TESCAN SEM Annual Service Contract

Notice of Intent


This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to Tescan USA, Inc for Tescan SEM service contract as described in the attached Statement of Work.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Tescan USA, Inc is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who can perform maintenance on Tescan proprietary equipment.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The NAICS code for this action is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to [email protected] and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 07/28/2021. Responses submitted by hardcopy shall not be accepted or considered.

Statement of Work:

This request is for the recertification of the TESCAN Vega3 scanning electron microscope (SEM) at the USGS in Menlo Park, CA. The SEM requires renewal of the annual service contract.

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