SOURCES SOUGHT
41 -- Closed-Cycle Cryogenic Refrigerator System
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333415
— Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NB838000604734DT
- Response Due
- 2/28/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2006
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Cryogenics Technologies Group, Boulder CO proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with Janis Research Company, 2 Jewel Drive, Wilmington, MA 01887-0696 for a closed-cycle cryogenic refrigerator system. NIST's project requires relatively high cooling power. The model SRDK-415D-W71C system meets the expected needs. There are currently no other refrigerators that can provide 1.5 Watts of cooling power at 4K. This refrigerator is the current standard where these applications are needed. There are other refrigerators that can obtain 4 Kelvin temperatures but they can only provide up to 1.0 Watts of cooling power. That limits its capability and would not be an adequate refrigerator for NIST?s experimental requirements. NIST?s minimum requirements for the refrigerator are to operate at 4 kelvin with a heat load capacity of 1.5 Watts. The experiments will involve heat loss measurements on regenerator systems using various regenerator designs and materials. Other cryocooler companies offer low temperature applications but do not meet the heat load capacities of 1.5 Watts at the 4.2 K requirements. NIST also requires the Gifford-McMann (GM) cryocooler technology instead of the pulse tube cryocooler technology because of the physical orientation that will be required for these experiments. NIST needs to operate the system in many different physical directions and the pulse tube design operates efficiently only when in the downward position. NIST needs to operate the cold head in a 360 degree radius, having the cold head of the refrigerator rotate clockwise around a fixed center point. The GM design cryocoolers can operate efficiently with the cold end direction not having any effect on its performance or efficiency. The pulse tube performance and efficiency is affected when it is not operated in the downward position. The performance ratings are based on this position and NIST will not be operating the cryocooler in that position. Along with not meeting the heat load requirements at 4.2 kelvin the orientation limits of the pulse tube cryocooler would not meet NIST?s experimental requirements. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (under $100,000). This notice is for information purposes only. No Solicitation is available. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether on not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government?s best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. Questions should be submitted in writing to the contracting officer either by fax or e-mail before February 28, 2006. Anticipated award date is March 1, 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, CO
- Zip Code: 80305
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN00987066-W 20060215/060213211748 (fbodaily.com)
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