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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Veterans Affairs was posted on July 22, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

J066--Equipment Move/Relocation and Preventative Maintenance of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the Regional Procurement Office - East, intends to award a sole source contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC, for the relocation and maintenance of a FEI Tecnai G2 Spirit transmission electron microscope from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York to the VAPSHCS in Seattle. The contract requires specialized services including the complete disassembly, packaging, transportation, unpacking, and reassembly of the microscope, as well as an annual comprehensive preventative maintenance service for one year. Only Thermo Fisher Scientific, as the original equipment manufacturer through its acquisition of FEI Company, possesses the certified expertise and trained technicians necessary to perform these tasks safely and effectively, with no alternative providers capable of meeting the technical requirements. This action is justified under FAR 6.302.1-1 due to the unique nature of the equipment and the absence of other responsible sources. The contract will be executed under NAICS code 811210, with a $34.0 million size standard, and PSC code J066. No solicitation will be published on SAM.gov as this is a sole source determination. Interested parties may contact Contracting Officer Millicent Covert via email, though the decision to proceed without competition remains at the officer’s discretion.

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Sole source contract to Thermo Fisher for transporting and maintaining a specialized electron microscope to Seattle.

NAICS

811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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36C24E26R0020 Equipment Move/Relocation and Preventative Maintenance TEM

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AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)
Contacts1 person available
OfficePITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA
Office AddressPITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA
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Ms. Millicent CovertContracting Officer

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Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC, located at 275 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina, for the J VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS - Seattle) for equipment moving/relocation/calibration and preventative maintenance services. Background: Requirement is to move the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai G2 Spirit from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), New York, New York, to VAPSHCS in Seattle, WA. The services consist of two requirements: 1) preparing the TEM for shipping, unpacking TEM, re-assembling TEM and 2) Annual comprehensive maintenance service for one (1) year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific s electron microscopic division was formerly FEI Company, the original manufacturer of the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai 12 Spirit. The FEI Company is now a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific. No other company has the expertise to perform the 1st part of the contract disassembly and reassembly. All services must be provide by OEM certified technicians who have previous experience with the Tecnai G2 Spirit.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 811210 Electonic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a $34.0M size standard. The PSC is J066. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at contact@example.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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