NON COMP_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Memorandum to the File (SWIP Tracking No. GXV-0004) justifying the use of other than full and open competition for a simplified acquisition under the simplified acquisition threshold. The procurement is for maintenance on a Meridian IV Scanning Optical Microscope (SOM), Serial Number 7512, with a period of performance from 1/1/26 to 12/31/26.

The document explains that DCG Systems is the original manufacturer of the microscope, having sold it to FEI Systems with all data rights, patents, and proprietary information. The justification highlights that only DCG Systems possesses the technical capability to both analyze and repair the equipment. The contracting officer determined that soliciting from only one source is necessary due to the system's critical nature in performing failure analysis on microelectronic devices. Attempting to procure from a different source would potentially cause significant delays (10-12 months) and disrupt ongoing government programs supported by this equipment.