SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Upgrade to the HTS-110 NIST 3T
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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 B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 1333ND18QNB610414
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tracy M Bisson, Phone: 3019758448
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.bisson@nist.gov
(tracy.bisson@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with HTS-110; 1B Quadrant Drive Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt 5010 New Zealand for the purchase of an Upgrade to the HTS-110 NIST 3T for adding field canceling permanent magnets for NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. ***** Sole source determination is based on the need to complete an Upgrade to the HTS-110 NIST 3T for adding field canceling permanent magnets that is compatible with the existing HTS-110 3T Magnet. This upgrade to a custom-built HTS-110 3T superconducting magnet is used for polarized beam neutron scattering measurements at the NCNR The upgrade will allow for measurements of larger samples over a wider range of magnetic fields, a significant extension of the magnet's already considerable utility. Since this is a custom-built device, with designs proprietary to HTS-110, and no other resellers for the upgrade, it is not possible to have another company complete the upgrade. Having another company complete the upgrade could cause damage or result in the upgrade not working. HTS-110 is the sole manufacturer and distributor of a product that meets these requirements. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. *****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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 27, 2018 will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov or Donald.collie@nist.gov.
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