SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Retrofit of a NIST owned Rockwell Hardness Standardizing Machine
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2009
- 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
- NB855120-9-03059
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Lohmeier, Phone: 301-975-8173, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
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jennifer.lohmeier@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 LTF SPA; Metrology Division, of Antegnate, Italy, for the acquisition of a Retrofit of a NIST owned Rockwell Hardness Standardizing Machine direct replacement air cooled magnet power supply for a Model 10 VSM to be used in the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Background: The NIST Rockwell Hardness Standardizing Machine (HSM) is a key component for maintaining the U.S. primary Rockwell hardness scales. The NIST HSM is a specially designed machine, manufactured by LTF. The LTF HSM’s are used primarily by National Metrology Institutes to conduct primary hardness calibrations for industry. The LTF HSM is designed to apply forces during a test by transferring calibrated weights onto a load frame. When making measurements on the Rockwell superficial hardness scales, rotary air-bearings are used to offset the preliminary force weight-frame. It has been determined that the rotary air-bearings may cause an error to the force application, which may not be apparent during a test. LTF has redesigned the machine to eliminate the need for the rotary air-bearings. *****Sole source determination is based on the need to have the original equipment manufacturer make the required modifications to maintain the measurement accuracy of the machine and the integrity of the NIST Rockwell hardness standardization program. The new design for the LTF HSM is a proprietary design and is not licensed to other manufacturers. LTF SPA is the only known vendor capable of providing the required retrofit for the NIST owned Rockwell Hardness Standardizing Machine. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor’s commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334519, and the size standard is 500 Employees. ******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. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by February 25, 2009 will be considered by the Government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving, Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001, United States
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN01748251-W 20090212/090210221211-97a8aae19ab3f92f7a72c13cc32e36dc (fbodaily.com)
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