Service Contract for Tescan Scanning Electron Microscope �Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation NB305000-26-01456 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This notice is not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of RFO 12.102 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physical Measurements Lab (PML), Quantum Sensors Division requires a service contract shall provide technical support and maintenance for an existing Tescan scanning electron microscope (SEM). This SEM is being used for 3-dimensional imaging of integrated circuit devices, providing 3-dimensional metrology at nanoscale spatial resolutions. Thi… (show all)
s service contract is necessary to provide the vendor maintenance and technical support to ensure continued successful collection of critical metrological data for the semiconductor industry. NIST conducted market research from Market research was conducted from December 2025 to May 2026 and included searches on: Google, discussions with colleagues, and reviewing company websites. The results of that market research revealed that only Tescan USA (UEI: LLMSCX34X9M6) appears to be capable of meeting NIST�s requirements per the following. Through our market research, we found that only Tescan USA is the only provider of Tescan-guaranteed accessories and parts for Tescan SEMs, and thus is the only vendor capable of providing the accessories and parts needed for the Tescan SEM that the service contract acquired here will cover. Additionally, Tescan is the only provider of the proprietary software required to operate the instrument and thus is the only provider of technical support of that software. Tescan is also the only provider of factory-trained service engineers for Tescan SEMs. However, any sources that believe they are capable of meeting NIST�s minimum requirements are encouraged to respond to this notice by the response date to provide the following information at a minimum: Company Unique Entity Identifier number in https://sam.gov; details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST�s minimum requirements; whether your company is an authorized re-seller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization; and any other information that can help NIST determine whether this requirement maybe competitively satisfied.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Commerce (all)), same product/service code (PSC) J066.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $10K to $49K, median $19K; range $4K to $216K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HOAGLIN 400 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 1725-143 Woburn MA 01801 USA | 2 | $68K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $6.8B | 2 | $11K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| HIGH-REZ ANALYTICAL, LLC | 1 | $216K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| PRECISION MACHINERY & TOOLING, LLC | 1 | $80K | Aug 8, 2026 |
| EASTERN MOUNTAIN OPTICS, INC | 1 | $38K | Jun 23, 2026 |
| AXIVEND LLC | 1 | $29K | Feb 3, 2025 |
| DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT RECONDITIONING CORPORATION | 1 | $19K | Aug 21, 2026 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN · $4.5B | 1 | $16K | Sep 17, 2025 |
| PIPET REPAIR SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $11K | Jul 10, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $A reported $6.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $19K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ILMN reported $4.5B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 11 past awards, $19K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 18, 2026HIGH-REZ ANALYTICAL, LLC$216KAward Notice for Service Contract for Element 2 HR-ICP-MS and Water ChillerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 27, 2026CHRISTOPHER HOAGLIN 400 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 1725-143 Woburn MA 01801 USA$60KJ--Call Order 003 for repair services SOW 6No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 21, 2026DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT RECONDITIONING CORPORATION$19KJ--Call Order 001 for SOW 3No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 20, 2026CHRISTOPHER HOAGLIN 400 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 1725-143 Woburn MA 01801 USA$8KJ--1305M225A0013/1305M226F0243 Call Order 002No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 8, 2026PRECISION MACHINERY & TOOLING, LLC$80KJ--Leatherback Anchor Deployment Device DevelopmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 23, 2026EASTERN MOUNTAIN OPTICS, INC$38KJ--Optical Fujinon 25x150 Binocular, Mount, and Angle Ring Overhaul and RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$7KJ--TapeStation 4200 annual maintenanceMateriality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 18, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$4KJ--Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 Service and Maintenance PMateriality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 17, 2025ILLUMINA, INC.$16KJ--Illumina MiSeq maintenance plan - NMFSMateriality: <0.01% of $ILMN revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 10, 2025PIPET REPAIR SERVICE, INC.$11KPipette and Balance ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (6 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 1 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 372 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.