Sole source - maintenance and repair of semiconductor test systems

N0016419Q0127 - SOLE SOURCE - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SEMICONDUCTOR TEST SYSTEMS - FSC J066 - NAICS 334516

Anticipated Issue Date 18 March 2019 - Anticipated Closing Date 18 April 2019 - 2:00 PM EST

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division has a requirement to procure continued combined maintenance and service contract on the Zeiss NVision 40 Crossbeam (SN NV40-3813) and the Zeiss ULTRA PLUS SEM (SN 4330). This is required in order to maintain the Zeiss instruments in an operational state so they can be reliably used for failure and material analysis investigations of samples. The proposed contract action is for the supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source, Carl Zeiss Microsopy LLC, 1 Zeiss Dr. Thornwood, NY 10594-1939 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is being sole sourced because Carl Zeiss Microsopy LLC is the only company capable of performing the maintenance and service requirements for the Zeiss NVision 40 Crossbeam and the Zeiss ULTRA PLUS Scanning Electron Microscope. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://sam.gov.

This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the procedures at FAR Part 13. Synopsis exception FAR 5.202(a)(13) applies and Solicitation Number N00164-19-Q-0127 is hereby issued as an attachment hereto. All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted via FedBizOpps. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor the FedBizOpps site for amendments that may be issued to this solicitation. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Offers may be e-mailed to matthew.swartzentrub@navy.mil All required information must be received on or before 18 APRIL 2019 - 2:00 PM EASTERN TIME.

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