SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Vibration Isolation System
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2021 9:57:50 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-SS21-18
- Response Due
- 7/27/2021 8:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/11/2021
- Point of Contact
- Tracy M Retterer, Phone: 3019758448, Forest Crumpler
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response.� This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the NIST for conducting a follow-on acquisition.� NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested.� No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST�s use of such information.� NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information.� In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data provided in the response. � NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. � NIST is seeking information from sources that are capable of providing one (1) vibration isolation system Summary of Requirements: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requires a vibration isolation system to replace an existing system which was damaged in a recent flooding accident in the NIST advanced metrology laboratory. The isolation system will be used to isolate a scanning tunneling microscope system. The system shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All items must be new.� Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered.� The use of �gray market� components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable.�� All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer�s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: The Contractor shall provide quantity of one (1), vibration isolation system that meets the following minimum requirements: The system shall isolate a NIST scanning tunneling microscope (STM) system weighing 1600 lbs, with a footprint of 45� x 31�. The centers of gravity of the STM system are CGX = 17.7� along the long axis, and CGY=15.5� along the short axis. The center of gravity in the vertical direction is CGZ=47� above the bottom level of the system. The vendor shall provide a floor platform with dimensions of 56� x 36� to mount the STM system with a sufficient mass to bring the center of gravity below the roll plane of the vendor isolators. The vendor shall supply the weight and thickness of this platform in their quotation. The vibration isolation system shall be completely mechanical and passive, and shall not use compressed air or electricity to operate. The vibration isolation system shall include two isolators which achieve six degrees of freedom isolation and shall be located at both ends of the floor platform along the long axis. The natural frequency of the isolators shall achieve 0.5 Hz or less in both lateral and vertical directions. The isolators shall achieve an isolation of greater than 90% at 2 Hz, and greater than 99% at 10 Hz. The vendor shall provide a description of the vibration isolation system including the size and weight of the floor platform, the expected center of gravity with the STM system on the floor platform, and the measured overall frequency response of the isolators from 0.3 Hz to 100 Hz. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible business sources to include small businesses. Small businesses are defined under the size standard of 500 employees associated with the applicable NAICS code, 334519� Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. Please include company�s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the requirements described herein.� Businesses able to provide the requested equipment are directed to email a detailed response describing their capabilities to tracy.bisson@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source sought notice. The report shall include any information relevant to the organization�s capabilities to meet the requirements detailed in Summary of Requirements. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of company/companies that are authorized provide product, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of product. 4. Indication of whether the product is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts or any other government-wide contracts. If so, please provide the applicable contract number(s). 5. Indication of whether the product proposed is a commercial item currently offered in the market place.� 6. Interested vendors shall address their capability of providing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum performance requirements. Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages in MS Word or PDF format. NIST invites all interested vendors to submit any questions or comments regarding the Draft Summary of Requirements via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov within 3 calendar days of the posting of this notice. NIST intends to then post an amendment providing responses to any questions received. Official responses to the Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted by July 27, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN06064864-F 20210718/210716230116 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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