Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Specifications include, but are not limited to: Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of JEM‐1400 Transmission Electron Microscope. The University of Southern Mississippi is requesting purchase of a Jeol JEM-1400Flash (HR) Transmission Electron Microscope. The automated system consists of a TEM microscope stand with Gatan 16 megapixel ClearView Camera, premium Clearview workstation and comprehensive software suite, Scanning Image Observation Device and DigiScan 3 system, Leica Cryo Grid plunger, Gatan Turbo-pumping station, TMP Vacuum pump system with air cooled water chiller, AztecEnergy advanced Ultim Max specimen analysis system with 80mm 127eV detector, and Gatan ultra-low profile Elsa CryoTransfer holder among other accessories. The system includes two years of extended warranty service agreement. The Jeol JEM-1400 system will be housed in the Microscopy Cluster in the Thames Polymer Science Research Center at USM.