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66 -- CASCADE MICROTECH PROBE STATION SOL 53SBNB060113 DUE 062300 POC Carolyn Wilder (301) 975-8332/ Joan Smith (301) 975-6458 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has a requirement for a Cascade Microtech Probe Station, Model Summit SQ-S1175HT-10. The Probe Station is required to meet the following specification: (1) The probe station shall be compatible with existing Cascade Microtech probe stations #592501 and #583294 that have been purchased by NIST, such that probe assemblies, optics, optics mounts and other parts can be interchanged between the probe stations. (2) The probe station shall be capable of being upgraded with a microchamber and large area Optics Bridge in fiscal year 2001. It is the Government's intent to negotiate with Cascade Microtech, Inc., 2430 N.W. 206th, Beaverton, OR 97006, the only responsible source that can satisfy the agency's requirements. Delivery is required 84 days after receipt of order, F.O.B. destination Gaithersburg, MD. The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price purchase order. The proposed requirement is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.301-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotation. However, the government will consider all proposals received within five (5) days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) package is not available. Posted 06/08/00 (W-SN462718). (0160)

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