SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- FEI Modular Automated Processing System (MAPS) Software
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 14-01813
- Archive Date
- 6/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Adam C. Powell, Phone: 301-975-2166
- E-Mail Address
-
adam.powell@nist.gov
(adam.powell@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management, on behalf of the Materials Measurement Science Division, intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with FEI Company of Hillsboro, Oregon, under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) - only one responsible source - for FEI Modular Automated Processing System (MAPS) software. The Contractor is to provide the software, software installation, and on-site software training at NIST Gaithersburg. The Materials Measurement Science Division of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology focuses on providing research, reference materials, and data to support accurate and selective analysis of microscopic particles and surfaces. Nanoscale imaging and microanalysis of materials is one of the Materials Measurement Science Division's primary research topics. One of the fundamental tools to support this mission is a Helios NanoLab 650 Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The SEM does not currently have the capability to automatically collect multiple high resolution images from a large sample area. FEI MAPS (Modular Automated Processing System) software will enable automated attainment of high resolution images from large areas, which is a critical capability for the Division's multiwall carbon nanotube and particle analysis effort. Sole source is based on the fact that FEI Company has proprietary rights to FEI MAPS software. As a result, there are no alternative vendors authorized to license or sell the software. The North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210 - Software Publishers. The Small Business Size Standard is $35,500,000. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 6, 2014, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03375649-W 20140525/140523234647-3ae08a35ca6616897d54d7b692fb3aab (fbodaily.com)
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