Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract Tender - 145542622

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract Edax Preventative Maintenance

Deadline: 22 Jul 2026

Posting Date: 20 Jul 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 145542622

Document Ref. No.: 20260005921

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) contract to EDAX, LLC 5794 W Las Positas BLVD, Pleasanton California 94588-4083, United States. Under the authority of FAR 13.106 (1) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The requirement is for maintenance of two detectors: an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and an electron backscatter diffractometer (EBSD). Both were manufactured by EDAX, LLC. A qualified service engineer will respond to calls from the NPS technical POC within one business day over the twelve-month period. The service engineer will diagnosis problems with the instrument that may arise during normal operations either over the telephone or in person, as necessary. Annual preventive maintenance will be performed including inspection of the equipment and calibration for optimum performance. Maintenance support should include support for the control PC and other support hardware and software (including EDAX TEAM) furnished by EDAX.
The EDS, EBSD detectors, and supporting hardware and software are manufactured by companies such as Bruker, Oxford Instruments, and EDAX. The instruments, however, are not compatible with each other in terms of hardware and software. The EDAX detectors are proprietary, this is both the instruments themselves as well as the communications boards that go into the support computer and the software used to control the detectors. A qualified EDAX technician is required to install software updates and to perform the calibrations required during annual servicing of the detectors. Technicians from Bruker and Oxford, though proficient, would not have the adequate experience with EDAX hardware and software to complete the necessary calibrations. No other vendor other than EDAX is capable of fulfil...
Notice ID: 20260005921

Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense

Product Service Code: aj15 - general science & technology r&d svcs; general science & technology; r&d facilities & maj equip

NAICS Code: 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Inactive Dates: aug 06, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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