Justification, first published as special notice
Sole Source JA Award Notice: ZEISS Hardware Maintenance + Service
FA469025P0044
Department of the Air Force, FA4690 28 Cons PKC. Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
Awarded
$55,467.72 obligated so far on USAspending, July 24, 2025, contract FA469025P0044
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
Non-Zeiss SEM manufacturers are unable to maintain Carl Zeiss operating software and equipment due to the proprietary nature of the software and hardware.
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC (Cage: 325W6) (Large Business) is the only entity in the United States authorized to provide proprietary software and hardware support for the Scattering Electron Microscopy (SEM) equipment. Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC possesses sole jurisdiction over technical service representatives who receive comprehensive, on-going factory training for SEM equipment. At this time, there is no avenue for competition. If proprietary rights are released in the future for multiple vendors to distribute, then the requirement may be procured by means of competition.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC
- UEI
- H41JAKKNEXY1
- CAGE
- 325W6
- Vendor location
- White Plains, NY
- Contract
- FA469025P0044, purchase order
- Obligated
- $55,467.72, potential $114,313
- Actions
- 3 between July 24, 2025 and May 13, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Zeiss Equipment Maintenance + Service Support for Sigma 300 (Base + Three (3) Option Years).
- Match
- award number FA469025P0044 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA4690 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
Points of contact
- Deanine R. Rogersdeanine.rogers.3@us.af.mil6053852108
- Timeaki McPheetimeaki.mcphee@us.af.mil6053851743
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