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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF DECEMBER 03, 2021 SAM #7307
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- Notice of Intent to Sole source - Maintenance and Repair for Thermo Fisher (FEI) equipment

Notice Date

12/1/2021 6:53:50 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NIST-AMD-22-NOI-00150
 

Response Due

12/15/2021 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

12/30/2021
 

Point of Contact

Forest Crumpler
 

E-Mail Address

forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
 

Description

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Thermo Fisher / FEI Company of 53350 N.E. Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124-5793 for the purchase of maintenance/urgent repair/service contract support for four Thermo Fischer Scientific (FEI) Electron Microscopes, 2 Helios NanoLab 660 Dual Beam microscopes, a Titan 80-300 kV Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope (ATEM), and a Titan 80-300 kV Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope (ETEM) with an image corrector. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.� The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) NanoFab intend to procure a maintenance and urgent repair contract for four (4) Thermo Fischer Scientific (FEI) Electron Microscopes located at Gaithersburg, MD. Details for these microscopes can be found below.� The Contractor shall provide a maintenance and service agreement to ensure uninterrupted performance within manufacturers� specifications on a scheduled and as needed basis. Helios NanoLab 660 dual beam microscopes. Two (2) commercial FIB SEM microscopes were purchased as Helios NanoLab 650s and upgraded to 660s. They consist of a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope equipped with a high resolution FEG Magellan electron column and a Tomahawk ion column. FEI Helios NanoLab 660, Serial number 9920003 with 4 gas injection systems, electrostatic beam blanker, ICE detector, retractable STEM detector, Nav-Cam camera, Multi GIS system and AutoProbe 200.2 FEI Helios NanoLab 660, Serial number 9920008 with 5 gas injection systems, electrostatic beam blanker, ICE detector, retractable STEM detector, Nav-Cam camera and Auto Probe 300.2. CNST�s Titan� 80-300 kV transmission electron microscopes. Titan� 80-300 Analytical S/TEM with FEG, Gatan GIF Quantum SE/963, Gatan Orius camera, Fischione HAADF STEM detector, and EDAX EDX detector (in the NanoFab, Serial number D3226). Titan�80-300 ETEM with X_FEG, monochromator, CEOS image corrector, ETEM operation, Gatan GIF Quantum ERS/966, EDAX EDX detector, Fischione HAADF STEM detector, on-axis BF/DF detectors, multiple turbo pumps, and Gatan Ultrascan camera (Serial number D3263). Procurement is for a base of one (1) year of maintenance/repair/support for all items listed in the attached Statement of Work (SOW), and four (4) options, consisting of one (1) year each, for a potential total of five (5) years of service. The Service and maintenance shall include routine preventive maintenance (PM), emergency services, repair, and calibration for the electron microscopes.� These systems are used as shared resources that are accessible to researchers from industry, academia, NIST and other government agencies. The service contract is required to keep these systems operational, with minimal interruption in service so they are available for use 24 hours per day and 7 days a week. Research has found that only one (1) company can offer the proprietary service and parts required to provide support for the covered equipment.� The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 � Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the size standard is $22 Million. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on December 15, 2021. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to forest.crumpler@nist.gov . No telephone requests will be honored. 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 in the future.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/5cebbf1af54740bf9ac98a38910894c5/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06188444-F 20211203/211201230113 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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