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ScanLab ExcelliSCAN20 galvanometer scanner system

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (1341) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6640 | Last Modified: 05/19/2025

Procurement Summary

The Production Systems Group (PSG) in the Engineering Lab (EL) at NIST requires a Galvanometer Scanner system, on a noncompetitive (sole-source) basis, to upgrade the existing FLaMI testbed and to integrate the scanner system into the testbed. The FLaMI testbed system currently contains a Scanlabs Galvo Scanner, manufactured and produced by ScanLab, GmbH. The current requirement needs to be compatible with the existing Scanlabs Galvo Scanner in accordance with the minimum specifications for a ScanLab ExcelliSCAN20 scanner system for the FLaMI testbed to appropriately function. ScanLab, GmbH is located in Germany and has a domestic affiliate, ScanLab America, Inc., located in Illinois, that is the exclusive distributor of items manufactured by ScanLab, GmbH.

Waiver Rationale Summary

Consistent with market research results, no domestic product has been identified that can meet EL's requirements. The required ExcelliSCAN20 galvo scanner manufactured by ScanLab, GmbH is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities, of satisfactory quality.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

No

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

Yes

OMB Determination

PENDING

Product

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

NAICS

333318 - Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Date Submitted

05/19/2025

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

Solicitation ID

N/A

Procurement Stage

Pre-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

0 - 6 months

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY