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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 24, 2008 FBO #2432
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Purchase of Vishay Measurements Group, Inc. Strain Gages and Reader

Notice Date

7/22/2008
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

NB861050-8-05632
 

Archive Date

8/20/2008
 

Point of Contact

Joni L Laster,, Phone: 301-975-8397, Todd D Hill,, Phone: 301-975-8802
 

E-Mail Address

joni.laster@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

***The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Vishay Measurements Group, Inc. in Wendell, NC 27591 for the purchase of miscellaneous components that make up a strain gage and reader system. *** ***NIST has many other components manufactured by this Contractor, such as a wide range strain indicator, a tens-lac calibrator, a strain gage tester and around 1000 strain gages of varying resistances for application on steel, aluminum, and fiberglass. This purchase is mainly an upgrade of the system and electronics that are currently in use here at NIST. The new system incorporates all these factors on an input card and comes with a software package that will allow us to add gages and load cells in the future.*** ***This is a sole source requirement based on the fact the components must manufactured by Vishay Measurements Group, Inc to ensure 100 percent compatibility /interchangeability with the existing equipment. No other manufacturer has the proprietary technology necessary to ensure this 100% interchangeability. Vishay Measurements Group, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributor of this equipment.*** ***Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required within 6-8 weeks after receipt of an order.*** ***The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334519, and the size standard is 500 employees.*** ***No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by August 5, 2008.*** 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 the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=16fcc561302bf4cf3ae4396008a9b5ee&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States

Zip Code: 20899
 

Record

SN01620472-W 20080724/080722224724-16fcc561302bf4cf3ae4396008a9b5ee (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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