Bruker Elio Service Support Agreement

This is a public notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 – Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. The Library of Congress, Contracts and Grants Directorate, intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to Bruker AXS LLC (5465 E. Cheryl Pkwy. Madison, WI 53711).

The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the Contractor’s facilities as well as on the premises of the Library of Congress, and any associated deliveries shall be made to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

The period of performance of the intended contract shall run for 12 months with two (2) additional option years and is value at an estimated amount below the simplified acquisition threshold but above the public notice threshold (defined as greater than $15,000 but less than $250,000) for the entire period of performance. The attached Statement of Work includes further details.

This announcement constitutes the only public notice, proposals are not being requested from other parties, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This public notice accomplishes the following:

1. Notice of the Library’s intent to sole source to Bruker AXS LCC;

2. Synopsizing the requirements in accordance with the FAR; and 3. Publicly posting the approved Justification and Approval (J&A) to the public in advance of the contract award. As a result of this, a second posting of the J&A is not required after the award has been made, as the public posting of the J&A is being accomplished via this public notice. In addition, a second award notice shall not be issued, as the total award value is synopsized to its maximum possible potential in this notice. The following attachments are included in this notice:

Attachment 1:

Statement of Work Attachment 2: Sole Source Justification – Redacted for Public Posting No further notices shall be pursued at this time regarding this contracting action.