SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent to Sole Source - Mettler-Toledo XPE604KMC 600kg Comparator
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2016
- 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
- SB1341-16-RQ-0437
- Archive Date
- 6/29/2016
- Point of Contact
- Forest Crumpler, Phone: 3019756753
- E-Mail Address
-
forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15-day notification. The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Mettler-Toledo of 1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240 for the purchase of a Mettler-Toledo XPE604KMC 600 kg Mass Comparator with 0.1 g resolution; to include Draft Shield, Weighing Pan, and to include Installation. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Mass Comparator shall be compatible with the outgoing Mass Comparator, a Mettler-Toledo model KC500. The required new model, a Mettler-Toledo XPE604KMC Comparator, is required to ensure compatibility with the existing capabilities for capacity and resolution to meet the repeatability and measurement uncertainty requirements. The Draft shield XP-WKM dimensions (DxH): 1,635 mm x 280 mm, ensures that the system fits in the current space used in the laboratory facility without construction modifications. It is the only product with adequate resolution and configuration. The resolution is required to achieve sufficiently small uncertainties in calibrations, 600 kg capacity with 0.1 g resolution and weighing range from 0 kg to 600 kg, to meet the tolerances required for precision calibration of working standards, for proficiency testing assessments, and to meet the requirements for legal metrology applications to meet the requirements of OIML R111, ASTM E 617-13, and published NISTIR 6969 Standard Operating Procedures 7, 8, 4, 5, and 28 requirements that state uncertainties must be less than one-third the maximum permissible errors The capacity is required to perform and demonstrate calibrations of precision 500 lb and 1000 lb mass standards. Mettler-Toledo is the only manufacturer that meets the required specifications for this equipment. Market Research has found that only one (1) company can meet the comparability of the existing laboratory equipment. As no other Mass Comparator can meet the requirements and no distributors were identified, the requirement can ONLY be obtained directly from Mettler-Toledo. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 1:00 p.m. Eastern on June 14, 2016. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to forest.crumpler@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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