SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM) SERVICE AGREEMENT
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ06153697Q
- Response Due
- 7/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/14/2007
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) maintenance agreement for the following equipment: (1) Philips XL40 FEG Scanning Electron Microscope (XL40FEGI), (2) Infrared Camera Addition (5244XL), (3) Backscatter Electron System Addition (5235XL), (4) Photomonitor Addition (5238XL), and (5) Turbomolecular Pump (5211). NASA/JSC intends to purchase the preventative service agreement from FEI Company (formerly Philips Electron Optics). The SEM is a Philips XL40 FEG instrument which was manufactured by Philips and has been serviced by Philips since the purchase of this microscope in 1995. The service contract will continue the warranty (through FEI Company) of a great many of the instrument's components and will represent a significant savings to JSC if any of the warranted components have to be replaced. Proper maintenance and rapid troubleshooting require a familiarity with the characteristics of the SEM instrument. Troubleshooting often requires comparing voltages and waveforms of a working instrument with a malfunctioning instrument or actual exchange of modules and components. Only FEI Company has the capability, and an established organization for providing such servicing of this instrument. The established organization includes training service engineers, spare parts inventory, maintenance manuals, access to other working instruments, and years of experience with the instrument. The basic period of performance is for one year and four options for additional annual extensions are anticipated. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. local time on July 19, 2006. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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