SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source the Upgrade of a Four-Channel PCT Measurement Instrument
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2015
- 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 B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB646040-15-02135
- Point of Contact
- Kandy Clark, Phone: 3019755469
- E-Mail Address
-
kandy.clark@nist.gov
(kandy.clark@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the Material Measurement Laboratory, Material Measurements Science Division, intends to negotiate a firm, fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Advanced Materials Corporation (AMC), Pittsburgh, PA, for the purchase of an upgrade of the Four-Channel PCT measurements instrument from Advanced Materials Corporation to include a thermostatically controlled chamber to measure the sorption characteristics of adsorbent materials, from 78 K to 780 K, using two well-defined isothermal zones, which is essential for measurements at high pressures using carbon dioxide and ethane. The upgrade will include addition of cryostat-cum-furnace, a cryocooler, proper heating enclosure for the gas manifold, transducers, actuators, valves, manifold, a sample chamber (LQN type) inside a controlled chamber, update software, calibrate the instrument, perform tests with two samples, installation, training, and an additional sample chamber for high sensitivity measurements. The various components must be integrated with and be compatible with the GrcHA110 software from AMC and hardware of an existing high pressure four-channel static volumetric sorption instrument (AMC-GRC-MULTICHANNEL-HP, Serial No: 0359Q). NIST cites 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) (see excerpt below) as the primary rationale for the Sole Source Determination. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The upgraded assembly being procured is an accessory for an existing instrument that is hereby referred to as "main unit" for simplicity. The "main unit" was procured through a set aside for small business to Advanced Materials Corporation (AMC). NIST has a two-year warranty on the "main unit," which expires on July 18th 2016. This procurement is for an upgrade to the "main unit." Market research indicates several components could be provided by other vendors; however, the warranty, which expires on July 18, 2016, will be voided if components are added or incorporated from a different vendor to the existing "main unit." In addition, the upgrade must be provided by AMC to ensure hardware and software compatibility with the existing four-channel volumetric instrument which was provided by AMC. AMC does not have any resellers or distributors. The NAICS Code is 334516, and the standard size is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by July 24, 2015. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to kandy.clark@nist.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. 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 in the future.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Ship to:, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03791395-W 20150711/150709235728-6ff896f69220fad9e026587b5aae1ed7 (fbodaily.com)
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