Notice of Intent to Sole Source (NOI) Orbitrap Exploris GC/MS system with 60K resolution Thermo Electron North America LLC.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE I. The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77056 in support of Central Arkansas Veterans Heath Care System (CAVHS), intends to solicit and award Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price, Delivery Order under contract 47QSWA21D0055 to one Large Business (LB) source, Thermo Electron North America LLC. Thermo Electron North America LLC. 1400 NORTHPOINT PKWY, STE 10 West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976 The Central Arkansas Veterans Heath care System (CAVHS) has a requirement for a contractor to provide one Orbitrap Exploris GC/MS with 60K resolution and MS/MS capabilities. To include but not limited to:

Item # Description/Part Number Qty 1 Orbitrap Exploris GC with 60K + MSMS - BRE725543 1 2 TriPlus RSH SMART Standard liquid - 1R77010-2001 Â 1 3 Merkur CountKit NA - BRE0017135 Â 1 4 PERFORMANCE KIT - 1R120705-PERF 1 5 PWR CORD C13 TYPE B 125V MAX - 1R96000-98072 1 6 TRACE 1300/1600 PTV INJECTOR MODULE - 19070020 1 7 TRACE 1300/1600 SSL INJECTOR MODULE - 19070010 1 8 3 DAYS GC/GCMS ONSITE SUPPORT - 702-024403 1 9 PV PDU 2xL6-20R,2x6-20R,4x5-15R, NOT EU - C0202-99-00182 1 10 Powervar UPS SPII 6.0kVA, RoHS - C0012-01-00077 1 11 GC/GCMS Start-up Kit TRC1300/1600 - 19050720 Â 1 12 RSH AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGE STATION - 1R77010-1019 1 13 RSH HAND-HELD TERMINAL - 1R77010-1038 1 14 Wiley Registry 2023/NIST 2023 MS Library - B51002722 1 15 SW, COMPOUND DISCOVERER 3.3 SP3 - OPTON-31055 1 16 SW, TRACEFINDER 5.1 SP3 - OPTON-31001 Â 1 17 OIL MIST FILTER w/NW25 ADAPTER/CLAMP - 1R76505-0036 1 18 GC/GCMS PTV ESSENTIALS KIT - 26096-1420PTV-BNDL 1 19 GC/GCMS SSL ESSENTIALS KIT - 26096-1420SSL-BNDL 1 20 Std Options Plan-Trace13x0/16x0 inj - 701-935400 Â 2 21 Std Options Plan-TP RSH Tool Chng Statn - 701-058709 1 22 Ext War-TriPlus RSH SMART Std Lq - 701-059058 Â 1 23 Extended Warranty with PM - Exploris GC MSMS - 701-058845 1 II.

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing6. Size Standard 1000. III. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8.405-6 (b)(1) Limiting sources.

Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government s requirements, and market research indicates other companies similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency s needs. IV. The anticipated award date is May 1, 2025. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price delivery order.

V. Please note that this is not a request for competitive quotes and is being posted for informational purposes only. The government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice. However, interested parties who disagree with this action may submit a letter of interest that demonstrates your firm s technical capability and product. The government reserves the right to verify any request additional documentation submitted. VI.

Interested parties may identify their interests by provide product documentation, literature, salient characteristics and additional communication how product as mentioned in section I of this document meets the government requirement and respond to this notice within fifteen (15) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

Interested parties may identify their interest solely via email to Contracting Officer, Anthony Marion, Anthony.marion2@va.gov no later than April 4, 2025, 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST). When responding to this announcement, respondents should include 36C25625Q0693 Notice of Intent" in the subject line. VII. Late responses may not be accepted. No telephone inquiries will be accepted nor will phone calls be returned. Only emailed responses will be considered.

Information received will be utilized solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is at the sole discretion of the Government.