The Department of the Navy Naval Education and Training Command awarded a $943,780.84 firm fixed price purchase order to FEI Company, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, for annual maintenance and support services on an existing Osiris Tecnai Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The contract was awarded on a sole source basis without any set-aside under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The period of performance runs through September 24, 2023. FEI Company, as the original equipment manufacturer, will provide extended warranty coverage, preventative maintenance, equipment calibration, software updates and licensing, and repair services to keep the TEM fully operational to support materials science research.