SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate on a Sole Source Basis with PANalytical Inc.for an X-Ray tube and high tension cable for existing PW5000 spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- NB646010-17-03537
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345, Wendy Paulo, Phone: 3019753976
- E-Mail Address
-
grace.garrity@nist.gov, Wendy.Paulo@nist.gov
(grace.garrity@nist.gov, Wendy.Paulo@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with PANalytical Inc. located at 117 Flanders Road, Westborough, MA, 01581-1042, to purchase an X-ray tube and high tension cable for use in the existing NIST-owned PW5000 spectrometer. NIST relies on X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for analyses in the development of Standard Reference Materials and research in chemical metrology in support of the U.S. measurement system. An important instrument in NIST's facility, the PANalytical PW5000 X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer, requires replacement of both an X-ray tube and a high tension cable before the current ones fail. The X-ray tube must include a side window tube design with scandium/tungsten dual anode and 150 micrometer beryllium window, must be capable of operation at 600 W generator power in a voltage range of 10 kV to 100 kV, and must be capable of operation in a current range of 1 mA to 24 mA. The high tension cable will connect the X-ray tube to the high tension generator. Additionally, these items must be installed by adequately trained technicians to ensure proper operability. PANalytical, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer, and is the only responsible source that will satisfy NIST's requirements. Use of proprietary design equipment and replacement parts and proprietary diagnostic software is critical to ensure equipment performance to original manufacturing specifications because this equipment is used routinely for acceptance testing of candidate materials for SRM development, which is a key step in the NIST Quality System. Market research demonstrated that only PANalytical supplies the replacement parts, certified technicians, and diagnostic software necessary to ensure compatibility with the existing system. As such, PANalytical is determined to be the only source reasonably available to procure these items. The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 9:00 am ET on 6/26/2017, will be considered by the Government. 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.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB646010-17-03537/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN04543202-W 20170615/170613235307-dbae3d51f365b924d5b31a528673bd92 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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