Purchase of a refurbished genii molecular beam epitaxy

The Contracting Department, Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price, commercial contract, utilizing procedures under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, for the purchase of a refurbished GENII Molecular Beam Epitaxy, to be in the lab at the United States Naval Academy, in support of the USNA’s Physics Department, Annapolis, MD.  This procurement will be Sole Sourced to VESCO-NM, LLC. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334513; the Business Standard Size is 750  Employees.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.  Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220 or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov