# New Optical Microscope

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- Solicitation number: 1301264445
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NAVSUP FLT Log CTR San Diego (N00244)
- NAICS: 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6650 Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Monterey, California
- County: Monterey County (FIPS 06053). https://abierto.us/counties/monterey-county-ca-06053
- City: Monterey. https://abierto.us/cities/monterey-ca-0648872
- First posted: July 31, 2025
- Last posted: July 31, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/80675a77f38b4bbe94f6a75d161ec987/view

## Description

The MAE department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) owns an inverted metallurgical optical microscope. The microscope is a Nikon Epiphot 200, which is still functional. The microscope, however, is old and finding replacement parts is increasingly difficult. This is especially problematic as Nikon no longer manufactures optical microscopes. To compliment and eventually replace the Nikon optical microscope, we seek a new inverted and/or metallurgical optical microscope.

The new microscope will be used in the same way as the Nikon, primarily by students, but also by staff and faculty for their classwork and research. The microscope should be one that can image metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite samples. The microscope should also allow for imaging of mineralogical samples. It should come with software capable of both hardware control and imaging analysis. REFERENCE SOR ATTACHED.

## Publications

- July 31, 2025: Sources sought, due August 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 80675a77f38b4bbe94f6a75d161ec987. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/80675a77f38b4bbe94f6a75d161ec987/view

## Points of contact

- Sheri K. Bunn-Markryd, sheri.bunnmarkryd@navy.mil, 6195567856

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