LabScape Maintenance Service Plan for Bruker Autoflex Max
Overview
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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 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) intends to issue a sole source contract to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC for a LabScape Maintenance Service Plan for Bruker Autoflex Max. This is a Special Notice under the authority of FAR 12.102(a), as BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC is deemed the sole provider. The service is critical for maintaining an existing Bruker Autoflex Max MALDI-TOF/TOF Mass Spectrometer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Responses from interested organizations are due by June 4, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for an annual service plan to ensure continuous, reliable operation of the Bruker Autoflex Max MALDI-TOF/TOF Mass Spectrometer. Key services include:
- Acknowledging orders and coordinating service scheduling.
- Dispatching a field engineer for on-site service within approximately four weeks.
- Performing preventive maintenance, calibration verification, diagnostic testing, and system adjustments to meet manufacturer specifications.
- Issuing a formal service report detailing instrument condition and maintenance actions.
- Providing remote troubleshooting and additional service visits as required throughout the one-year contract period.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Intent to Sole Source)
- NAICS Code: 811210 (Maintenance, Repair And Rebuilding Of Equipment: Maintenance And Repair Shop Equipment)
- Place of Performance: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), 699
- Period of Performance: One-year service contract beginning upon Purchase Order completion, with service scheduled within days after PO completion and actual service typically within 4 weeks.
- Response Date: June 4, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
- Published Date: June 2, 2026
Set-Aside
This is an intent to sole source to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC; no set-aside designation is applicable for competitive procurement at this stage.
Evaluation
Capabilities and qualifications submitted by interested organizations will be evaluated solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is at its sole discretion.
Additional Notes
- Primary Point of Contact: Sara Jusino-Terry (sara.a.jusino-terry@nasa.gov)
- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
- NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.