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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 03, 2023 SAM #7858
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Cesium Tubes

Notice Date

6/1/2023 10:07:38 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334515 — Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NB688000-23-02138
 

Response Due

6/9/2023 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

06/24/2023
 

Point of Contact

Aaron Ritter, Phone: 303-497-5757, Patricia Rose, Phone: 303-497-3106
 

E-Mail Address

aaron.ritter@nist.gov, patricia.rose@nist.gov
(aaron.ritter@nist.gov, patricia.rose@nist.gov)
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with Microsemi Frequency and Time Corporation (CAGE: 1B0C5), located in San Jose, CA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to purchase two (2) high-performance cesium beam tubes. Microsemi Frequency and Time Corporation is the only known manufacturer of the products NIST requires, as described below. NIST operates several 5071A cesium beam atomic frequency standards as part of the ensemble atomic time scale that generates the UTC(NIST) time and frequency standard. The 5071A�s cesium beam tube has a finite lifetime but can be replaced without purchasing an entirely new atomic clock chassis. At this time, NIST requires two cesium beam tubes to replace tubes that have failed. NIST will perform the installation of the new cesium beam tubes. Note: �high-performance� here is technical language and refers to two commonly-available variants of cesium beam-tube design. The �long-life� tube variant consumes cesium at a slower rate, at the cost of roughly a factor of 5 in timekeeping performance compared to the �high-performance� variant. The equivalent performance metrics are listed below as specifications. The NAICS Code is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Microsemi Frequency and Time Corporation for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used, it is estimated that an award will be issued by July 23, 2023. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to aaron.ritter@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to aaron.ritter@nist.gov no later than June 9, 2023, at 10 a.m. MT.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/df02be9e82d14b8fa9d41a80df9ab7db/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Boulder, CO 80305, USA

Zip Code: 80305

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06700783-F 20230603/230601230109 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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