CAMECA IMS1300 Replacement Part: Micro/Channel Plate Fluorescent Screen
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIST-MML-26-02404
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a sole-source intent notice on July 29, 2026, to procure a Cameca IMS1300 Micro/Channel Plate Fluorescent Screen from Cameca Instruments, Inc. under FAR 12.102(a), with responses due by 10:00 a.m. EST on August 13, 2026.
NIST justifies the sole-source approach on the grounds that Cameca Instruments is the original equipment manufacturer and maintains exclusive ownership of the proprietary hardware designs, manufacturing processes, and quality control standards required for the component. The IMS1300 relies on exacting technical specifications unique to the manufacturer, and no other source possesses the proprietary schematics or authorization to produce a compatible part. Use of non-OEM or third-party parts would risk instrument damage, warranty voidation, and compromise to the precision of isotopic measurements required for NIST's research. The procurement will be executed as a Firm Fixed Price purchase order under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies).
Although this is a sole-source intent notice and no formal solicitation package will be issued, NIST invites interested parties who believe they are capable of fulfilling the requirements to submit responses for Government consideration. The Government retains sole discretion to compete the acquisition based on responses received.
Notice text
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) with Cameca Instruments, Inc. located at 5470 Nobel Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53711 to purchase Cameca IMS1300 Micro/Channel Plate Fluorescent Screen.
The sole source justification is based on the following:
The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the IMS1300 is Cameca Instruments, Inc. IMS1300 is a highly specialized scientific instrument, and it relies on proprietary hardware designs and exacting technical specifications that are unique to the manufacturer.
Cameca Instruments, Inc. maintains exclusive ownership of the design, manufacturing processes, and quality control standards for the Micro/Channel Plate Fluorescent Screen. No other company possesses the proprietary schematics or the authorization to produce a part that is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the IMS1300's vacuum and electrical interfaces. The use of non-OEM or third-party parts would risk damaging the instrument, voiding existing warranties, and compromising the precision of the isotopic measurements required for NIST's research. There are no know sources other than Cameca Instruments capable of providing the required Micro/Channel Plate Fluorescent Screen.
The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.
No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 10:00 am EST August 13, 2026, will be considered by the Government.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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