TEM Servcie Contract

THIS IS A Notice of Intent to award/Sources Sought announcement Only. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is searching for firms who can provide service contract for: Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope (SU-7000) and a Hitachi Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM HT-7700).

As part of its market research, USDA ARS is issuing this Intent to award/Sources Sought to determine if there exist an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes.

This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of USDA ARS market research. No Request For Quote (RFQ) exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ.
Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes on which USDA ARS can issue any contract. This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFQ. The Government does not intend to make an award based on responses to this inquiry.

All information received in response to this Intent to Award/Sources Sought marked "Proprietary" will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

Responses to the Intent to Award/Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Inquiry. USDA ARS will not pay for information received in response to this Request.

Do not submit pricing information in response to this Request.

Please send responses with the subject heading:  Service contract for Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope (SU-7000) and a Hitachi Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM HT-7700) Mark.Volk@usda.gov by 08/17/2020.