Request For Quote - DART-Mass Spectrometer

Request for Quote (RFQ) – 192126VHQFDL00016 DART-Mass Spectrometer

1. Point of Contact: Chris Jackson, 8222 N. Belt Line Road, Irving, Texas 75063

Questions: All questins shall be submitted no later than 1:00 pm, Eastern Time, Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Email quotes to: Christopher.L.Jackson@ice.dhs.gov by 0800, Eastern, September 23, 2026.

Basis for Award:

The Government intends to evaluate quotes in response to this RFQ using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process. Quotes shall be evaluated in order of total price (lowest price first) until a technically acceptable quote is determined. Quotes will be evaluated for acceptability only. A quote shall be determined to be technically acceptable or unacceptable based on the rating definitions in the table below. The technically acceptable quote will then have its price evaluated for reasonableness. All quotes may not be evaluated at the Government’s discretion.

Rating Definitions:

Acceptable

The quotation meets and/or exceed the minimim specifications as listed below.

Unacceptable

The quotation does not meet the minimum specifications as listed below. .

2. Set Aside: None

3. NAICS: 334516 PSC: 6640

4. Description:

The Government would like to purchase a Direct Analysis in Real-Time Mass Spectrometer (DART-MS) that will fulfill the HSI Forensics Laboratory mission to perform rapid, non-destructive mass spectral analyses of inks, toners, dyes, polymers, papers, adhesives, and other materials related to travel, identity, and security documents.The government’s purchase would also include the following: Delivery, Setup/Installation, and Warranty Period of no-less than 1 year.

The DART source must be capable of rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis with no sample preparation of a wide range of polar and nonpolar materials including polymers and polymer additives, fuel additives, drugs and metabolites (either purified or in body fluids or tissues), explosives, foods and beverages,...