SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Gatan Software 64-bit Upgrade for TEM
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2021 2:42:18 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB686090-21-00560
- Response Due
- 3/11/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/26/2021
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Rose, Phone: 3034973106, Angela Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
-
patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov
(patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: NB686090-21-00560 64-Bit Gatan Software upgrade to TEM This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501. �This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement only and is not a request for competitive quotations. �However, contractors who want to challenge this sole source must submit a capabilities statement that demonstrates their ability to meet this requirement. The capabilities statement must demonstrate your organizations� ability to provide the product(s) and/or service(s) capabilities as described within this notice, as well as the associated Statement of Work (SOW). Only responses received by the date and time indicated in this notice will be considered by the Government and shall be provided directly to Patricia Rose, Contracting Officer, at patricia.rose@nist.gov and email subject header must include NB686090-21-00560 64-Bit Gatan Software upgrade to TEM. No solicitation package will be issued. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST shall not reimburse for any cost(s) connected with providing the capabilities statement. Therefore, The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Gatan of Pleasanton, CA. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 1901 and FAR 13.501. The requirement is assigned NAICS code 334516 � Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturer, and Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. DELIVERABLES: 64-Bit Gatan Software Upgrade to TEM per attached SOW. ������������ATTACHMENTS/REFERENCES:� see attached SOW/Specifications. JUSTIFICATION: This sole source procurement is to upgrade the Gatan software on the NIST owned Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), which controls both hardware and data acquisition on an aberration corrected (scanning) TEM, from 32 to 64bit.� The current software utilized is proprietary Gatan software. Based on market research, Gatan does not have third party providers to perform upgrades to their proprietary software or hardware. Therefore, Gatan is the only vendor capable of performing the upgrade, which requires knowledge of proprietary software, hardware and design data in the existing system. Changing the software/hardware infrastructure of the TEM would not only be costly but would adversely affect scientific research programs impacting the Precision Measurement Laboratory mission.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CO 80602, USA
- Zip Code: 80602
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80602
- Record
- SN05936885-F 20210311/210309230105 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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