Brand_Name_Exact_Match_Letter_UPS.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

WEST POINT, NY 10996

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

MADN-CLS 26 February 2019

MEMORANDUM FOR MICC-Fort Drum

SUBJECT: Brand Name Exact Match Memo for FedBid Buy # 966204

1. The Bartlett Hall Science Center (Bldg 753) at the United States Military Academy, West

Point, NY recently acquired a JEOL JSM-IT500HR field emission scanning electron microscope valued at more than $300K. To protect this investment, we require an Uninterrupted Power

Supply (UPS) system to provide uninterrupted power and frequency stabilization for the sensitive electronics of the instrument.

2. This brand name item is required to maintain the integrity of the system. This particular item is recommended and tested by the manufacturer to meet the requirements of the microscope.

3. Although other alternative UPS systems exist, use of an alternative item may compromise the integrity of the system, thereby voiding the manufacturer’s warranty for the microscope.

4. For the reasons listed above, the USMA Department of Chemistry and Life Science requests a brand name or particular item(s) purchase of a PowerVar ABCDEF3000-11.

5. If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Lance Richardson at 845-938-8298.

TIMOTHY M. HILL, Ph.D.

Lieutenant Colonel, FA52

Associate Professor