SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source WR-6 Wavelength Power Standard System
- Notice Date
- 12/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- NB673010-17-00460NOI
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Michael G. Fredericks, Phone: 3034977763
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.fredericks@nist.gov
(michael.fredericks@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Notice of Intent for Sole Source Purchase The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with the National Institute of Metrology, located in Beijing, P.R. China on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, purchasing one (1) WR-6 Waveguide Microcalorimeter, one (1) Power Meter, and two (2) Transfer Standards (Thermalelectric Power Sensors). This is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent service as described below. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond to this special notice by 15 December 2016, 11:00am, Mountain Time to Michael Fredericks at michael.fredericks@nist.gov. Responses received will be assessed, however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement 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. NIST will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information. The Microwave Power Project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), located in Boulder, CO., performs electronic power metrology to allow calibrating and characterizing standard power detection components for both US industry and government entities. NIST's current metrology capability covers frequencies from 30 MHz to 75 GHz with a possible coverage up to 110 GHz that is partially established. Acquisition of a WR-6 Waveguide Power Standard System, which is built to the standards of National Institute of Metrology (NIM)-grade equipment, will allow NIST to perform SI-traceable measurements over a frequency range of 110 GHz to 170 GHz. The integrated system, along with the instrument control and data acquisition software, is fully developed by NIM scientists and engineers with the technical and intellectual properties protected in the form of patents. The WR-6 Waveguide Power Standard System technical characteristics for the required items are as follows: 1) The system shall consist of a calorimeter, at least two power sensors, and an external power meter. 2) The system shall be capable of measuring microwave power at a level from 0.1 mW to 10 mW across the full WR6 band from 110 GHz to 170 GHz, inclusive. 3) The external power meter shall be powered by conventional AC electrical supply of 110 V and 60 Hz. 4) The calorimeter shall fit within our existing water bath with a dimension of 17" wide x 11" depth x 6" high. 5) The power meter shall consume no more than 10 Watts total power. The NAICS Code is 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) for this requirement
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DOC/NIST, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN04348638-W 20161214/161212233839-9e632fe559cb62b27911c29635788212 (fbodaily.com)
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