PFIB Service Contact Extension

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for a PFIB Service Contact Extension. This is a sole source requirement under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as NASA has determined that FEI COMPANY is the sole provider of this service. The procurement will be for commercial items and services using FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide interested organizations the opportunity to submit their capabilities and qualifications by August 6, 2024. NASA will evaluate the responses solely to determine if the procurement should be conducted competitively. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, and the PSC code is J039 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Materials Handling Equipment. This is a one-year service contract to maintain an existing Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) instrument at NASA Langley Research Center, covering necessary repair and maintenance actions. The government has sole discretion in making the determination on whether to conduct the procurement competitively.