Notice of intent to sole source to Malvern

Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to negotiate a sole-source annual preventive-maintenance contract with Malvern, Inc. for an existing Malvern Panalytical Epsilon 1 X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer. The work includes routine preventive maintenance and on-site repairs by Malvern-certified field service engineers for equipment used by NIST’s Engineering Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This active sources-sought notice is not itself a solicitation, and interested parties must submit written capability information by August 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.