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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 07, 2007 FBO #1958
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Axiovert 200 LSM Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope

Notice Date

4/5/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NB854030-7-03590
 

Response Due

4/20/2007
 

Archive Date

4/20/2007
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Polymers Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc., for the purchase of an Axiovert 200 LSM Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. Sole Source determination is based on the following: NIST currently utilizes a Zeiss Axioplan 510 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. The equipment being purchased will enable NIST to utilize existing components, such as optics, lasers, software, and stage drivers. The required equipment must be 100 percent compatible with the existing microscope. Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc., is the sole manufacturer and distributor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by April 20, 2007, 3:30 p.m. EST. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01266991-W 20070407/070405220448 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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