High Resolution Workhorse Transmission Electron Microscope

The Department of Energy Office of Science, procuring through Brookhaven Science Associates as operator of Brookhaven National Laboratory, seeks quotation for a 200 kilovolt cold-field-emission-gun workhorse high-resolution/scanning transmission electron microscope, with quotations due July 10 and questions due June 24.

This is full and open competition under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Place of performance is Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 98, Upton, New York 11973. The contract is firm fixed price with anticipated delivery 476 days after award, FOB Destination Freight Prepaid or Delivered at Place.

The instrument must operate at 200 kilovolt and 80 kilovolt, delivering atomic-resolution characterization with TEM point resolution of 0.23 nanometers or better, STEM resolution of 0.136 nanometers or better, and EELS energy resolution of 0.3 electron volts or greater. The system must include a cold field emission source with brightness of 8 × 10⁸ A/cm² sr or higher, automated sample holder loading, high-angle annular dark-field and bright field STEM detectors, at least two 100 square millimeter silicon drift EDS detectors, and a 4k×4k CMOS camera for diffraction pattern detection.

Quotations must include two volumes: Volume 1 with technical narrative, product literature, reliability metrics with preventative maintenance schedules and costs, three comparable projects completed within the last ten years with current references, manufacturing capabilities and key subcontractors, and quality assurance documentation; Volume 2 with pricing on the provided Quotation Pricing Sheet, acceptance or exceptions to draft contract terms, and a Small Business Subcontracting Plan if offeror is not small or foreign business and offer exceeds $900,000, with stretch goals for small business (49%), small disadvantaged business (5%), women-owned business (5%), HUBZone (3%), veteran-owned business (3%), and service-disabled veteran-owned business (3%). Payment terms are Net 30 for large businesses or Net 10 for small businesses. Award goes to the responsible and responsive offeror whose offer is most advantageous considering price and other factors.