SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Multi-angle Static Light Scattering (MALS) and Quasi-elastic Light Scattering (QELS) Detector Suite
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-12-RQ-0546
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2012
- Point of Contact
- Kim S Stavish, Phone: 301-975-2672, Cheryl Rice, Phone: 3019753696
- E-Mail Address
-
kim.stavish@nist.gov, cheryl.rice@nist.gov
(kim.stavish@nist.gov, cheryl.rice@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Analytical Chemistry Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Wyatt Technology Corporation, Goleta, CA, for the purchase of a Multi-angle Static Light Scattering (MALS) and Quasi-elastic Light Scattering (QELS) Detector Suite. Sole Source determination is based on the following: The Analytical Chemistry Division at NIST has recently initiated a research program in macromolecular separation science. Light scattering detection is essential for accurate determination of the molar mass averages, distributions, and structure of natural and synthetic macromolecules. To aid in this research program, NIST requires a light scattering detector which combines the capability to measure static light scattering at a multiplicity of angles simultaneously (i.e., multi-angle static light scattering or MALS) while simultaneously performing quasi-elastic light scattering (QELS) measurements on the same sample, where the light determinations may need to be done at varying angles depending on sample size and shape. The MALS detector must have the ability to determine scattered light at eighteen (18) different angles simultaneously and to perform depolarization measurements. The QELS detector must be able to perform measurements at any of seventeen (17) different angular positions. NIST requires a Peltier-driven temperature regulation which must allow measurements from -15 degrees Celsius to 150 degrees Celsius. NIST must have an LCD front panel display that allows the user to monitor in real-time photodiode intensities, laser voltages. Wyatt Technology Corporation is the only vendor capable of providing the required Multi-angle Static Light Scattering (MALS) and Quasi-elastic Light Scattering (QELS) Detector Suite in order to satisfy the Government's minimum requirements. Wyatt Technology is the sole manufacturer and distributor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by August 6, 2012, 3:30 p.m. EST. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Goleta, California, United States
- Record
- SN02811883-W 20120725/120723235433-e473dc4afb5b6a68f79191e2ee318cd0 (fbodaily.com)
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