SAM #89243326QFE000530

Sole Source Service Maintenance for ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Scanning Electron Microscopes

This notice announces the Department of Energy's intent to award a sole source service maintenance contract for specialized laboratory equipment: - Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) - Purpose: Sole source service maintenance agreement for ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs) - OEM: ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Company is the only known source due to proprietary system designs and service procedures - Equipment covered: - SEM FEG QUANTA (9432 020 34231 / D9024 / F1605953) - Quanta 450 (1085759 / 9924260 / F7267250) - Nav-Cam 450 (9432 067 61471 / 9924260.3) - Requirements: - Only OEM replacement parts and procedures are acceptable - No alternate sources or vendors are known to meet the requirements - Commercial opportunity: Sole source, not open to competition - Place of performance: National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507

Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source for ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Company’s service maintenance agreement for Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs):• SEM FEG QUANTA (9432 020 34231 / D9024 / F1605953)• Quanta 450 (1085759 / 9924260 / F7267250), including the Nav-Cam 450 (9432 067 61471 / 9924260.3) In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Company to purchase the service maintenance agreement for the Scanning Electron Microscopes listed above. Exact replacement parts must be utilized to ensure continued reliable operation of the manufacturer’s unit. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) maintains proprietary information on the system designs, service procedures, electron optics, attachments, and calibration methods. The OEM is the only vendor capable of providing this service. To ensure satisfactory operation of the equipment the replacement parts must be obtained from the OEM. This is considered a sole source to ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Company because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted ThermoFisher Scientific FEI Company is the only known source that can provide this type of maintenance. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:00 PM ET on May 21, 2026. Responses must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist, Arturo Manantan, via email at arturo.manantan@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.Additional Links:Click here to see more information about this opportunity on FedConnect

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