Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer with a Thermal Desorption-Based Ambient Ionization Source

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Contracting Office Address

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),

Acquisition Management Division,

100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1640,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response.

This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for conducting a follow-on acquisition. NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information. NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the information paper.

NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME.

Requirement

The Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group (STCAG) of the Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) of the Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML) has significant research efforts in the fields of analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry, targeting the forensic science, public health, and homeland security communities. These efforts revolve around the chemical classification, identification, and characterization of relevant compounds, including drugs, metabolites, and explosives.

A major component of these efforts is the Rapid Drug Analysis and Research (RaDAR) program. The RaDAR program provides comprehensive, near real-time analysis of drug residues collected from public safety and public health entities across the U.S. Over the last 12 months the RaDAR program has grown significantly and has begun to couple non-targeted qualitative analysis with quantitative analyses using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). It has also expanded to include an effort to provide laboratory-grade measurements to community partners at point of need via a mobile testing laboratory.

NIST is seeking information on vendors who can provide the following.

• A liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system with a thermal desorption-based ambient ionization source and all necessary accessories capable of providing quantitative analysis in a mobile testing laboratory environment.


• A benchtop system that can be mounted on a 30” deep bench.


• System no wider than 30” and weigh no more than 300 pounds (including all accessories).


• Power consumption not exceeding 2500 W


• System must maintain performance in temperatures ranging from 15 ºC to 30 ºC, at humidity ranges from 20 % to 80 % RH.


• System must be equipped with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source and a thermal desorption-based ambient ionization source.


• System must be capable of collecting at least 500 MRM/s, have a scan rate of 20,000 Da/s or faster, and have a dynamic range of 106 or greater.


• All necessary manuals, software, a computer to run the system, training, and a minimum 1-year warranty.

Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the equipment described above. NIST anticipates issuing a Request for Quotation in third quarter and awarding a contract no later than fourth quarter of FY2025.

NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses. The small business size standard associated with the NAICS code for this effort, 334516, is 1000 employees. Please include your company’s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice.

After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. Companies that can provide such services are requested to email a written response describing their abilities to Donald.Graham@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice.

The following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice:

1. Name, Address, Unique Entity ID #, and point of contact information of your company.


2. Any information on the company’s small business certifications, if applicable.


3. Description of your company’s capabilities as they relate to the equipment described in this notice.


4. A description of your company’s previous experience providing the equipment described in this notice.


5. Indication of whether the services described in this notice are currently offered via your company’s GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts, Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), or other existing Government-wide contract vehicles; and, if so, the contract number(s) for those vehicles.


6. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research.

Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages. The responses must be in MS Word format. Pages shall be 8½-inch x 11-inch, using Times New Roman 11 Point Font. Each page shall have adequate margins on each side (at least one inch) of the page. Header/footer information (which does not include any information to be analyzed) may be included in the 1" margin space.

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