SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Computer system and software upgrade
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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
- NB637030-11-01223
- Archive Date
- 4/14/2011
- Point of Contact
- Janice M Moten, Phone: (301)975-6307, Mary Johnson, Phone: 3019756324
- E-Mail Address
-
Janice.Moten@nist.gov, Mary.Johnson@nist.gov
(Janice.Moten@nist.gov, Mary.Johnson@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with Thermo Electron North America LLC, for the purchase of a Computer system and Software upgrade.(Install for MAT-252) - Material no. 0723412, and Material no. 0723054 ISODAT computer upgrade package, incl. 22 inch TFT monitor, GPIB/IEEE card, cable pre-installed software. Computer system interface and software for MAT252. Thermo Electron North America is currently the manufacture and owner of the intellectual property rights to the proprietary Finnigan corp. MAT252 gas mass spectrometer owned by NIST, (NlST No.555724). The hardware interface and software to operate this mass spectrometer are proprietary and sold only by Thermo Electron North America. There are no third party suppliers, The computer interface and software must be compatible with the existing mass spectrometer owned by NIST. Thermo Electron North Americas is the only source that can provide this upgraded computer system, software and interface to the Government. Based on NIST's recent market research, NIST has only identified the one source that can provide the required request Thermo Electron North America LL., 1400 Northpoint Pkwy, Ste. 50, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976 The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed- price purchase order. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; however, companies that believe they can fulfill the requirement may provide a written response to this notice and provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate that capability. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed requirement 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 competition.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB637030-11-01223/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, M/S 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02409488-W 20110327/110325234519-d4575161d1e7ddf642e25cc9b41627f2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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