Combined Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Scanning electron microscope computer upgrade

is 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(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, Analy

tical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. NIST intends to award a non-competitive contract to Carl Zeiss Microscopy for a scanning electron microscope computer upgrade to regain functionality of NIST�s Zeiss Supra SEM. BACKGROUND The semic