SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Cameca Software for (APM) Automated Particle Measurement
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- 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
- NB643050-15-03068
- Archive Date
- 6/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Janice M Moten, Phone: (301)975-6307, Randy E. Schroyer, Phone: (301) 975-6314
- E-Mail Address
-
Janice.Moten@nist.gov, randy.schroyer@nist.gov
(Janice.Moten@nist.gov, randy.schroyer@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Materials Measurements Science Division, intends to negotiate with the Cameca Instruments, Inc., 5500 Nobel Dr, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR Subsection 13.106-1(b), for Cameca 6F Automated Particle Measurement (APM) software. The sole source justification is based on the need for proprietary software that can only be obtained from the original equipment manufacturer. The APM software must operate from within Cameca's proprietary instrument operation software to control the instrument and collect the data. Cameca is the only responsible vendor capable of the meeting the governments requirement The APM software will operate within the existing system control software on NIST's Cameca 6f and be used to rapidly scan samples of particulates for trace explosives, contraband, and nuclear material. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to janice.moten@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 12:00PM, EST, 1 June 2015. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not 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 competitive procurement in the future. This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The NAICS Code is 511210 with a size standard of $38.5M.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 301/B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03739244-W 20150523/150521235440-0ee34b8eb3b91563768ca55217d1ea3c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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