SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- MTS 312.21 Load Frame Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 6/21/2021 5:32:48 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NIST-NOI-21-73-01846
- Response Due
- 7/1/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/16/2021
- Point of Contact
- Lauren P. Roller, Phone: 3019753062
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.roller@nist.gov
(lauren.roller@nist.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE MTS 312.21 Load Frame Upgrade Announcement Type: Special Notice Announcement Number: NIST-NOI-21-73-01846 PSC Code: 6640 � Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Subject: MTS 312.21 Load Frame Upgrade � Introduction This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. Purpose The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed priced purchase order on a sole source basis with MTS Systems Corporation located at 14000 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-2247. The purchase order will be for a load frame upgrade which shall be delivered within 120 days after contractor receipt of order. Authority This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106(b)(1) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 � Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 Employees. Description Please see the attached Statement of Need for details. Sole Source Determination The sole source determination is based on the following: � The Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) operates a MTS 312.21 load frame with a maximum force capacity of 22 kips (22,000 lbf). The current control system, comprised of a hydraulic pump, servo control electronics, data acquisition, and signal conditioning hardware, is outdated and no longer operational.� A upgrade to the controls system is required to return the load frame to full operation. The original equipment manufacturer of the load frame is MTS Systems Corporation (MTS) and the load frame is proprietary to this contractor. MTS is the only source for upgrade of the MTS 312.21 load frame hardware and software.� Failure to utilize MTS equipment could cause damage to the existing load frame and void factory warranties. A functioning and upgraded load frame is required to complete numerous milestones within the Engineered Materials for Resilient Infrastructure (EMRI) program.� Failure to source the required upgrade from MTS would jeopardize continuity of research and risk damage to NIST-owned assets.� Accordingly, MTS is the only capable contractor for this equipment upgrade requirement. Information for Interested Parties Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing by or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Ms. Lauren Roller, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Roller@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted via email to Lauren.Roller@nist.gov so that they are received no later than July 1, 2021 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Each response should include the following Business Information: Contractor Name, Address, Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address Contractor DUNS Contractor Business Classification (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register in the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 Capability Statement
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- Record
- SN06036960-F 20210623/210621230110 (samdaily.us)
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