Notice of Intent to Sole Source a Thermo Orbitrap Fusion Lumos and Thermo RSLCnano UPLC Maintenance Agreement

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC (Unity Labs) for annual maintenance services on a Thermo Orbitrap Fusion Lumos mass spectrometer and an attached Thermo RSLCnano UPLC system. The agency states Thermo is the only vendor capable of providing required service and proprietary parts/training, and is conducting the procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b) and sole-source authorities. The anticipated period of performance is January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, and interested vendors were invited to submit responses by December 24, 2025 (responses considered within 15 days of the notice).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a sole-source firm fixed price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC (Unity Labs service branch) for annual maintenance of a Thermo Orbitrap Fusion Lumos mass spectrometer and a Thermo RSLCnano UPLC system. The government cites proprietary parts, exclusive manufacturer training, and service access as the basis for the sole-source determination and anticipates performance from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Interested vendors were invited to identify interest or submit quotations; responses were to be emailed to the contracting officer (qfa5@cdc.gov) and the opportunity’s official posting is on SAM.gov.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) issued a Special Notice (N0017326Q1301284136) announcing its intent to award a sole-source purchase order to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The procurement includes several line items (3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing; Astrobiology; Soft Robotics; The CRISPR Journal) to support NRL research and will be performed at the vendor’s location. The notice was posted on 2025-12-10 and is open on SAM.gov with a response deadline of 2025-12-12 08:00 EST.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Notice of Intent to award a sole source firm fixed purchase order to American Safe Air for annual preventative maintenance services for the Negative Pressure Mail Suite (NPMS) at the DEA Warehouse in Springfield, VA. The notice invites interested parties to submit written responses demonstrating capability to provide equivalent quarterly maintenance services by the response deadline, as the DEA is seeking potential alternative providers prior to a final award decision. The procurement will be executed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures with an ALL OR NONE/BRAND NAME ONLY approach and may require DEA security vetting for contractor personnel.