Micromechanical Testing System for Scanning Electron Microscope
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 5-B176-Q-00163-00
- Agency
-
Office of Science
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Argonne National Laboratory, part of the Department of Energy's Office of Science, is seeking a contractor to purchase, install, and provide on-site training for a micromechanical testing system designed to operate inside a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). This solicitation uses a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology to evaluate proposals, which means technical compliance is as important as pricing. Prospective offerors must submit detailed documentation by December 19, 2024, including a completed ANL-70 Request for Quotation, ANL-70B Pre-Award Information, LPTA Form, and pricing evidence. Questions about the solicitation must be submitted in writing by December 12, 2024, at 3:00 PM CST, with answers to be distributed to all potential bidders by December 13. The technical requirements are comprehensive, covering precise specifications for sample positioning, loading configuration, force measurement, and testing capabilities.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific small business category and will be open to all qualified vendors. The contract involves procuring one complete micromechanical testing system with installation and training, with a specified 24-week lead time for delivery and installation at Argonne's Lemont, Illinois campus. The system must enable researchers to perform micron-scale mechanical testing on radioactive and non-radioactive materials, with capabilities for measuring ion irradiation impacts and testing mechanical properties of multilayer coatings. The Laboratory intends to award two Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), with subsequent task orders to be rotated or competed among the BPA holders. The total project timeline includes system delivery by week 24 and user training completed by week 28, with the entire process taking place in Building 205, Room F125 at the Argonne National Laboratory facility.
Notice text
Argonne National Laboratory is seeking the a contractor for the purchase, installation and on-site training of a micromechanical testing system and subcomponents that operates inside of an Scanning Electron Microscope (“SEM”).
**THIS R.F.P. USES LOWEST PRICE,TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE METHODOLOGY**
Any prospective Offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, technical documents etc., must request Question and Answers in writing prior to 3:00PM CST DECEMBER 12, with replies sent to all prospective Offerors before the submission of the offers. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of the contract will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective Offerors as an amendment of the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting offers or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to any other prospective Offerors.
Please review the Instructions for Offerors FIRST, and provide the following documentation returned on before the offer deadline:
1.Completed and Signed ANL-70 Request for Quotation (this must be provided IN ADDITION TO any other quote document generated by the offeror)
2. Completed and Signed ANL-70B Pre-Award Information (irrelevant categories should remain blank)
3. Completed LPTA Form (any modification or exceptions to the technical requirements must be explicitly stated on this document for review of technical acceptance)
4. Any evidence to justify the offered price (published listing, redacted invoices)
5. Completed and Signed Addendum and Acknowledgment (to be uploaded to the Contract Opportunity to contain the responses of any Questions and Answers offered by DECEMBER 13 and returned signed with the Request for Quotation ANL-70)
Please reach out directly to the Contracting Officer VIA EMAIL with questions.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work.docx | DOCX document | |
| ANL-70 Request for Quotation.doc | DOC document | |
| LPTA Form Micromechanical Testing System for Scanning Electron Microscope.docx | DOCX document | |
| Instructions for Offerors G4-330011 Micromech Testing.doc | DOC document | |
| ANL-366M (on-site mod risk)-01-OCT-2024.PDF | ||
| Reps Certs ANL-70B (Blank).doc | DOC document | |
| Appendix A-71COM-13-FEB-2023.PDF | ||
| Appendix D8C-12-DEC-2023.PDF |
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