Maintenance for the Proprietary Oxford Energy Dispersive Spectrometer for the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 70US0926Q70092645
- Agency
-
Secret Service
Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Secret Service, a civilian agency under the Department of Homeland Security, issued a Special Notice on March 5, 2026, regarding maintenance services for a proprietary Oxford Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) integrated with a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The agency intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, located in White Plains, New York. This Special Notice is not a formal request for quotations or competitive solicitation but rather an announcement of the Government's intent to negotiate with a single source under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.102(a). The opportunity falls within the Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance NAICS category and the Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment PSC category.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to secure specialized maintenance services for the proprietary EDS-SEM equipment used by the Secret Service. The Government has established a deadline of 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 2026, for submission of written inquiries via email to michael.velez@usss.dhs.gov and matthew.sutton@usss.dhs.gov. Since this is a sole source procurement based on the proprietary nature of the equipment, Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC appears to be the only eligible contractor capable of providing the required maintenance services. Interested parties should note that the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses to this announcement, and only email submissions received by the specified deadline will be considered.
Notice text
The United States Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, 1 N. Broadway, Floor 15, Suite 1501, White Plains, NY 10601 for maintenance for the proprietary Oxford Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) for the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). This notice is neither a request for quotations nor a solicitation of offers. Based on this requirement, the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.102(a). Only written e-mailed (michael.velez@usss.dhs.gov and matthew.sutton@usss.dhs.gov) inquiries will be responded to and must be received no later than 3:00 pm, Eastern Time, March 12, 2026. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement.
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