Definitive Contract W911QX25CA025
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- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for the delivery of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) system. The contract has a ceiling value of $745,275.00 and a completion date of November 1, 2016. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI and a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation to federal agencies. The contract does not have a...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $131,546.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. to provide maintenance and repair services for a Versaprobe III X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) system. The purchase order has a base period of 12 months and two 12-month option periods. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation. This award...
- The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $300,986 firm fixed-price purchase order to Edax, LLC (a subsidiary of Ametek Inc.) on July 30, 2021, for one X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (XEDS) system and one Electron Back Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) component with corresponding software to integrate with an existing FEI NanoSEM 600 scanning electron microscope, along with extended warranty coverage. The contract represents an exercise of option modification with an...
- The U.S. Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $765,992.40 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bruker AXS LLC on September 11, 2025, for the procurement and delivery of an advanced X-ray diffraction system to DEVCOM ARL at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The contract, which originated from a sources sought notice posted in July 2025, calls for a sophisticated laboratory instrument capable of powder diffraction analysis, residual stress measurement,...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. to provide maintenance services for a spectrometer. The contract, which has a potential value of $276,573.58, was awarded on September 22, 2017 with a completion date of October 13, 2022. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation. As a prime...
- This is a $213,524.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for preventive maintenance services on PHI 5000 VersaProbe-II X-ray photoelectron spectrometers. The contract has a base period of one year and three one-year option periods. The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items posted on SAM.gov, with Physical Electronics USA, Inc. identified as...
- This is a $24,190 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for the relocation of a VersaProbe III surface analysis system to the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, Maryland. The original solicitation was a sole-source request for a specific optical parametric oscillator and related equipment from Hubner Photonics Inc. This contract does not have a small business set-aside...
- This $23,050 firm-fixed-price federal contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for upgrades to an XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectrometer) instrument. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Physical Electronics USA is a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation to federal agencies, and has secured over $3 million in prior federal contracts. This award will support the...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at one million three hundred eighteen thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,318,750) to Scienta Omicron Inc. to deliver one cluster deposition system with a double radial distribution chamber configuration and one X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization system. The award stems from a sources sought notice issued by the Army Research Laboratory seeking these systems meeting detailed technical...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded Bruker AXS Inc., a for-profit organization, a $118,927.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order on July 30, 2018 for a D2 PHASER X-RAY DIFFRACTION SYSTEM. The contract has a completion date of December 10, 2018 and does not have a set-aside designation. The solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item under FAR Part 12 procedures to procure a specific X-ray powder...
The U.S. Army Materiel Command's Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground awarded a $2.32 million firm fixed-price contract to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. on September 5, 2025, for the procurement and delivery of one X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) System. The contract, which is not set-aside and has a completion date of September 4, 2026, calls for delivery of a highly specialized analytical laboratory instrument with specific technical requirements including multiple x-ray sources, charge neutralization capabilities, advanced ion gun and sputter sources, computer-controlled stage motors, variable temperature staging capabilities, and comprehensive software. The system must be delivered to Building 321 at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and fit within dimensional constraints of 10x11x9.5 feet while operating on specified electrical configurations. Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a foreign-owned subsidiary of ULVAC PHI specializing in advanced surface analysis technologies, is well-positioned as the awardee given its established track record as a leading supplier of XPS and related ultrahigh vacuum surface analysis equipment to federal research and development agencies. The contract delivery includes mandatory on-site installation, user training, and a one-year warranty covering all labor, components, and consumables. The Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command will utilize this specialized equipment for analytical research purposes at its Aberdeen Proving Ground facility, supporting the command's materials science and research initiatives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Quantity one (1) X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer System | W911QX25QA004 | Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground | Solicitation 1/1 | 6/9/25, 3:25 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.9m | 9/12/25 |