Anton Paar Novatouch LX4 preventative maintenance services

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) intends to issue an award on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)) to Anton Paar USA, Inc., 10215 Timber Ridge Dr, Ashland, VA 23005-8135 for the preventative maintenance service of Novatouch LX4 instrumentation. Novatouch LX4 is used to rapidly identify sample surface area and pore size. This information is used for characterization and remediation to meet customer needs.

This is a patented instrument and only a certified company capable of support, maintenance, or upgrades to ensure manufacturing specifications are maintained is required. The contractor must have the capabilities to provide all labor costs, replacement of normal wear parts, electrical and mechanical functional checks and adjustments, check of outer conditions and provide maintenance records to perform services. The contractor must provide performance verification, a leak check, and calibrations.

Services shall include, but are not limited to, preventative maintenance, service and repair for any system malfunction. All repair and replacement parts shall be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) repair/replacement parts. Any exceptions to the use of OEM replacement parts must be authorized on a case-by-case basis or designated representative.

The Contractor must comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Federal Law, Mississippi State Law (s), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Army and installation regulations. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same or similar supply. All capability statements received by the closing date of this publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.

A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to Shinita.M.Jordan@usace.army.mil and Sonia.j.boyd@usace.army.mil. Statements are due by 3:00pm Central Time, Thursday, 29 August 2024. No phone calls will be accepted.