ThermoFisher Helios 5 CX Purchase
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80TECH26QA114
- Awarded
- to FEI Company
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80TECH26P0022 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77058, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA awarded a sole-source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to FEI Company (Thermo Fisher Scientific) on September 30, 2026, for $1.727 million to procure a ThermoFisher Helios 5 CX DualBeam Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) in support of the Johnson Space Center Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division.
The award was made under FAR 12.102 commercial item procedures without full and open competition, citing 41 U.S.C. 1901. NASA determined that the Helios 5 CX is the only commercially available system providing all required capabilities as a factory-integrated, single-platform solution with unified hardware and software architecture. The laboratory's existing infrastructure is built around ThermoFisher systems, ensuring seamless compatibility with current hardware, software, operating procedures, workflows, and consumables. Market research confirmed FEI Company is the exclusive provider with no resellers available. Performance period extends from award through December 31, 2026. A presolicitation notice was published on SAM.gov on September 4, 2026, closing September 14, 2026.
Notice text
NASA awarded a sole-source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to FEI Company, a Thermo Fisher Scientific company, for the acquisition of a ThermoFisher Helios 5 CX DualBeam Focused Ion Beam–Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) in support of the Johnson Space Center Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division. See attached JOFOC
Awarded contract 80TECH26P0022 to FEI COMPANY for 1727007.00 on 2026-09-30.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| ThermoFisher Helios 5 CX | Pre-Solicitation |
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