(1) Vendor needs to provide transmission electron microscopes service to the government authority located in Montana.
- The new microscopes must have dedicated tomography and single particle software embedded in the system.
- One microscope requires a cryo- stage for operations under cryo-conditions.
- All parts must be run by fully integrated software for unified single particle acquisition compatible with existing software on platforms already in use.
- Highly prefers that all hardware and software components of the microscope to be serviced by the microscope manufacturer.
- One microscope must provide performance access for a wide range of applications, including 2D and data collection for 3D imaging and reconstruction of cells, cell organelles, bacteria and viruses, both at ambient and cryogenic (liquid-nitrogen temperatures.
- The microscopes software must automatically recall all optimized operating conditions, including lens settings, gun parameters, optical alignments and aperture alignments for the instrument and the different techniques such as and low-dose under variable accelerating voltages.
- The camera should come fully integrated with the microscope.
- The microscope must include a column that has an oil-free vacuum system, that has the ability to switch between high contrast and high-resolution modes, a high-speed, digital search-and-view camera, a pneumatically driven beam stops for diffraction work, Automated condenser and objective apertures.
- The microscope should have a secure remote access facility that would facilitate remote diagnosis by the microscope service engineers.
- Embedded software that facilitates identification of for specialized techniques such as correlative light and electron microscopy.
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