SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Physicist for Time Scale
- Notice Date
- 5/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting 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
- NB688000-16-02442
- Archive Date
- 5/24/2016
- Point of Contact
- Angela L. Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
-
angela.hitt@nist.gov
(angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Romisch Physicist Time Scale Services. Unique services: Must be a time scale with the complexity of the NIST Time Scale. The tasks for services include complex and highly specialized scientific activities related to the operation of precision atomic timescales comprising ensembles of high performance atomic clocks {hydrogen masers) and a complex measurement system. These unique timescales are used to provide official US time and official international time (UTC). This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the services stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see qualifications above), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541690. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the services identified. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to ten (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide services. 2. Past performance, relevant experience, and details on how to meet the services. 3. Typical period of performance for these services after receipt of award. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum services and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 10 a.m. MST Monday, May 9, 2016. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Angela Hitt, Contract Specialist, at angela.hitt@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB688000-16-02442/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisitions Management Division, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN04104838-W 20160506/160504233948-998a1d762742c1e2abc1cedf709b9a43 (fbodaily.com)
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