Preventative maintenance service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00173-25-Q-4377
- Agency
-
Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Research Laboratory intends to award a sole source purchase order to FEI Company for preventative maintenance services on a microscope system under urgency of need/work stoppage conditions. This Special Notice, published by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research on September 10, 2025, is not a competitive solicitation but rather a notice of intent to make a direct award. The procurement falls under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a large business size standard, and the acquisition will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding $250,000. The government has determined that only one responsible source exists that can satisfy the agency's requirements for this specialized maintenance work.
The primary purpose of this notice is to provide transparency regarding the government's intent to make a sole source award while allowing interested parties to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. Contractors have only one calendar day from the publication date (until September 11, 2025) to submit responses showing clear and convincing evidence that competitive procurement should be conducted instead. Any interested parties must reference Notice of Intent number N00173-25-Q-4377 in their correspondence and direct communications to the contracting point of contact, Rashard Woodland. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with the sole source award based on any responses received, and no reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information. Responses will only be considered for the purpose of evaluating whether competitive procurement would benefit the government.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a URGENCY OF NEED/WORK STOPPAGE sole source purchase order FEI COMPANY to furnish: Maintenance microscope system
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 811210 with the size standard of large. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is J066.
This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.
Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within ___1___ calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.
The point of contact is: Rashard Woodland email: rashard.b.woodland.civ@us.navy.mil
Please reference this Notice of Intent number, N00173-25-Q-4377 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.
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