The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to I. Miller Precision Optical Instruments, Inc. for an optical microscope system valued at $107,835.96 on September 23, 2026. The award is firm fixed price with no small business set-aside.
Place of performance is Germany. The scope includes a motorized upright microscope with encoded imaging modes across reflected light, bright field, dark field, differential interference contrast, and polarized light; objective lenses from 5x to 100x magnification; a mechanical stage with 100 mm × 100 mm XY motorization and measuring system; and an integrated digital camera delivering at least 6-megapixel resolution and 20 mm minimum field of view. The order also covers a computer workstation with 4K UHD monitor, graphics processing unit, keyboard, and mouse, plus image acquisition and panoramic reconstruction software. Delivery is FOB destination within 12 weeks of award. Ultimate completion date is December 22, 2026. The procurement originated from a solicitation posted August 28, 2026, with quotations due September 8, 2026.