# Aqueous size-exclusion chromatography with triple-detection – Combined Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to Sole Source

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- Solicitation number: NIST-AMD-SS25-03BRB
- Notice type: Justification (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Waters Technologies Corporation
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: June 18, 2025
- Last posted: September 2, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ad8c11809ee4e86b1fa29d7d9d3242f/view

## Description

This is a combined sources sought and notice of intent to sole source. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from sources that may be capable of delivering an aqueous size-exclusion chromatography instrument for absolute molar mass characterization See attached combined sources sought and notice of intent to sole source.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Waters Technologies Corporation (UEI JFT8BGF7FKV6)
- Contract: 1333ND25PNB640424, purchase order
- Obligated: $638,685.66
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND25PNB640424 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND25PNB640424_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 18, 2025: Special notice, due June 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice e8cda41f403c47e68279a7c538399a58. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e8cda41f403c47e68279a7c538399a58/view
- September 2, 2025: Justification. Notice 0ad8c11809ee4e86b1fa29d7d9d3242f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ad8c11809ee4e86b1fa29d7d9d3242f/view

## Points of contact

- Brandon Butler, brandon.butler@nist.gov
- Julie Morris, julie.morris@nist.gov, 3034976504

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