SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent: Upgrade Gage Block Comparator
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2021 4:36:18 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB685010-21-01914
- Response Due
- 7/6/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/21/2021
- Point of Contact
- Joni L. Laster, Patrick K Staines
- E-Mail Address
-
joni.laster@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov
(joni.laster@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov)
- 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 purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Mahr, Inc., for the procurement of an upgrade to an existing 130B-16 gage block comparator. ��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 Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides reimbursable measurement services to internal and external customers, including but not limited to private industry, academia, and other government agencies.� For over 40 years DMG has provided measurement of length standards (gage blocks) using Federal (now Mahr) Model 130B-24 (gauge blocks 100 mm and shorter) and 130B-16 (gage blocks between 125 mm and 500 mm in length) gage block comparators.� No other instrument of its kind has been identified to date with the performance we have been able to achieve with them.� Our current service includes two of each model and due to equipment failure, DMB is�down to one operational model 130B-16 which is seriously limiting their throughput.� The manufacturer has confirmed that the item has failed and is not repairable due to the 30 plus year age of the instrument.� The manufacturer offers a commercially available upgrade for this instrument that completely refurbishes-upgrades the existing instrument that will maintain the historical measurement performance with more modern electronics.� DMG's process and in-house developed software support is designed around these specific instruments; thus, no other alternative is acceptable. As these specific instruments have been used for developing these measurement standards, DMG needs to continue to use these specific instruments to ensure that measurement and standard data is consistent with past and current measurements that are developed with the specific equipment. Mahr, Inc. is uniquely qualified to perform the equipment upgrades as the original equipment manufacturer and has factory trained technicians and propriety equipment parts and software codes for performing the necessary equipment upgrades to service this equipment and return it to original equipment manufacturer factory performance and specifications to ensure future measurements and standards are accurate and consistent by using the same equipment. � Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and shall be in accordance with the Contractors established service lead times.�� � The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334513 and the size standard is 750 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 established due date/time set forth in this notice. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to joni.laster@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 determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.�
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN06039803-F 20210625/210623230107 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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