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# Ion mill for microscope specimen preparation

The NIST award notice concerns an ion mill for preparing transmission electron microscope specimens. SAM.gov identifies NANOSCIENCE INSTRUMENTS INC as awardee on 29 September 2026 for USD 166,916.60. The notice states that the award used a trade-off basis under the solicitation.

- Status: awarded
- Country: US
- Buyer: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF.NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
- Submission deadline: Not available (unavailable)
- Original notice: https://sam.gov/opp/92289ce2b86b4d129aa58a5aa043379a/view
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T19:40:40.161764Z

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