Scanning Electron Microscope - maintenance service and support TESCAN USA, INC
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIGFBO250030
- Agency
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Office of Acquisitions and Grants
US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center located in Menlo Park, California, has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole-source procurement for preventative maintenance of a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The notice specifically involves negotiating a purchase order with Tescan USA for maintenance service of their SEM instrument, which is identified by serial number VG 13831481. The agency has determined that Tescan USA is the exclusive manufacturer with factory-trained service engineers and proprietary software necessary for maintaining this specialized scientific equipment. This procurement is intended to ensure continuous operation of the microscope by preventing excessive downtime and maintaining the instrument at factory specifications. The notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements for simplified acquisition procedures.
Contractors interested in responding to this Special Notice must submit their capability statements electronically to jongjoco@usgs.gov no later than March 14, 2025, at 12:00 hours Eastern Time, with hardcopy or SAM.gov submissions being explicitly rejected. The NAICS code for this action is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), with a size standard of $34 million. While the notice invites capability statements, it explicitly states this is not a competitive quote solicitation, and the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the action based on received responses. Tescan USA is positioned as the sole source due to being the original equipment manufacturer, holding exclusive rights to the required service engineers and specialized software. The procurement will be executed under FAR 13.106-1(b) and will follow procedures for acquiring commercial items through simplified acquisition methods.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT
This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Volcano Science Center (VSC) in Menlo Park, CA.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to negotiate a purchase order with Tescan USA for preventative maintenance renewal service contract. A contract is needed to maintain the instrument at factory specification because of the mechanical and electronic complexity of the Scanning Electron Spectrometer (SEM). The contract eliminates excessive down time due to malfunction and component failure. Preventive maintenance service, cleaning and tuning is performed annually for contract holders. Tescan USA is the manufacturer of our Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) S/N VG 13831481. Tescan USA is the only company in the USA with factory trained service engineers for the Tescan SEMS and the manufacturer does not allow third party resale of its products. Furthermore, Tescan is the sole source or proprietary software required to operate and/or upgrade the software in the Tescan SEM.
Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Responsible parties may submit a capability statement by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.
The NAICS code for this action is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, Size Standard: $34M
Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to jongjoco@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than March 14, 2025 at 1200 hours Eastern. Responses submitted by hardcopy or through SAM.gov shall not be accepted or considered.
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