JEOL SEM
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Gordon, GA, has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for a JEOL JSM-IT710HR Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The Government intends to award a contract to JEOL USA Inc. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties must submit clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government by February 17, 2026, at 10 AM EST.
Purpose & Scope
The Department of the Army intends to procure a JEOL JSM-IT710HR SEM instrument on a sole-source basis from JEOL USA Inc. The requirement is for a specific model, the JSM-IT710HRLA, along with several key components and accessories. These include a Chamber Scope, JEOL EDS 60mm, Stage Navigation System (Large Area), Low Vacuum Hybrid Secondary Electron Detector, and various specimen holders (76mm, 1.5-inch maximum vise, 26 Cambridge stub, 3.0-inch maximum vise).
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Notice of Intent to Sole Source)
- Intended Vendor: JEOL USA Inc. (Cage Code: 51043)
- Authority: Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, Title 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR 12.201-1.
- NAICS Code: 334516 (Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing)
- PSC Code: 6640 (Laboratory Equipment And Supplies)
- Place of Performance: Forest Park, GA
- Response Due: February 17, 2026, 10 AM EST
- Published Date: February 10, 2026
Action for Interested Parties
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes, and a solicitation will not be issued. Firms interested in challenging the sole-source determination must demonstrate, with clear and convincing evidence, that competition for this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by the deadline, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable.
Contact Information
- Primary: Shecoriya Byrd (shecoriya.r.byrd.civ@army.mil)
- Secondary: Tia Harris (tia.j.harris.civ@army.mil)