Carl Zeiss Microscope - Services

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), intends to issue a single source award to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, 1 N Broadway STE 1501, White Plains, New York to procure a service contract to ensure proper performance of a Zeiss Xradia Versa 620 X-Ray Microscope.        

A service contract is needed covering a Zeiss Xradia Versa 620 X-Ray Microscope (XRM). Additional Zeiss XRM components to be covered by the service contract include a flat-panel detector and a heating/cooling tension/compression stage.  The base instrumentation and components are used to study the internal structure of materials including 3D visualization/quantification of microstructural features.  The base instrument and components are needed to keep instrumentation functioning properly to support both direct-funded and reimbursable projects.  The Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, is the manufacturer of the instrument and is the only provider of services for the system.

The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business standard of $22M. This notice of intent is for information purposes only.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor’s ability to fulfill this requirement. Respondents to this notice must provide: the manufacturer’s part numbers for offered products; product specifications; statement as to whether offered products are commercially available; warranties offered on the products; and lead time for delivery. Any offeror shall be required to register in the Government’s System for Award Management (SAM) at www.SAM.gov. Respondents must provide their full legal name; authorized contact’s name, title, email and phone number; legal address; link to registration in www.SAM.gov; and their firm’s business size declaration as well as the firm’s socio-economic status, if any (e.g. Large Business, Small Busines, Women-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.). Respondents must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements, which are the same or similar to this requirement, and provide references for each.  

 Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Allison Hudson or Angie Stokes in writing at Allison.B.Hudson@usace.army.mil or Angela.M.Stokes@usace.army.mil. The SAM.gov posting number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 1:00PM CST April 22, 2022.