SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent- Repair Orange cryostat
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB610020-14-02633
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Eric Bubar, Phone: 3019753635
- E-Mail Address
-
eric.bubar@nist.gov
(eric.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Subject: AS Scientific Products LTD Sole Source Notice of Intent Reference Number: NB610020-14-02633 Notice Type: Pre-Solicitation Notice- Notice of Intent Synopsis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with AS Scientific Products LTD; Oxfordshire, UK, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1) - Soliciting from a Single Source, to repair an Orange cryostat. The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) currently has nine liquid helium research cryostats that are specially designed for and used in neutron scattering experiments. These cryostats are commonly called either "orange" or ILL cryostats. The unique features that set these cryostats apart from other research cryostats are their 360 degree access to the sample and absence of cryogens in the horizontal neutron scattering place, the use of thinned aluminum where neutrons are meant to penetrate, liquid cryogen consumption that is independent of the sample temperature, and a sample well with a static volume of exchange gas. The basic design was developed by the Institut Laue Langevin, in Grenoble, France. All of the cryostats owned by NCNR are made by AS Scientific or by the lnstitut Laue Langevin (ILL). The ILL no longer sells the cryostats and AS Scientific sells and repairs them under a license agreement with ILL. Custom parts for the cryostat are proprietary to AS Scientific. AS Scientific is the only repair shop that has the knowledge and experience necessary to repair the cryostat. The NAICS Code is 541330- Engineering Services with a size standard of $14.0 million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to AS Scientific Products LTD for this requirement in the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2014. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Eric Bubar at eric.bubar@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at eric.bubar@nist.gov no later than May 8, 2014 at 5:00 pm. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1640 Place of Performance: 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 United States Primary Point of Contact: Eric Bubar, Contract Specialist eric.bubar@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-3635
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