Microscopy Government Bids & RFPs

Offers are due by email to ***@***. *. * on or before July 14, 2026, by 1:00 p. m. Central Time.

Payment terms are Net 30 days after government acceptance. Payment terms net 30 days after government acceptance.

The government intends to award a contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable responsible quoter/offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable responsible quoter/offeror.

The vendor shall demonstrate that its proposed technical solution meets or exceeds the stated requirements. The contractor shall have the technical understanding, skill, resources, and training to make all repairs and provide preventative maintenance and repair services. The vendor shall demonstrate that its proposed technical solution meets or exceeds the stated requirements.

Repairs to the MRL **** taking longer than 30 calendar days from the time a documented service call is initiated will result in the excess days being added to the end of the period of performance, effectively extending the contract by that amount. Repairs to the MRL **** taking longer than 30 calendar days from the time a documented service call is initiated will result in the excess days being added to the end of the period of performance

Offerors are afforded the opportunity to inspect the existing instruments and site, at their own expense, prior to the date set for receipt of quotes by contacting the contract specialist/contracting officer identified herein to schedule an appointment. Offerors are afforded the opportunity to inspect the existing instruments and site, at their own expense, prior to the date set for receipt of quotes

Failure to inspect the instruments/site will not relieve the successful offeror from fully meeting the requirements of the resulting contract at the price offered. Failure to inspect the instruments/site will not relieve the successful offeror from fully meeting the requirements of the resulting contract at the price offered.

Delivery is on or before August 31, 2026.

Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the responsible contractor whose quote conforms to the solicitation based on price. Offerors pricing must be determined to be fair and reasonable in order to be eligible for an award.

To be eligible for award, offerors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM and annual confirmation requirements by viewing www. ***. *. * section C of **** must be returned or verify **** has been completed with online reps and certs to be eligible for award.

All quotes submitted after the deadline will be considered untimely and ineligible for award.

The closing date for solicitation **** is July 7, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. The period of performance for both PCM and TEM analysis is from September 1, 2026, to December 23, 2026.

Payment will be made by Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system. Specific document types for payment requests include cost voucher, invoice, progress payment request, performance-based payment request, and commercial financing request.

The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose conforming offer is most advantageous to the government, considering price and other factors. The evaluation is based on Lowest price technically acceptable.

For PCM analysis, the contractor must be accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for fiber counting asbestos analysis by phase contrast microscopy. For TEM analysis, the laboratory must be accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for asbestos fiber analysis and accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).

The document clearly states that the contractor and its employees will not need access to areas within the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Sample turnover will occur outside the facility. Therefore, a site visit is not applicable.

Sample cassettes will be changed as often as necessary to prevent overloading. For PCM analysis, personal samples shall be analyzed within 5 days of receipt, and perimeter/general area samples within 24 hours. For TEM analysis, services requiring 72-hour, 48-hour, 24-hour, 12-hour, 6-hour, and 3-hour turnaround times shall be available as needed, with laboratory reports provided via email or fax as soon as analysis is completed.

Incomplete forms, including failure to fill in price, signature, date, or other applicable portions of the RFQ and amendment, will prevent the contract offer from being considered.