Maintenance for Field Emission Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-ESEM)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division in support of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to FEI Company located at 5350 North East Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-5793, under the authority as prescribed in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

The requirement is for the preventative maintenance of the Thermo Fisher Scientific – FEI model Quattro S Field Emission Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-ESEM) to include one scheduled Preventative Maintenance service visit with a Field Emission Gun (FEG) filament replacement as well as unscheduled emergency visits to diagnose and repair/replace any covered issues. FEI Company, whose Highest-Level Owner is Thermo Fisher Scientific, is the only known company capable of providing the preventative maintenance services as any required replacement parts are custom designed for Thermo Fisher Scientific – FEI, and these parts are protected under patents and not available otherwise. Additionally, adjustments to critical control software of the FE-ESEM requires Service Engineer or Factory level administrative rights passwords to access and edit, and these rights are not available to non-Thermo Fisher Scientific – FEI employees.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 and the size standard is $34,000,000.00.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-DDN, Natick Division via EMAIL ONLY to alexandra.m.biro2.civ@army.mil and brandon.j.rivett.civ@army.mil no later than 1500 EST 17 January 2025. Any questions regarding this notice must be in writing only; no telephonic replies will be accepted. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party.