Advanced Instruments Services
Overview
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Original Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Advanced Instruments, LLC for an Artel MVS Advanced Care Plus BIO Service Agreement. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. The FBI intends to award a one-year, firm-fixed-price contract with four (4) exercisable option years. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit a capability statement by March 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET.
Scope of Work
The contract covers an Artel MVS Advanced Care Plus BIO Service Agreement for three (3) instruments. This includes:
- Annual calibrator plate recertification
- Preventative maintenance services
- Travel costs
- One-year extended warranty coverage
These services are critical for the FBI Quality Assurance Standards (QAS), which require accredited DNA laboratories to perform checks on instrumentation used for pipetting reagents in DNA sample processing, ensuring accuracy and precision.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price, Commercial Services
- Duration: One-year base + four (4) option years
- NAICS: 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC: 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-Aside: Not applicable (Sole Source)
- Response Due: March 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Published: March 6, 2026
- Place of Performance: Quantico, VA
Sole Source Justification
Advanced Instruments, LLC is the sole manufacturer, marketer, and provider of the Multichannel Verification System (MVS), ArtelWare Software, MVS instruments, consumables, training, MVS Preventative Maintenance (PM) services, and warranty programs for their products. There are no authorized resellers or third-party vendors capable of providing MVS-500 instrument validation services. The on-site PM service includes lamp/bulb replacement, operational qualification, reverification, and release testing for compliance. A written justification for this sole-source determination is available upon request.
Action for Interested Parties
Parties who believe they can meet this requirement may submit a capability statement via email only to Contracting Officer Adelle Bolton at albolton@fbi.gov by the deadline. Responses must include clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, along with the company’s Unique Entity ID (UEID) and business size classification. Information received will be considered solely to determine if a competitive procurement should be conducted. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov with current and accurate information to be eligible for federal contracts.