Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for a Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography (LC) Instrument

AMENDMENT 1: The purpose of this Amendment is to update the "Background" information provided below to include a paragraph that was inadvertently left out. The incorporated paragraph is in italics under "Background" (see second paragraph). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This ia a Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for a Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography (LC) Instrument BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research to identify alternative sources that (a) are capable of meeting NIST’s minimum requirements for the following commercial products and commercial services and (b) would be interested in competing for that requirement. NIST currently owns two conventional liquid chromatography (LC) instruments that are a discontinued model and will be reaching end of life soon. One is a two-dimensional LC and the second is a one-dimensional LC. Both instruments are fully compatible with the existing Thermo Fisher Orbitrap Fusion LUMOS mass spectrometer and can operate as an integrated system through one computer. The Contractor shall provide a complete system that meets all technical specifications identified below. All items must be new. The 2D-LC instrument shall offer real-time bidirectional control using Chromeleon® chromatography software or single point control through XCalibur with USB connection. The 2D-LC must be compatible with a Thermo Fisher Orbitrap Fusion LUMOS mass spectrometer. The contractor shall provide a 2D-LC system and two years of maintenance after the expiration of the initial warranty of the instrument, to meet the following minimum specifications: a. Two (2) binary pumps Flow range: 0.001–8 mL/min, in 1 ?L/min increments Pressure range: 20–1034 bar, for flow rates below 5 mL/min Flow accuracy: +/- 0.1% Flow precision: