This $477,673 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a civilian agency under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Gatan Inc., a manufacturer of electron microscopy instrumentation and software. The contract is for the acquisition of a BioQuantum preventative maintenance plan over a 4-year period from 2024 through 2027.
The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice seeking capability statements from interested small businesses, including HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a), veteran-owned, or woman-owned firms, to provide experience maintaining similar equipment, past performance, and certifications. However, the final award to Gatan Inc. did not utilize a set-aside designation.
Gatan Inc. is a subsidiary of Ametek Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. Gatan leverages its parent company's expertise in precision engineering to deliver cutting-edge solutions for electron microscopy, including specialized equipment, digital cameras, imaging filters, and software used to support research programs across various federal agencies such as NIH, NIST, DoD, and DOE.
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