SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Zeiss Microscope
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2021 7:58:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W2R2 USA ENGR R AND D CTR VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W912HZ21N8217
- Response Due
- 7/29/2021 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/13/2021
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Bucci, Allison Hudson
- E-Mail Address
-
Lisa.Bucci@usace.army.mil, allison.b.hudson@usace.army.mil
(Lisa.Bucci@usace.army.mil, allison.b.hudson@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) intends to issue a sole source award to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, 1 N Broadway STE 1501, White Plains, New York to procure a heating/cooling tension/compression stage zeiss x-ray microscope. The Concrete and Materials Branch (CMB) does not currently have the ability to analyze materials under in-situ thermal and/or mechanical loading in three dimensions.� The Deben CT5000-TEC In situ H/C/T/Comp Stage 5KN and CT5000 Sensor Exchange kit 500N available from Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LCC will provide the CMB and the ERDC with materials characterization capabilities that are not currently possessed.� This equipment is urgently needed to continue to understand the deformation and failure mechanisms of materials used for military construction, protection, and projection.� The only known manufacturer of equipment with these capabilities is Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC products are not known to be offered by third party sellers.� The products are only known to be available directly from Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing)�with a small business standard of 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is for information purposes only. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued.� However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor�s ability to fulfill this requirement. Respondents to this notice must provide: the manufacturer�s part numbers for offered products; product specifications; statement as to whether offered products are commercially available; warranties offered on the products; and lead time for delivery. Any offeror shall be required to register in the Government�s System for Award Management (SAM) at www.SAM.gov. Respondents must provide their full legal name; authorized contact�s name, title, email and phone number; legal address; link to registration in www.SAM.gov; and their firm�s business size declaration as well as the firm�s socio-economic status, if any (e.g. Large Business, Small Busines, Women-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.). Respondents must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements, which are the same or similar to this requirement, and provide references for each. � � Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.� Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Lisa Bucci in writing at Lisa.Bucci@usace.army.mil and Allison Hudson at Allison.B.Hudson@usace.army.mil. The SAM.gov posting number, W912HZ21N8217, shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission.� Responses must be received no later than 5:00PM CST July 29, 2021.
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- Record
- SN06070001-F 20210724/210722230119 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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