SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- RECOVERY -- Transmission Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-10-SS21
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Kim S Stavish, Phone: 301-975-2672, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
kim.stavish@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(kim.stavish@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RECOVERY – TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE Notice Type: Sources Sought AMD-10-SS21 RECOVERY - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS CONTEMPLATED PROCUREMENT IS ANTICIPATED TO UTILIZE THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2009 FUNDING IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT RESPONSIBLE SOURCES CAN SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT. All responsible sources are encouraged to respond to this notice; however, sources that do not respond shall not be precluded from responding to any subsequent solicitation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for structural and chemical analysis of electronic materials with atomic resolution. Responses from responsible sources should clearly establish capability of providing Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for the TEM, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Purchase Order. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that result would be conducted as a small business set-aside. Requirements for the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) are as follows: The TEM shall be used for structural and chemical analysis of electronic materials with atomic resolution. In particular, the TEM shall have a field emission gun, an aberation corrector, and will operate in TEM, diffraction (SAD, CBED and nanobeam), and scanning transmission electron microscope (BF, ADF, HAADF and ABF) modes. In addition it will have both high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy systems. The TEM will be a multi-user instrument used to study a wide variety of materials, such as semiconductors, metals and magnetic materials. The TEM will be delivered and installed at NIST in Boulder, CO. Only new instruments will be considered. Requested Information to be Included in Responses to this Notice: 1. Indicate whether your company manufactures or is an authorized reseller/business partner for a TEM of any kind and, if so, please provide complete commercial specifications for the TEM that your company manufactures or sells, including the name of the company that manufactures the TEM, where it is manufactured, and detailed functional and performance specifications that the product meets. 2. If your organization is an original equipment manufacturer of TEMs, then please provide the name of company(ies) that are authorized by your organization, as the OEM, to sell your organization's TEM, as well as their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Indicate the number of days, after acceptance of order, which is typical for delivery of TEM to the intended delivery location. 4. A complete copy of standard terms and conditions for the TEM that your organization manufactures or sells, to include, at a minimum: base warranty, available extended warranty (if offered), copy of software license(s) (if applicable), and customary payment terms. 5. Available training that can be purchased or may be included with the purchase of the TEM. 6. Customary documentation that is provided with the purchase of the TEM. 7. Describe optional items that are available for purchase for the TEM, such as consumables, spares, tools, additional components, ancillary equipment, software licenses, telephone support, etc. 8. If any of the above-referenced NIST TEM specifications appear to be unduly restrictive, then please indicate which specification you believe is unduly restrictive and indicate how you believe it could be more competitively worded such that it can be met by more than one TEM manufacturer and still meet the definition of commercial item at FAR 2.101. 9. Indicate whether modifications of the TEM currently manufactured or sold by your organization would be necessary to meet Government specifications listed in this notice and, if so, indicate whether those modifications would be considered minor modifications as described in the FAR Subpart 2.101 definition of commercial item. 10. The number of persons currently employed by your company, including parent organization and all subsidiaries (if applicable). 11. Indicate whether the TEM referenced in the response is currently available for ordering from one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and, if so, provide the GSA FSS contract number(s). 12. Provide any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Responses to this notice shall be sent by email to Kim Stavish, Contract Specialist, at kim.stavish@nist.gov, with cc: to Todd Hill at todd.hill@nist.gov, so that it is received at that email address no later than January 29, 2010. The responses should include responses to all 12 requests for information listed above.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02043328-W 20100117/100115235222-96f2e5c81d8d4154fb0eddc4f69f33a5 (fbodaily.com)
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