SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Pressure Wave Generators
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB68602015PressureWaveGenerators
- Point of Contact
- Miguel Vasquez, Phone: 3034975628, ,
- E-Mail Address
-
miguel.vasquez@nist.gov,
(miguel.vasquez@nist.gov, /div)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that are capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Two Pressure Wave Generators. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. As a result of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirements, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated below, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334510. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the services identified. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. INTRODUCTION Requirement overview: BACKGROUND NIST's Quantum Sensors' Group )QSG) develops detectors based on superconductivity that operate at low temperatures, ranging from 50mK to 4K. Cooling these detectors use specialized cryogenic cooling systems. Although there are commercial off-the-shelf cooling systems, these are typical very large and consume too much power for our detector systems. NIST is presently undertaking a development effort to miniaturize these cooling systems. As part of this effort, NIST is developing a compact cryocooler capable of reaching 1.5K for cooling Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors. This cooler consists of staging two separate cooling systems- a pulse tube for reaching 10K and a JT cooler for reaching 1K. For the purposes of this procurement, NIST is developing the pulse tube coldhead using a commercial Pressure Wave Generator. PURPOSE This procurement is for the commercial Pressure Wave Generator (PWG). This will provide the pressure wave necessary for operation of the pulse tube coldhead. The function of the PWG is closely tied to the pulse tube coldhead, and in fact, the design of the coldhead is predicated on the operating parameters of the PWG. The PWG we are procuring is based on a standard commercial PWG, but with minor modifications to facilitate integration with the pulse tube coldhead TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Pressure Wave Generator Dual Opposed Pistons Piston maximum amplitude 6mm: 0-P Piston Diameter: 1.5" Piston Mass (per piston): 1.135 kg Spring constant (per side): 4.1 x 104 Nt/m 500W maximum input power 400W maximum acoustic power output Operating Frequency: 35Hz Charge Pressure: 1.5MPa Actuator constant (per side): >730 (Nt/A)2/ohm Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than 11:00 pm MST December 19, 2014. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Contract Specialist Miguel Vasquez at Miguel.Vasquez@Nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail no later than December 18, 11:00AM MST.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3337, United States
- Zip Code: 80305-3337
- Zip Code: 80305-3337
- Record
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