Opportunity: Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Bruker AXS, LLC., for the Bruker AXZ Mainten

Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Bruker AXS, LLC., for the Bruker AXZ Maintenance Agreement for the Bruker G8 Galileo ONH Thermal Desorption Mass Spectroscopy (TDMS) unit for a Period of Performance 08/15/2025 - 08/14/2028. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Bruker AXS, LLC for Bruker AXZ Maintenance Agreement for the Bruker G8 Galileo ONH Thermal Desorption Mass Spectroscopy (TDMS) unit for a Period of Performance 08/15/2025 – 08/14/2026 because Bruker AXS, LLC is the only known vendor that can provide the specific maintenance to this equipment. Bruker has propriety information on their systems designs, service procedures, attachments and calibration methods. Using a different vendor would cause equipment malfunctions and possible safety issues, inaccurate research data, and could void the warranty. This is considered a sole source to Bruker AXS LLC because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge and based on market research conducted Bruker, AXZ LLC. is the only known source in the United States that can provide this type of service. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy the requirement need of NETL’s maintenance agreement for the Bruker G8 Galileo ONH TDMS. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 13:00 PM on 07/28/2025. Responses must be submitted in writing to Shannon.Lynch@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.