***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC LOCATED AT WEST PALM BEACH, FL TO PROVIDE THE THERMO SCIENTIFIC DELTA V ADVANTAGE ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETER (IRMS) AND CONFLO IV INTERFACE.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE THERMO SCIENTIFIC DELTA V ADVANTAGE ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETER (IRMS) AND CONFLO IV INTERFACE IS THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC’S INSTRUMENT. THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC IS PART OF THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC.

“The Auke Bay Laboratories Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment (RECA) program requires a Thermo Scientific IRMS to interface with existing equipment. The RECA chemistry lab currently uses a Thermo Trace GC, lsolink II, and FlashSmart EA for stable isotope analysis of samples. We have a large stock of parts which are specific to these instruments and acquiring a Thermo IRMS will allow interchangeability of parts, streamlining maintenanCe and lowering operating costs and stocks. Additionally, only the Thermo Delta V Advantage can interface fully with the above described equipment and utilize all software control features inherent in the system, such as optimized dynamic helium dilution for variable sample sizes, control of reference gas delivery, and synchronization with GC-lsolink sample delivery

ThermoFisher is the is the sole manufacturer, vendor, and distributor of the required Delta V Advantage Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS).”

DELIVER BY 09/30/2023

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