Cryogenic Scanning Electron Microscope-Raman System

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND AS SUCH, SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT (IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE) TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisitions and Grant Services (OAGS) issues this Source Sought Notice on behalf of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to determine if there are existing small business sources capable of providing a Cryo-SEM-Raman System and the optional year extended service agreement detailed in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW). The Government is also interested in other than small business concerns, especially vendors who may be able to offer a domestic product of technical acceptability. ALL capable vendors are encouraged to submit a capability statement, and responses to the questions contained in the attached notice. Please refer to the attached Sources Sought Notice and DRAFT Statement of Work for additional details.