VA sole-source TEM relocation and maintenance for FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, RPO East, intends to award a sole-source contract to FEI Company (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) for the relocation and preventative maintenance of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit at the Pittsburgh, PA facility. The requirement includes moving the TEM to a new location and performing annual preventative maintenance. This is a special notice indicating the government's intent to solicit only one source, as FEI is the original manufacturer and the only vendor capable of servicing this specific equipment. No competitive solicitation is planned. The contract value is not disclosed but likely under $100k for a single relocation and maintenance service.