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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 13, 2008 FBO #2574
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Probe for Existing 300MHz Wide Bore ADVANCE Spectrometer

Notice Date

12/11/2008
 

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 B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

NB854020-9-02458
 

Archive Date

1/10/2009
 

Point of Contact

Jennifer Lohmeier, Phone: 301-975-8173, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
 

E-Mail Address

jennifer.lohmeier@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

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 Bruker Biospin Corporation, of Billerica, Massachusetts, for the acquisition of a Probe for an existing 300MHz Wide Bore ADVANCE Spectrometer to be used by the Polymers Division at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. *****Sole source determination is based on the need for the required probe to be capable of the following required specifications: 1) Sensitivity of the 13C nucleus; 2) Low detection limit (3.4 uL); and 3) High rotor spinning speed (68 kHz). Bruker Biospin is the only known vendor capable of providing the required probe. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor’s commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 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 normally 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 competitive quotations. However, responses received by December 26, 2008 will be considered by the Government.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8089c5a3bfc03d0823697f35c2a9ae40&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving, Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001, United States

Zip Code: 20899-0001
 

Record

SN01717908-W 20081213/081211221210-8089c5a3bfc03d0823697f35c2a9ae40 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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