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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 08, 2007 FBO #2081
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- Notice of Intent to Award Purchase Order to Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.

Notice Date

8/6/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NB812050-7-06271
 

Response Due

8/16/2007
 

Archive Date

8/17/2007
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), to Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. of Thornwood, NY for service and maintenance for the LSM 520 VIS/META Microscope System. Sole source determination is based on Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. being the sole manufacturer and sole maintenance provider of the LSM 520 VIS/META Microscope System. Therefore, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. is the only source that can provide preventative maintenance for this equipment, as the technology is proprietary to the company. Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. does not allow other companies to provide such a service. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however, responses received by August 16, 2007 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01362956-W 20070808/070806220309 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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