The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center – Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) in Champaign, IL has a requirement for one (1) Alpha-Step D600 Stylus Profiler.

ERDC-CERL intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Vacuum One Inc in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

Market research indicates that Vacuum One Inc is the only source for this requirement because The Alpha-Step D-600 stylus profiler manufactured by KLA-Tencor offers high resolution 2D & 3D profiling, 2D stress, profile stitching, and many other features in an easy-to-use platform with the ability to measure from nanometer to millimeter with angstrom resolution.  Market research has found no other commercially available system that offers this same combination of features.  These other features include:

• An innovative optical lever sensor technology that provides the highest vertical range at 1200 μm, sub-Angstrom resolution plus low force, 0.03 to 15 mg.

• The ability to measure a wide range of applications, from nanometer to millimeter steps, high resolution roughness, soft materials, and thin film stress enables the D-600 to serve various industries in research and development and production environments.

• A 200 mm motorized stage, with 150 x 178 mm X-Y range of motion.

• New sequencing software features manual deskew alignment and programming up to 1000 locations on a sample.

• Advanced optics, a high resolution 5 MP camera with a 4x digital zoom and enhanced video controls for highly versatile sample visualization.

Market research confirms that KLA does not sell directly to the government but instead uses a network of distributors with one organization assigned to each region of the United States.  The Midwest region distributor is Vacuum One Inc.  Therefore, Vacuum One Inc is the sole source vendor for this procurement.

This is not a small business set aside. 

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will be in any way alter the Government’s acquisition strategy.

Please provide responses to this notice no later than the Response time listed above in this notice, to:

[email protected]

Telephone responses will not be accepted.

Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offers list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation.  A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.