SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- THORLABS OPTICAL TRAPPING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device 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
- NB844050-9-06030
- Archive Date
- 8/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Mary Alice Powe, Phone: 301-975-8567
- E-Mail Address
-
maryalice.powe@nist.gov
(maryalice.powe@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION ACTION CODE: CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 - INSTRUMENT AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SUBJECT: THORLABS OPTICAL TRAPPING SYSTEM SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB846030-9-06458 RESPONSE DATE: July 29, 2009, 10:00:00 AM (EST) CONTACT POINTS: Mary Alice Powe, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-8567 The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order on a Sole Source basis under other than full and open competition by the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106(b); with Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ 07860 for an optical trapping system with a force measurement module for existing Thorlab lasers and detectors to be used by the NIST Optical Technology Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. Sole Source determination is based on the following: Thorlab, Inc. is the manufacturer of optical, laboratory and analytical instrument which are in use in the laboratories at the NIST. The optical trapping kits will be customized to be used with the Thorlab Laser Diode Controller ITC510 and the Laser 980nm DFB butterfly Laser. Inclusion Nikon 100X Oil Immersion Objective NA 1.25 Nikon condenser NA 0.9 CCD Camera, 3 axis piezo stage for excitation and florescence beams. Thorlabs hold the proprietary right for their instruments; and therefore, the only vendor who manufacturer the compatible instruments for their lasers. The period of performance for this product shall be within ten (1) days after receipt of the purchase order. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334413. No solicitation package will be issued. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability statement to the Government by July 29, 2009, 10:00 AM (EST) for any future requirements. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to maryalice.powe@nist.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition is 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 in the future.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01886201-W 20090726/090724235329-4f9687596781c6f61651edbe12f59919 (fbodaily.com)
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