SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source for EDS/EBSD Software Upgrades
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. DOE/NETLMorgantown Campus3610 Collins Ferry RoadPO Box 880MorgantownWV26507-0880US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0008901
- Response Due
- 9/3/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2015
- Point of Contact
- Joseph S. Saunders
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.saunders@netl.doe.gov
(joseph.saunders@netl.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR 6.302, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Oxford Instruments America, Inc. to purchase an operational and data handling software and computer upgrade for existing Oxford Instruments EDS and EBSD detectors mounted to an existing Quanta 600F scanning electron microscope. The instrument software is proprietary to Oxford Instruments and designed to perform only on Oxford Instruments' equipment. This is considered a sole source to Oxford Instruments America, Inc. To the best of the NETL?s knowledge and based on market research conducted, Oxford Instruments America, Inc. is the exclusive source for this software. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:30 PM ET on September 3, 2015. Responses must be submitted in writing to joseph.saunders@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 of intent 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. Award is anticipated on or about September 15, 2015.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN03845421-W 20150821/150819235338-4ee486626059cf2d4c25100dea49c709 (fbodaily.com)
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