SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE UPDATES TO OXFORD INSTRUMENTS SMAX 80 EDS SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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
- NB620010-16-00397
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2015
- Point of Contact
- Cory L. Worley, Phone: 3019753635, Paula Wilkison, Phone: 301-975-8448
- E-Mail Address
-
cory.worley@nist.gov, paula.wilkison@nist.gov
(cory.worley@nist.gov, paula.wilkison@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Oxford Instruments America Inc. for the purchase of hardware and software upgrades for NIST's existing Oxford Instruments SMAX 80 EDS system under other than full and open competition by the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). CNST has a requirement for hardware and software upgrades for its Oxford EDS system. The EDS system is used for elemental analysis of materials and is integrated with other equipment within the CNST NanoFab Cleanroom. The hardware and software upgrades required can only be provided by Oxford Instruments America Inc. The supporting software is designed, manufactured and sold exclusively by Oxford Instruments America Inc. The information and equipment provided by Oxford Instruments America Inc. are proprietary in nature. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. This requirement is expected to be awarded in November, 2015. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a corresponding size standard of $20.5 million. 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 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 20, 2015. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to cory.worley@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.
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- Record
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