SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- FANUC Robotic Arm for Agility Performance Project
- Notice Date
- 3/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 333618
— Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
- 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
- NB735120-15-01223
- Point of Contact
- Chantel Adams, Phone: (301) 975-6338
- E-Mail Address
-
chantel.adams@nist.gov
(chantel.adams@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SYNOPSIS: The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed price purchase order to Diversified Educational Systems, Inc., 205 E Washington St, Middleburg, VA 20118. The order is expected to be awarded under FAR 6.302-1. A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. Delivery is anticipated 20 weeks after receipt of order. The purchase order will be for a FANUC America Corporation manufactured robotic system that supports NIST's Engineering Laboratory - Intelligent Systems Division's (ISD) ongoing activities to develop, advance and deploy measurement science and standards to advance U.S. Manufacturing. The robotic system is only available for distribution to the mid-Atlantic region from Diversified Educational Systems, Inc. The FANUC LR Mate 200iD is the only robotic arm that is compatible with the software and real testing environment that is being used in ISD's collaborative research with Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Specific interfaces and physical implementations of the agility architecture have been developed for this robot arm. These interfaces and implementations would not work on other robot arms. No other known product possesses the required features to run the software. If this robot is not purchased, we will not be able to validate the agility architecture that has been developed which would cause significant risk to industrial partners that are interested in implementing it due to its lack of validation. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination not to compete this requirement, 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. NIST will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine whether a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. INSTRUCTIONS: All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Chantel Adams by email at chantel.adams@nist.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 30, 2015. Fax inquiries will not be accepted. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drove, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03677888-W 20150326/150324235649-074888fa68f07d2d3aa78101c98bc6c9 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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