SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Atomic Force/Mid-IR Imaging System
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2011
- 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
- NB620040-11-00911
- Archive Date
- 3/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
andrea.parekh@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(andrea.parekh@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 6.302-1 with Anasys Instruments in Santa Barbara, CA for the purchase of an Atomic Force/Mid-IR Imaging System beyond diffraction limit.*** *** The sole source is based on the following: Anasys Instruments is the only manufacturer that offers an integrated measurement system combining the functionality of Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) to provide topological, chemical (infrared), thermal, and mechanical properties mapping with spatial resolution beyond the diffraction limit of infrared radiation. In addition, Anasys Instruments is the only manufacturer that can provide an IR imaging technology that has sufficient lateral resolution to image nanomaterials which typically have dimensions below 100 nm. Anasys Instruments is the sole manufacturer and distributor of these systems. ***Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required within 140 days after receipt of order.*** ***The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 total employees.*** ***No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by February 22, 2011.*** 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.
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- Record
- SN02373279-W 20110206/110204234053-d1e8d810c0db55fe67b4197788ecb792 (fbodaily.com)
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