SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- SLA Stereolithography Machine
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333244
— Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB688000-15-03255
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Angela L. Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
-
angela.hitt@nist.gov
(angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing an SLA Stereolithography Machine with the following Technical Specifications: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: • NIST requires an SLA stereolithography machine that can print non-proprietary materials, including Somos Nanotool or an equivalent high-temperature material that can withstand 230 °C (with postcure) and has a tensile strength around 75 MPa. • The laser wavelength shall be 355 nm +/- 10 nm with a power at the vat of 100 mW +/- 10 mW. • The machine shall allow for a high vertical build layer resolution of less than 0.025 mm and beam diameter of less than 0.1 mm. • The build volume shall be at least 10 x 10 x 10 in (in any mode). • Shall have interchangeable vats to allow for a variety of materials. • The speed shall be close to 5 mm/sec during fabrication. TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Most vendors sell SLA machines that use RFID tags to ensure that only their proprietary materials can be used. This is difficult in a research environment, where material requirements are diverse and variable. The need for a high-temperature material further limits the choice of different models. At the same time NIST requires a good resolution and large build envelope. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see Technical Specifications above), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 333244 which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the product identified. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 10 a.m. MST Tuesday, September 1, 2015. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Angela Hitt, Contract Specialist, at angela.hitt@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail with a subject line: NB688000-15-03255 SLA Stereolithography Machine.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
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