SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Agreement for Axis Spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- 13-03934
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2013
- Point of Contact
- Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Materials Measurement Science Division, intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with Kratos Analytical, Inc. of Chestnut Ridge, NY, under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1), Only one responsible source, for maintenance of a NIST owned Axis Ultra DLD Spectrometer. The spectrometer is located at the NIST, 100 Bureau Drive in Gaithersburg, MD. The period of performance shall be for a base period of one year with two one year option periods. The Contractor must guarantee full system performance and provide routine maintenance, provide and install all non-consumable items, provide emergency visits, and provide at least one preventive maintenance visit per year. The existing equipment was designed exclusively by Kratos Analytical, Inc. All equipment covered under the agreement are commercial items. Kratos has proprietary rights to the technology which governs the spectrometer. A source other than Kratos could not work on the equipment as none have rights to the technology. No other vendor possesses the knowledge to provide the required service and maintenance. Kratos has no authorized resellers or authorized service representatives. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is $19.0M. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by September 1, 2013, will be considered by the Government. 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
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/13-03934/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03152132-W 20130818/130816234832-46f09f8693acde685189cb8b219e9be7 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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