NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Preventive Maintenance Plan for FEI Scanning Electron Microscope Instruments.

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source based on proprietary knowledge of the original equipment manufacturer. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with FEI Company, 5350 NE Dawson Creek Dr., Hillsboro, OR, 97124-5793, for a Preventative Maintenance Service Contract for two (2) highly specialized instruments, a FEI NanoSEM 600 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) and Preventative Maintenance Service Contract for a FEI Nova600 Dual Beam (DB) Focused Ion Beam (FIB) system.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses to this notice are due on or before 17:00 EST, 12 September 2017 by email at Jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil

Point of Contact for this notice is Jessica Camunez; 575-678-8283; Jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil