SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2011
- 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
- NB681130-11-04171
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Lynda M Roark, Phone: 3019753725, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
Lynda.Roark@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(Lynda.Roark@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 Technical Manufacturing Corporation of Peabody, MA for the acquisition of a Vibration Isolation Platform to be utilized by the Mechanical Metrology Division at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. The Mechanical Metrology Division (MMD) of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is responsible for the realization and dissemination of the SI units of length, mass, force, acoustical pressure, and acceleration and provides the delivery of those measurements, standards and infrastructural technology services that promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. The Mechanical Metrology Division delivers research, development, calibrations and standards for: length from kilometers to nanometers (12 orders of magnitude); the mass scale from 0.5 mg to 27 300 kg (12 orders of magnitude); the force scale from 10 pN to 53 MN (18 orders of magnitude); acoustical pressure from 1 micropascal to 200 pascals (9 orders of magnitude of sound pressure) over a frequency range of 50 Hz to 20 kHz; and vibration from 0.5 m/s2 to 100 kms2 (6 orders of magnitude) over a frequency range of 2 Hz to 20 kHz. NIST is in the end stages of the custom development of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The Vibration Isolation Platform will be utilized in conjunction with the custom AFM. During development and manufacturing of the AFM, the Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) Vibration Isoloation Platform was designed specifically for the AFM based on the parameters of the AFM manufacturer. The design of the Vibration Isolation Platform is proprietary to TMC and is the sole equipment capable of compatibility and configuration with the custom AFM. The use of the Vibration Isolation Platform will ensure compatibility and consistent test results from the manufacturer of the AFM and NIST. Technical Manufacturing Corporation is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the Vibration Isoloation Platform. There are no authorized distributors of Technical Manufacturing Corporation products. 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 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 August 10, 2011 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB681130-11-04171/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02512930-W 20110729/110727235656-19e7cc0be12085c3984e0408f20500f7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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