CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: FIB consumables

SOLICITATION NUMBER:

RESPONSE DATE: July 19, 2019

DESCRIPTION:

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD), on behalf of the Center for Nanoscale Technology Science and Technology (CNST), intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with FEI Company (A part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), in Hillsboro, OR. This purchase order is necessary to purchase consumables used in the FEI Helios 650 Dual Beam. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 .5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The CNST NanoFab has an urgent need for consumables used in the CNST NanoFab FEI Helios 650 Dual Beam system. The aperture strip determines the output current and beam diameter for the focused ion beam component in the system. The extractor and suppressor assemblies are instrumental in producing a beam from the ion source.

Parts Required: replacement FIB aperture strip for FEI Helios 650 per salient details below.
i) replacement FIB aperture strip(s) for FEI Helios 650: Quantity (2), p/n 4035 273 14911
ii) platinum deposition precursor refill for MultiChem system on FEI Helios 650: Quantity (1), p/n 1011759
iii) replacement extractor assembly for FEI Helios 650: Quantity (3), p/n 4035 273 12631
iv) replacement suppressor assembly for FEI Helios 650: Quantity (2), p/n 4035 272 35991

The FIB consumables for the FEI Helios 650 have a unique design and must be replaced by exact replacement parts. No other part can be substituted. The Nanofab maintains service contracts on both FEI tools, and only OEM parts may be used.

Additionally, these parts will be used in conjunction with a maintenance and repair contract with the OEM, FEI, which will not allow non-OEM parts to be installed in the equipment.

FEI is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the equipment identified that meets the required minimum specifications.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the size standard is 1,000 employees.

A determination by the Government not 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 in the future.

*****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 19, 2019 will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to [email protected] or [email protected]