Malvern Diffractometer Maintenance Agreement

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division at China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis the following: Malvern Diffractometer Maintenance Agreement w/  options  for 5 years (Qty 1 LOT). This is Manufacture sole source to Malvern Panalytical, Inc, with competition among authorized distributors. Complete details will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at http://sam.gov/ on or about 11/10/2026.  Please respond to Yvonne Stockwell by email at yvonne.c.stockwell.civ@us.navy.mil.

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