NAICS Code: 811219 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Thermo Electron North America LLC, 1400 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 10, West Palm Beach, FL 33407, for the acquisition of a 1-yearsupport plan (maintenance service agreement) for a specific Thermo Finnigan Element 2 laboratory instrument. Thermo Electron North America LLC has exclusive copyrights, patents, and/or trade secret ownership; and, therefore, is the only vendor that can satisfy the requirement. In order to ensure correct instrument operation, the circumstance permitting is FAR 13.106(b) (1) "only one source reasonably available". The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist; and, therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Consequently, any response failing to demonstrate the contractor's ability to provide maintenance of the instrument and instead choosing merely to submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may submit written qualification statements, fully explaining their capability, no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. Submit your response to: the U.S. EPA, Attn: Barbara L. Mattison (MC-E105-02), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; by fax to (919)541-4273; or, by e-mail: [email protected]. No telephone or faxed requests will be honored.

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