SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ION MILL SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM09292848Q-1
- Response Due
- 6/1/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2010
- Point of Contact
- Betty C. Kilpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-0310, Fax 256-544-6062, Email betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov - Marianne R. Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-6496, Fax 256-544-0236, Email Marianne.R.Campbell@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
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Betty C. Kilpatrick
(betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- **********PLEASE CONTACT DENECE NORRIS, denece.a.norris@nasa.gov or FAX(256)-544-5028, FOR QUOTE OR TECHNICAL CONCERNS. CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO IN THEBODY OF THIS SOLICITATION*************NASA/MSFC has a requirement for an ION Mill System.NASA/MSFC intends to purchase this product from Gatan, Inc in Warrendale, PA on a solesource basis.Competition is impractical for the following reasons:1. The proposed equipment combines the capabilities of fast ion milling and final ionpolishing in one system. This equipment uses low energy ion beam technology to eliminateartifacts caused by higher energy milling practices has been demonstrated to vastlyimprove the image quality of specimens for high resolution imaging. 2. Market research for required features found that the Gatan Precision Ion PolishingSystem to be the only equipment that produces an ion milling system with the requiredcombination of two independently adjustable ion sources, low energy ion polishingcapability, air-locking specimen chamber, and rapid heat dissipation specimen holderdesign. 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 Denece A. Norris by email, denece.a.norris@nasas.gov or fax(256)544-5028 no later than 4:30 p.m. CST on June 1, 2009. Suchcapabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determiningwhether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination bythe 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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