Multi-Equipment Bid — Bench Top SEM, XPS System, and FIB‑SEM

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is requesting bids on a bench-top scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electron backscatter diffraction, an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy system with depth profiling and imaging, and a focused ion beam–scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electron backscatter diffraction under IFB 25-45, with bids due July 28, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST. No set-asides apply. Questions are due July 20, 2026, with responses issued by July 23, 2026.

Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of ten years of experience manufacturing or supplying relevant instrument technologies and hold original equipment manufacturer authorization to sell and support equipment in the United States. Factory-certified personnel must be available for onsite installation, testing, repair, and training, with onsite service response within five business days. All equipment must comply with applicable U.S. safety certifications through a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and OSHA requirements, subject to SUNY Engineering approval. The SEM must operate in ultra-high vacuum for carbon coatings, battery electrodes, semiconductors, and corroded surface analysis including Raman capability. The FIB-SEM must operate in both immersion and field-free imaging modes for demanding applications such as TEM lamella preparation. Comparable chamber geometries and stage specifications will be considered if they do not exactly match preferred specifications.

Equipment will be delivered to Donavan Hall in Utica and must pass through an 84" × 108" doorway. All pricing is FOB Destination with freight prepaid and inclusive of delivery, installation, minimum two days' training, a three-year full system warranty with optional three-year extension, and travel costs. Prices are firm for 90 days following bid opening. The contract is for one year with an option to renew for three additional years.

Bidders must submit the Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire, certifications under NYS Finance Law sections 139-j, 139-k, and 139-l and Executive Order 177, and proof of insurance with professional liability and general liability of $1 million per claim. Prevailing wage requirements apply. Award will be made on a lowest-price-per-item basis to qualified, responsive, and responsible bidders. Vendors may bid on individual systems rather than as a bundled package.