Maintenance agreement for Tescan 4th generation Scanning Electron Microscope

FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE SUBJECT: Sole source Maintenance agreement for Tescan 4th generation Scanning Electron Microscope SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB643020-26-00405 RESPONSE DATE: 02/18/25 DESCRIPTION: The Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performs research and develops metrology to advance, promote and ensure robust and quantitative microscopy and microanalysis to address stakeholder needs in diverse areas of materials science. Electron, ion, and photon interactions with matter are used to enable the compositional, structural, and morphological characterization of materials from the mesoscale to the atomic scale. This group utilizes a Tescan 4th generation