Opportunity: Notice of Intent to Sole Source FEI Company (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Service

Notice of Intent to Sole Source FEI Company (Thermo Fisher Scientific) Service Agreement for the Apreo2-C Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope part numbers: Apreo 2 C LoVac 1229000/9954545/ 11501097 and EDS UltraDry 60M (129 eV)1220194 / 9954545.11. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to FEI Company for the service agreement to cover the Apreo2-C Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope parts Apreo 2 C LoVac 1229000/9954545/ 11501097 and EDS UltraDry 60M (129 eV)1220194 / 9954545.11. The service agreement ensures continued coverage following the warranty expiration. Use of the equipment (or software) and covers replacement units and upgrades of the system necessary to keep the units operable. FEI Company is a legal entity of Thermo Fisher Scientific and is the only authorized service provider for repair and maintenance in the United States for the Apreo 2C LoVac. The instrument must be properly maintained with the unique specifications in which only the OEM, Thermo Fisher Scientific, can maintain. This is considered a sole source to FEI Company because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted, Thermo Fisher Scientific is the only known source that can provide the maintenance support plans specific to the Apreo2-C Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope parts. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. The period of performance for this requirement will include the base year plus three, one-year optional periods through 2026. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it can meet the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 12:00 P.M. ET on August 04, 2022. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Rebekah Parks, via email at rebekah.parks@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.