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Equipment Move/Relocation and Preventative Maintenance of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit

ID: 36C24E26R0020 • Type: Special Notice • Match:  85%
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Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC, located at 275 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina, for the J VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS - Seattle) for equipment moving/relocation/calibration and preventative maintenance services. Background: Requirement is to move the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai G2 Spirit from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), New York, New York, to VAPSHCS in Seattle, WA. The services consist of two requirements: 1) preparing the TEM for shipping, unpacking TEM, re-assembling TEM and 2) Annual comprehensive maintenance service for one (1) year. Thermo Fisher Scientific s electron microscopic division was formerly FEI Company, the original manufacturer of the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai 12 Spirit. The FEI Company is now a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific. No other company has the expertise to perform the 1st part of the contract disassembly and reassembly. All services must be provide by OEM certified technicians who have previous experience with the Tecnai G2 Spirit. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 811210 Electonic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a $34.0M size standard. The PSC is J066. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at millicent.covert@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Background
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC for the J VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS - Seattle). The goal of this contract is to facilitate the move and maintenance of the FEI transmission electron microscope (TEM) Tecnai G2 Spirit, originally manufactured by FEI Company, now a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

This contract is necessary due to the specialized expertise required for the disassembly and reassembly of the TEM, which no other company possesses.

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for two main tasks:
1) Preparing the TEM for shipping, unpacking it upon arrival at VAPSHCS in Seattle, and reassembling it;
2) Providing annual comprehensive maintenance service for one year. All services must be performed by OEM certified technicians who have prior experience with the Tecnai G2 Spirit.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this contract will span one year following the completion of the equipment move.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at VAPSHCS in Seattle, Washington.

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must demonstrate that they can provide OEM certified technicians with previous experience specifically with the Tecnai G2 Spirit. No other companies are deemed capable of fulfilling the disassembly and reassembly requirements.
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Overview

Agency
VISN 4 (VISN-4) [VA - VHA]
Response Deadline
July 29, 2026, 11:59 a.m. EDT Due in 6 Days
Posted
July 22, 2026, 10:59 a.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
NAICS
811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
PSC
J066 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Instruments And Laboratory Equipment
Place of Performance
Seattle, WA USA
Source
Open
Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$150,000 - $350,000 (AI estimate)
On 7/22/26 VISN 4 issued Special Notice 36C24E26R0020 for Equipment Move/Relocation and Preventative Maintenance of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) FEI Tecnai 12 Spirit due 7/29/26.
Primary Contact
Title
Contracting Officer
Name
Ms. Millicent Covert   Profile
Email
millicent.covert@va.gov
Phone
(Calls shall not be accepted)

Documents

Posted documents for Special Notice 36C24E26R0020

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > RPO EAST (36C24E)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00240E
Source Organization Code
100183218
Last Updated
July 22, 2026
Last Updated By
Millicent.Covert@va.gov
Archive Date
Sept. 27, 2026