U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

J -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT SOL XQA397 POC Pamela E. Smith, Purchasing Agent (919) 541-0635 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, smith.pamela@epa.gov. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with LEO Electron Microscopy, Inc., One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594 for continued maintenance service on a Zeiss EM902 transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a Zeiss DSM962 scanning electron microscope (SEM) located at Gulf Breeze, FL. These are highly technical and complicated instruments with numerous electronic and mechanical systems requiring specialized service and parts. The requirements for maintaining this service contract include 1) specialized knowledge and training of factory-trained personnel, 2)availability of specialized replacement parts to provide proper maintenance and effect emergency repairs and, 3) rapid response of factory-trained personnel to effect emergency repairs (including ability to acquire parts quickly)so that instrument down time is minimized. EPA believes that LEO Electron Microscopy, Inc. is the only vendor capable of satisfying the requirements stated above. The periodof performance for the service contract is expected to be from January 30,2000 through January 28, 2001. No solicitation is available. All interested parties who believe they can provide the required services should fully explain their capabilities in writing within 15 days of the date of this announcement. The intent of this synopsis is to determine if any source(s) exist and, therefore, no RFQ is available. Consequently, any response(s) failing to provide the aforementioned data but instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MD-33), Contracts Management Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. No telephonic of faxed requests will be honored. See numbered Note 22. Posted 12/29/99 (W-SN412157). (0363)

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