J066--Equipment Move/Relocation and Preventative Maintenance of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E26R0020
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Regional Procurement Office East, issued a pre-solicitation notice on July 22, 2026, announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC for equipment relocation and maintenance services, with a response deadline of July 29, 2026. This is not a solicitation; no competitive request will be posted to SAM.gov.
The VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle requires relocation of a FEI Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Tecnai G2 Spirit from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Services consist of preparing the TEM for shipment, unpacking, reassembly, and one year of annual comprehensive maintenance. The sole-source justification rests on FAR 6.302.1-1 (Only One Responsible Source): Thermo Fisher Scientific's electron microscopic division is the original manufacturer of the Tecnai G2 Spirit (formerly FEI Company, now a subsidiary), and only OEM-certified technicians with prior experience on this specific model can perform the disassembly and reassembly work. No other company possesses the required expertise.
NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) applies, with a $34.0 million size standard. PSC is J066. Interested parties may contact Contracting Officer Millicent Covert at millicent.covert@va.gov. The Contracting Officer retains discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on this notice.
Notice text
Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC, located at 275 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina, for the J VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS - Seattle) for equipment moving/relocation/calibration and preventative maintenance services.
Background:
Requirement is to move the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai G2 Spirit from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), New York, New York, to VAPSHCS in Seattle, WA. The services consist of two requirements: 1) preparing the TEM for shipping, unpacking TEM, re-assembling TEM and 2) Annual comprehensive maintenance service for one (1) year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific s electron microscopic division was formerly FEI Company, the original manufacturer of the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai 12 Spirit. The FEI Company is now a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific. No other company has the expertise to perform the 1st part of the contract disassembly and reassembly. All services must be provide by OEM certified technicians who have previous experience with the Tecnai G2 Spirit.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 811210 Electonic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a $34.0M size standard. The PSC is J066. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at millicent.covert@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24E26R0020.docx | DOCX document |
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