. This notice is for the procurement of two of their Sciex QTrap 4500 Mass Spectrometer/Shimadzu Nexera 40CX3 Series Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph Systems. The Sole Source vendor is AB Sciex.

The Sciex QTrap 4500 mass spectrometer/Shimadzu Nexera 40CX3 Series ultra-high performance liquid chromatograph system will be used for research, method development, and production work in forensic drug testing. The LC system must be capable of providing pulse-free solvent delivery. The system must contain an oven-controlled column compartment which allows for analytical separation to occur. The MS system must be capable of low-level detection, fast analysis time, and data processing. The technology requires high level technical expertise to provide on-site system familiarization and support to AFMES staff.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 and PSC 6640.

This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government.

All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Brian Miller at brian.d.miller1.civ@health.mil.

Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above email address listed above no later than date and time listed in this Notice of Intent to Sole Source.