66 -- BAFFLE FABRICATION

Notice Date

March 30, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institue of Standards and Technology, Acquistion and Assistance Division, Procurement Office, Bldg. 301, Room B152, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

ZIP Code

20899

Solicitation Number

01-862-2133

Response Due

April 13, 2001

Point of Contact

TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist (301) 975-4390, Anita K. Tolliver, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6308

E-Mail Address

NIST Contracts Office (Contract@nist.gov)

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Labsphere, of North Sutton, New Hampshire, for custom baffle fabrication and installation, plus measurement system and detector assembly, that are intended to work with a Spectralon (Registered Trademark) integrating sphere designed by Labsphere, which is currently in existence at NIST.*****The baffle materials must exactly match the composition of the interior Spectralon tiles in order for the sphere to perform as it was designed to do. The sphere design is proprietary to Labsphere, and Labsphere is, therefore, the only manufacturer that can supply the required components to the Government.*****Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required 6 weeks from receipt of purchase order (ARO).*****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, responses received by April 13, 2001 will be considered by the Government. 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

NIST Contracts Homepage (http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010403/66SOL010.HTM (W-089 SN50H818)