The DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of providing a high-performance, high-resolution Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) with low-vacuum capabilities. This system will support research at the Coal Center of Excellence (COE) for characterizing carbon-based materials, mapping elemental compositions, and conducting structural analyses. Responses must include a description of how the proposed instrument meets specific technical specifications, including equipment model numbers, and a cover page with company details and business size. No budget amounts are specified, and this is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes only—not a request for proposals. No contract will be awarded from this announcement, and all costs for responding are the responsibility of the respondent.