Purchase Order 89243326PFE000946
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- The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has awarded a sole-source purchase order contract valued at $53,268.96 to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for the maintenance and service of a VersaProbe III X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) Microprobe. This specialized surface analysis instrument is used for materials characterization research at NETL's facilities in Morgantown, West Virginia. The contract includes full functionality, technical support, upgrades,...
- The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a $60,170 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for maintenance and service of a VersaProbe III X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer. The contract has a period of performance from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, and was sole-sourced to Physical Electronics as the only known vendor capable of providing the required specialized instrument maintenance and service. The contract does not have a...
- This is a $52,713.20 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for a one-year maintenance service contract for a VersaProbe III X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer. The contract covers full functionality, technical support, upgrades, equipment exchanges and loaners, use of remote diagnostics, and preventive maintenance from March 13, 2024 through March 12, 2025. The contract was...
- This is a sole-source contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Strategic Systems Programs to Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, to provide preventative maintenance services for a government-owned Physical Electronics Quantera II X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). The potential value of the contract is $243,325.80 and it is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of February 5, 2025. The contract was awarded on February 25, 2020 without any...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, for the maintenance and repair of the government-owned Versaprobe III X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) located at the Adelphi Laboratory Center in Maryland. The contract has a base year and three 12-month option years, with a total potential value of $192,729.20. There is no small business set-aside...
- The Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy awarded a $1,001,620.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, to provide an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer microprobe and associated services. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. has received over $3 million in federal contract awards in recent years to deliver and service specialized laboratory equipment used for materials characterization...
- The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a sole source purchase order contract to RBD Instruments, Inc., a veteran-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the renewal of an annual service and maintenance agreement for Physical Electronics PHI SAM 590 and PHI 548 ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems. The $54,244.80 firm fixed price contract covers the base period from September 16, 2025 to September 15, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Naval Strategic Systems Programs (NAVSSP-A) to Physical Electronics Usa, Inc., a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI, to provide yearly maintenance for a PHI XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer) system. The contract has a ceiling value of $230,878 and a performance period ending on February 11, 2029. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Physical Electronics Usa, Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit organization that...
- The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a $54,202.69 firm fixed-price purchase order to Malvern Panalytical Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for a service maintenance agreement covering two specialized X-ray instruments. The contract, which runs from July 16, 2025, to July 15, 2026, provides full functionality support, technical assistance, upgrades, no-cost equipment exchanges, remote diagnostics, and scheduled preventive maintenance for...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for a maintenance agreement on a PHI Quantera II X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). The contract has a ceiling value of $107,604.00 and a period of performance from November 22, 2016 to November 21, 2018. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a leading supplier of ultrahigh vacuum surface analysis instrumentation to federal...
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has awarded Physical Electronics USA, Inc. a $60,591.40 firm fixed-price purchase order for renewal of maintenance service contract on a VersaProbe III X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) system, with performance running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. This sole-source award was justified based on the proprietary nature of the instrument and the requirement that factory-trained technicians perform all major component servicing and replacement to prevent equipment damage and ensure user safety. The maintenance renewal package includes full functionality support, technical assistance, upgrades, no-cost equipment exchange or loaner equipment, access to a remote diagnostics program (ReACH), and scheduled preventive maintenance services. No small business set-aside designation was used for this contract. The work will be performed in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a foreign-owned subsidiary of ULVAC PHI specializing in advanced surface analysis equipment, has established itself as the prime vendor for this award. The company has a strong track record of providing maintenance and repair services for specialized scientific instruments to federal agencies, including NASA, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and Naval Sea Systems Command. As a sole-source provider, Physical Electronics USA, Inc. brings proprietary technical expertise critical to supporting NETL's analytical capabilities for fossil energy research and development initiatives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source for service contract agreement for the NETL-own | 89243326NFE000225 | Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab | Special Notice 1/2 | 2/27/26, 1:57 PM | |
Renewal of Maintenance Service Contract for VERSAP | 89243326NFE000225 | Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab | Award Notice 2/2 | 3/24/26, 10:51 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $60.6k | 3/23/26 |