The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Contracting Division intends to enter into a sole source contract with Gatan Inc. in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 for the award of Direct Electron Detector and Analysis System (EBSD). This is a highly sensitive system capable of measuring and analyzing electron-backscatter diffraction (EBSD) patterns collected using accelerating voltages from 3-30 kV and currents below 100 p.  Gatan Inc. manufactures the detector and the required GUI-based collection, analysis, and simulation software.

Please see the attached specifications for additional details.

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