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Description This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: ... Description This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Please note that to qualify as an eligible small business for purposes of a small business set-aside, at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the small business awardee (see FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting). Background The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program, develops new candidate drugs for individuals with rare and neglected diseases. NCATS’ facilitates drug discovery from the basic research lab to the pre-clinical stage, concentrating its efforts on the pre-clinical stage of drug development where researchers develop clinical candidate in preparation for human testing. In doing so, NCATS will help bridge the wide gaps in time and resources that often exist between basic research and clinical testing of new drugs. Project requirements NCATS requires brand-name or equal SCIEX UPLC-API7500 triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system, accessories, installation, and training. The SCIEX Triple Quad™ 7500 LC-MS/MS System – QTRAP® Ready can enable new levels of quantification across a large suite of sample types and workflows. The D Jet™ Ion Guide will expand laboratory capabilities for testing crude and complex samples and determining key analytes that were previously masked by matrices. The OptiFlow® Pro Ion Source incorporates the reliability and efficiency of the legendary Turbo V™ Ion Source. New modularity allows fast interchanges between high flow and low flow and adapts to workflow requirements. Integrated E Lens™ Technology boosts the transition of crucial ions into the system and increases the potential to quantify more low abundance analytes. See attached Small Business Sources Sought for complete requirement information.