SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- NOTICE OF INTENT
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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
- AMD-NOI17-03837
- Archive Date
- 7/18/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lynda M Horton, Phone: 3019753725, Patrick K Staines, Phone: (301)975-6335
- E-Mail Address
-
Lynda.Horton@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov
(Lynda.Horton@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 contract, on a sole source basis, with Coherent Inc. of Santa Clara, CA for preventive maintenance, system enhancements, telephone support, annual maintenance and emergency repairs for NIST's Coherent Sabre Argon Ion Laser under the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR) Part 13 for the procurement of a base year of maintenance and repair services, plus 2 option years of 12 months each) The Physics Measurement Laboratory (PML) serves as the Nation's Reference Laboratory for physical metrology research, standards, and data to develop and disseminate the national standards of length, mass, force and shock, acceleration, time and frequency, electricity, temperature, humidity, pressure and vacuum, liquid and gas flow, and electromagnetic, optical, microwave, acoustic, ultrasonic, and ionizing radiation. Its activities range from fundamental measurement research through provision of measurement services, standards, and data. The proposed acquisition is to obtain preventive maintenance, system enhancements, telephone support, annual maintenance and emergency repairs for NIST's existing Coherent Sabre Argon Ion Laser System. Coherent Inc. is the only company capable of providing the required maintenance onsite at NIST and ensure full operation at the manufacturers specifications. This laser system is a key piece of equipment laboratory in the Engineering Physics Division that without the system, research would come to a halt and mission critical research would be jeopardized. Coherent Inc. does not authorize any outside parties to perform maintenance on its instruments. Any instrument that is maintained or operated by an outside party is no longer warranted by Coherent Inc. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is $20,500,000.00. 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 July 3, 2017. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Lynda.Horton.@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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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/AMD-NOI17-03837/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04556599-W 20170625/170623235547-6d66fe9f7cb0ded2d73f50b6a4c6eda0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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