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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on July 15, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source NovaNano SEM 630 Preventative Maintenance Services

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W912HZ26Z1C5ZFederal

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory intends to award a sole source contract to FEI Company for comprehensive repair and preventative maintenance services on its NovaNano Scanning Electron Microscope 630, under FAR Part 12 as a commercial service acquisition. The maintenance scope includes one annual preventative maintenance visit with all labor and travel covered, a full preventative maintenance consumable kit with vacuum gauges, pump components, filters, and column apertures, and coverage for all necessary replacement parts using new or rebuilt original equipment manufacturer components. The contractor must provide both remote and onsite support within 48 hours of notification during normal business hours, include software updates that enhance system functionality, and cover all additional emergency or corrective service visits during the contract period without extra charge. This procurement is classified under NAICS 811210 with a size standard of $34 million and is being conducted as a sole source action under FAR 12.102(a) due to FEI Company being the sole provider of service and support for this specific instrument. The notice is not a solicitation and no competitive bidding is currently open; however, interested parties may submit capability statements including pricing by the deadline of July 21, 2026, to evaluate whether competition is feasible. Submissions must be sent via email in Word, Excel, or PDF format to the designated points of contact, and no phone inquiries will be accepted. If no viable alternative submissions are received, the government will proceed with a sole source award to FEI Company without further competition, with the formal solicitation expected no sooner than 30 days after the notice publication.

General Info

Sole source contract to FEI for maintenance and repair of SEM 630, including parts, updates, and 48-hour support.

NAICS

811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Place of Performance

Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W2R2 USA Engr R & D Ctr
Contacts2 people available
OfficeVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA
Office AddressVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), Concrete and Materials Branch (CMB) intends to award a sole source basis in accordance RFO 12.102(a) to FEI Company, 5350 North East Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124-5793, as the sole provider of repair and preventative maintenance services of instrumentation NovaNano Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) 630.  This acquisition is being conducted under RFO FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.  


The Concrete and Materials Branch (CMB) is responsible for conducting materials characterization work that supports most of the branches in GSL as well as other labs in the ERDC.  A ThermoFisher field service engineer will conduct one preventative maintenance call per year (3 total visits) on the SEM including a Preventative Maintenance (PM) PM kit.  


The contractor shall provide the following under Contract coverage:


  • One annual preventative maintenance (PM) inspection with all labor and travel costs included
  • Preventative Maintenance Consumable Kit including vacuum gauges, vacuum pump consumables, filters, column apertures, other required consumable parts to maintain upmost functionality of the base system and non-third party components
  • Include labor and travel charges for any additional corrective or emergency service visits required during the contract period
  • Coverage for all replacement parts required for repairs using new or rebuilt OEM parts
  • Remote and onsite service support within 48 hours of notification during reasonable business hours
  • Software coverage and updates that improve functionality and capabilities will be included

The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair/Maintenance, with a size standard of $34.0 million dollars.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation document exists for this requirement.  However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit capable quotes, including price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the brand-name supply.  All capability statements received by the closing date of this publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.


This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under RFO FAR 5.101(b)(2). USACE ERDC intends to release a solicitation no sooner than thirty (30) days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for competitive quotes. Meaningful submissions received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no meaningful, written submissions are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as a sole source requirement to FEI Company. 


Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to Shinita.M.Jordan@usace.army.mil and Sonia.J.boyd@usace.army.mil.  Statements are due by 3:00pm Central Time, Tuesday, 21 July 2026.  No phone calls will be accepted.

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