SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- UPGRADE AN ATOMIC FORCE/mid-IR IMAGING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/11/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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
- NB620040-12-03404
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2012
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Patrick K Staines, Phone: (301)975-6335
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, patrick.staines@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 Anasys Instruments, of Santa Barbara, CA, for the acquisition of upgraded components to an existing, Atomic Force mid-IT Imaging System to be used in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. ***** Sole source determination is based on the need to purchase upgraded components designed for the Atomic Force/IR Imaging system manufactured by Anasys Instruments and are proprietary to the manufacturer. Anasys Instruments does not license or certify any other vendor to perform modifying, maintenance, or upgrades on the NanoIR instrument. To comply with the instruments warranty terms and conditions the instrument upgrade must be provided by Anasys Instruments. ***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 334516. ******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 May 22, 2012 will be considered by the Government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02746663-W 20120513/120512000327-4a0d46956d154be4adda0a03460f92ce (fbodaily.com)
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