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Upgrade a Microscope for Fluorescence and Reflected-Light Imaging

Issued by ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ORNL UT-BATTELLE LLC-DOE CONTRACTOR · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published: 13 Nov 2026
Closes: 20 Nov 2026, 22:00 UTC
Reference: 494472
Location: TN, United States
Sector: Electronics & Semiconductors

At a glance

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ORNL UT-BATTELLE LLC-DOE CONTRACTOR in United States has published a tender in electronics & semiconductors: “Upgrade a Microscope for Fluorescence and Reflected-Light Imaging”. Submissions close on 20 November 2026, 7 days from today. Quote reference 494472 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 79 notices from this buyer since 2026, 12 of them currently open. There are 671 open electronics & semiconductors notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

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Details

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ORNL UT-BATTELLE LLC-DOE CONTRACTOR is soliciting Upgrade a Microscope for Fluorescence and Reflected-Light Imaging. Solicitation number 494472. Classified under NAICS 334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Product/service code 6650 — OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. Place of performance: TN, USA. Responses are due by 20 November 2026 22:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

UT-Battelle, LLC is the management and operating contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Research Accelerator Division at ORNL is in need of Upgrade a Microscope for Fluorescence and Reflected-Light Imaging or equivalent. Please reference Attachment C- RFQ 494472 Bill of Materials.

Attachments:

- RFQ494472 - Attachment A- Terms and Conditions Purchase Order Commercial Products and Services - Attachment B- Prime Flowdown Clauses - Attachment C- RFQ494472 Bill of Materials - Attachment D- Reps and Certs Abbreviated -Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards – Certain Services – CERTIFICATION – BSD-CS-2049 (08/2025)

Context for bidders

We hold 79 notices from ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · ORNL UT-BATTELLE LLC-DOE CONTRACTOR, going back to August 2026 — 12 of them still open. They buy mostly in Electronics & Semiconductors, Manufacturing & Supply and Electrical Equipment. There are 671 open Electronics & Semiconductors tenders in United States. This one closes in 7 days.

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