Notice of Intent to Sole Source

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Notice of Intent for Sole Source Purchase The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with E. A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., located in Export, PA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing a multiple year service agreement for a 1040 NanoMill TEM Specimen Preparation System. The unique technical specifications for the service agreement are the capabilities of a multiple year service agreement for a 1040 NanoMill TEM Specimen Preparation System, including manufacturer approved preventative maintenance and emergency service visits and repairs to the manufacturer's operating standards using OEM parts. The NAICS Code is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a Small Business Size Standard of $20.5 Million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to E. A. Fischione Instruments, Inc., for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 11/3/2016. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to chendra.conklin@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at chendra.conklin@nist.gov no later than 8:00 am MST Monday, October 31, 2016.