# Award Notice: Confocal Microscope System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd25qnb030114

- Solicitation number: 1333ND25QNB030114
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC for $438,721.35
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: March 24, 2025
- Last posted: July 28, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b6725ec3498f42f586c4fd7c6ff5af2e/view

## Description

**AMENDMENT 03:** This solicitation is hereby amended to extend the due date for Quotations to Wednesday. April 16, 2025 at 9:00am ET.

**AMENDMENT 02:** This solicitation is hereby amended to provide a list of responses to all questions received in response to this solicitation. Please see attached Amendment 02 Q and A. AMENDMENT 01: This solicitation is hereby amended to extend the due dates for: 1) Questions to Monday, April 7, 2025 at 9AM ET and 2) Quotations to Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9am ET.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Biomedical Measurement Technologies group is seeking an automated high-speed and high-resolution confocal scanning microscope forr imaging biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, and biological cells, on various substrates including quartz, silicon, or microscope slides.

The measurements are a critical component of a CHIPS program to assess the functionalization of semiconductor substrates with passivation and biorecognition elements to advance measurements of manufacturable CMOS biosensors. For full details and solcitation response instructions, please see download and review the following attachments: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 1333ND25QNB030114 Statement of Work (SOW) Self Attestation Form

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC (UEI H41JAKKNEXY1)
- Contract: 1333ND25PNB030157, purchase order
- Obligated: $438,721.35
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 5 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND25PNB030157 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND25PNB030157_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 24, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice a4a5134a7e304728aed1c9a4e70c0f83. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a4a5134a7e304728aed1c9a4e70c0f83/view
- April 2, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 67d8b137896a4461998b89aa8ebabe8f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/67d8b137896a4461998b89aa8ebabe8f/view
- April 11, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 10caf66cc6074d8791944578d772d5a7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/10caf66cc6074d8791944578d772d5a7/view
- April 11, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice fbc1e194f0fe404183dc9d136538a12f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fbc1e194f0fe404183dc9d136538a12f/view
- July 28, 2025: Award notice. Notice b6725ec3498f42f586c4fd7c6ff5af2e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b6725ec3498f42f586c4fd7c6ff5af2e/view

## Points of contact

- Nina Lin, nina.lin@nist.gov
- Tracy Retterer, Tracy.retterer@nist.gov

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