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10 August 2026 Update Solicitation/Draft contract added with CLIN structure Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: Brand Name Agilent High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS) Solicitation Number: FA8601-26-Q-0074 Notice Type: Special (RFQ) Issuing Office: AFLCMC/PZIBA Posted Date: August 06, 2026 Response Date: August 20, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Set-Aside: N/A Classification Code (PSC): 6630 NAICS Code: 334516 Small Business Size Standard: 1,100 Employees Description: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/PZIBA), on behalf of the Department of the Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), intends to award a Brand Name Only, firm-fixed-price contract for an Agilent High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the RFO (effective April 17, 2026) and the Revolutionary Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (RDFARS) as of the date of issuance. The Department of the Air Force intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for an Agilent High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS) in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW), on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Schedule of Supplies, place of performance, delivery information, and the full list of applicable provisions and clauses are set forth in the attached SF 1449 and solicitation. Award is subject to the availability of funds. The requirement is for all supplies, labor, and services necessary to procure a new High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS). This is a follow-on acquisition that requires the new HPLC-MS to be fully compatible and interchangeable with the agency's existing Agilent equipment and software. The Government's market research indicates that Agilent products utilize proprietary Mass Hunter software for instrument control and data analysis, and no other manufacturer produces a compatible system that can meet the Government's essential need for a single, integrated platform, thereby avoiding the cost of new training and method redevelopment. In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul, (RFO) 5.101(c)(4)(vii) , the justification for restricting competition is that the proprietary Mass Hunter software is essential to the Government's requirement, and no other brand of analytical laboratory instruments can interface with the existing setup. Therefore, this acquisition is being conducted under the authority of (RFO) 6.103-1 . This is a BRAND NAME ONLY requirement. Only brand name Agilent products will be accepted. "Or Equal" products will NOT be …