Notice of Intent to Sole Source- 80Tech24q0005 Tender, USA - 93975921

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Country : USA

Summary : Notice of Intent to Sole Source- 80Tech24q0005

Deadline : 02 Jan 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 93975921

Document Ref. No. : 80TECH24Q0005

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Glenn Research Center (GRC) intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source to:

JEOL USA, Inc.11 Dearborn RoadPeabody, Massachusetts 01960

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is334516.

NASA has a need for an analytical, high resolution, thermal Schottky type field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM).- Both high and low vacuum modes of operation for organic and inorganic sample evaluation, with integrated ESD (Energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy), particle analysis- Stage large enough to image samples weighing up to 8kg without destruction of samples. o Stage shall accommodate samples up to 100mm in height, and 200mm (or greater) in diameter without the need to remove any stage spacer or rotation module- The FE-SEM will be used to evaluate polymer, metal and ceramic materials. An FE-SEM will allow for high resolution imaging of samples for high-cycle fatigue and reaction zones in high temperature testing and materials development.- Must be capable of remote operation

JEOL USA, Inc. is the manufacturer of and only source available to provide the brand name product. It would take a great deal of additional work to evaluate other vendor-s alternate configurations to determine the impacts on equipment footprint, unit specifications, compatibility issues with existing equipment, and training. Without a thorough technical evaluation, the risk is substantial that an alternate vendor would provide a system with serious deficiencies leading to reduced compatibility, performance, and additional system administration labor. In addition to significant time needed to evaluate different brands, there is the potential impact to th...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID 80TECH24Q0005 Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Sub-tier NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Office NASA IT PROCUREMENT OFFICE
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Dec 19, 2023 06:50 pm EST
Original Response Date: Jan 02, 2024 04:00 pm EST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jan 17, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code:
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Cleveland, OH 44135 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

80TECH24Q0005-Notice-of-Intent-to-Sole-Source.pdf