SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Maintenance Contract for Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NB853000-9-15365BS
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2009
- Point of Contact
- Brenda S. Summers, Phone: (303) 497-5588
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.s.summers@noaa.gov
(brenda.s.summers@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc., for one (1) year maintenance contract for LEO field emission scanning electron microscope. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) requirement for a maintenance contract for a LEO 1525 field emission scanning electron microscope. Carl Zeiss SMT is the only vendor that has demonstrated expertise in maintaining the specific instrument model and has full access to the instrument design drawings and specifications. Original LEO parts required for routine repairs and maintenance are available only to Carl Zeiss SMT. No other vendor can provide original LEO parts. Period of performance: 12 months. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation 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 conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/MASC/NB853000-9-15365BS/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Record
- SN01880743-W 20090722/090720235338-2c159e0400dc51c109f1cc5998e5f987 (fbodaily.com)
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