SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- RECOVERY: Field Emission High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Battelle (DOE Contractor), PNNL Contracts, PO Box 999, Richland, Washington, 99352
- ZIP Code
- 99352
- Solicitation Number
- EMSL_ARRA_1_1
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2009
- Point of Contact
- Susan M Turner,, Phone: 509-375-3810, Gene G Stott,, Phone: 509-375-6800
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.turner@pnl.gov, gene.stott@pnl.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Battelle, Pacific Northwest Division, Management & Operating Contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is requesting information from prospective offers to provide: Field Emission High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope A new generation high resolution transmission electron microscope (TEM) with a configuration optimized (and customized) to enable microscopy and spectroscopy is being planned as a major new capability for the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), a national US Department of Energy (DOE) User Facility located at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This instrument will be designed to allow microscopy and spectroscopy measurements relevant to catalytic and geochemical studies of importance to energy and environmental applications. Because EMSL is a user facility, we are looking for ease of operation, friendly for user training and operation, high instrument durability and excellent instrument service. The system envisioned is a high resolution electron microscope that should be able to provide the following capabilities: (1) High resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging (2) high spatial resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging (3) High energy resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) (4) Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system (5) Image acquisition and recording systems To answer important questions about the interfacial and defect control of catalytic reactions and the chemical nature of nanoparticles, the microscope shall be equipped with an electron beam with low energy spread and high resolution electron energy loss detector. This will allow detailed chemical information to be obtained with an energy resolution of about 0.3 eV to 0.8 eV or better in electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). To obtain important information about the role of interface and particle structure on chemical reactivity, the microscope will need to have a point to point resolution better than 1.9 Angstrom (0.19 nm) for TEM imaging and a resolution of better than 1.0 Angstrom (0.1 nm) for STEM bright and dark field imaging. To achieve the STEM resolution, the microscope will need to have an aberration corrector for the STEM probe forming lens (Cs-probe corrector). Gatan image filter (GIF) should be incorporated to energy filtered imaging technique and an energy dispersive x-ray detector system should be incorporated for chemical composition analysis. Interested firms shall also provide information in the following areas as available: 1) A description of current experience, knowledge and capabilities directly applicable to the performance of the scope identified. 2) Brochures providing descriptions of equipment, maintenance and standard warranty, along with a current published commercial pricelist. This Request for Information (RFI) is part of a market research effort that will best address PNNL's needs. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Battelle does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI. Please provide your expression of interest to the attention of the points of contact listed above. If you have questions or need additional information, they must also be submitted in writing to the points of contact.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Richland, Washington, United States
- Record
- SN01789281-W 20090411/090409215616-adedc8fa96f265fd3b0ef1c2d11617a1 (fbodaily.com)
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