SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Cryogen-Free Top-Loading Closed-Cycle Refrigerator
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- 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
- NB610020-A-05106
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2010
- Point of Contact
- Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
andrea.parekh@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(andrea.parekh@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 ICEOxford Limited in England for the purchase of a Cryogen-Free Top-Loading Closed-Cycle Refrigerator.*** *** ICEOxford Limited is the only manufacturer capable of manufacturing a cryogen-free cryostat that will be 100% compatible with the ICEOxford Limited dilution refrigerator insert and NIST's existing 10 Tesla Magnet. ICEoxford Limited will guarantee the proper operation of the dilution refrigerator insert when used in conjunction with the cryogen-free cryostat. ICEOxford Limited is able to provide this performance guarantee in a cryostat design that is compatible with the unique space restrictions and neutron scattering requirements imposed by the NIST 10 Tesla magnet. ICEOxford is the sole manufacturer and distributor. ***Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required within 120 days after receipt of order.*** ***The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334515, 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 July 26, 2010.*** 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
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- Record
- SN02201969-W 20100712/100710233254-ba7185350109055d02a13da66e9b931b (fbodaily.com)
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