# Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatograph System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24824q1232

- Solicitation number: 36C24824Q1232
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Thermo Electron North America LLC
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 248-Network Contract Office 8 (36C248)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Sarasota, Florida
- County: Manatee County (FIPS 12081). https://abierto.us/counties/manatee-county-fl-12081
- First posted: July 3, 2024
- Last posted: July 3, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f125195c1e8640e687a248b3c80406ed/view

## Description

STATEMENT OF NEED Vanquish Horizon/Flex Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatograph GENERAL: James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Research and Development Services, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612. Thermo Scientific Vanquish Horizon/Flex Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatograph system (UPLC). This Brand Name Only requirement for the Thermo-Fisher Vanquish UPLC will be used for lipidomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and stable isotope tracing to identify new treatments for Alzheimer s disease.

**BACKGROUND:** The Roskamp Institute, mass spectrometry team conducts research in neurological illnesses including Alzheimer s disease (AD) for its prevention and treatment in veterans carrying the genetic risk factor APOE 4 (involved in lipid transport) as they represent an at-risk population for AD especially after having sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury and/or developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to stroke and other neuroglial diseases are highly prevalent in the Veteran population.

**PURPOSE:** The equipment will enhance the ability of the researcher to increase the number of samples that can be processed at once through its ability to deliver optimal chromatographic separation of the lipid analytes at ultrahigh speed. The Thermo Scientific Vanquish Horizon/Flex UPLC pumps allow for precise flow which reduces retention time drift which is important for lipidomics experiments.

**SCOPE:** James A. Haley is requesting the Vanquish Horizon/Flex UHPLC (Brand Name Only) to preform lipidomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and stable isotope analysis via mass spectrometry.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Thermo Electron North America LLC (UEI CMBPHDRMCS51)
- Contract: 36C24824P2126, purchase order
- Obligated: $48,956.44
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24824Q1232 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C248 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24824P2126_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 3, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice f125195c1e8640e687a248b3c80406ed. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f125195c1e8640e687a248b3c80406ed/view

## Points of contact

- Quentin Ford, Contract Specialist, Quentin.Ford@va.gov, 813-861-5858

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