The EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention announced a sole‑source intent to award a purchase order to Integra Biosciences for a Protective Equipment Maintenance Agreement (EMA) covering EPA‑owned Integra ViaFlo instruments. The EMA includes preventive maintenance, calibration, firmware updates, and on‑site calibration services to ensure instrument reliability. This notice is informational only; no competitive solicitation will be issued.
• Scope: Basic preventive‑maintenance and on‑site calibration for each ViaFlo instrument and its pipetting head.
• Work: Operational safety testing, mechanical/electrical checks, wear inspection, O‑ring replacement, leak testing, calibration, documentation, and optional firmware updates.
• Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC.
• Vendor: Integra Biosciences (sole source).
• Procurement: Sole‑source, NAICS 811412 (Appliance Repair and Maintenance).