SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF AN INVERTED METALLURGICAL MICROSCOPE
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK09292355Q
- Response Due
- 5/22/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2010
- Point of Contact
- Tyrone J Frey, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-9162, Fax 321-867-2042
- E-Mail Address
-
Tyrone J Frey
(tyrone.j.frey@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/KSC has a requirement for 1 Inverted Metallurgical Microscope(Ziess AxioObserver Z1m) manufactured by Carl Ziess Microimaging.NASA/KSC intends to purchase the items from Carl Ziess Microimaging, One Ziess Drive,Thornwood, NY 10594. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) only one source meets NASAsrequirements for the following reason: The procurement replaces an existing 10 year oldinverted metallurgical microscope. Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc. is the originalequipment manufacturer of the current inverted metallurgical microscope currently in use.Interchangeable parts from the current microscope as well as the current on-handinventory of previously purchased Zeiss lenses can be used in conjunction with the newmicroscope to reduce the overall cost of the system. Market research utilizing theinternet and discussions with other vendors indicate that another system cannot bepurchased with the same functionality for a comparable price.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:30 p.m. local timeon 22 May 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (12-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Record
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