SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Bluetest Absorber Test Kits
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- NB672040-17-00840
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Michael G. Fredericks, Phone: 3034977763
- E-Mail Address
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michael.fredericks@nist.gov
(michael.fredericks@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent: NB672040-17-00840 Description of Contract Action: Bluetest RF Absorber Kits for Bluetest RTS-60 Reverberation Chamber Post Date: 01/12/2017 Close Date: 01/17/2017 File Name: NB672040-17-00840/ Bluetest RF Absorber Kits Contact Points: Michael G. Fredericks, Contracting Officer (303) 497-7763 This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent supply as described below. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond to this special notice by 17 January 2017, 11:00am, Mountain Time to Michael G. Fredericks at michael.fredericks@nist.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion for the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information. Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to award on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b) with Bluetest AB., Goteborg, Sweden, for Bluetest RF Absorber Kits. Sole Source determination is based on the market research that shows only one vendor manufactures and sells these kits. The NAICS code 339999 - Miscellaneous manufacturing, Size Standard 500 will be used. DELIVERABLES: The contractor shall provide 45, 60 x 60 cm sheets of Bluetest RF absorber with magnetic-backing for radio frequencies above 1.2 GHz. STATEMENT OF WORK NB672040-17-00840 TITLE: Bluetest RF Absorber Kits for Bluetest RTS-60 Reverberation Chamber LAB REQUESTING SERVICE: Communications Technology Laboratory, Metrology for Wireless Systems (672.04) I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing metrology for future wireless systems in millimeter-wave frequency bands, including metrology for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. The technique NIST is developing requires an anisotropic, directional-channel test environment. The Bluetest reverberation chamber (RTS-60) currently in use at NIST will be used for this purpose. The chamber walls will be lined with radio frequency (RF) absorber to create an anisotropic wireless environment that emulates real-world wireless channel properties. The absorber material must have identical electromagnetic properties as the absorber material (Bluetest RF Absorber Kit) currently in use to ensure consistency in measurements. It must also be magnetically-backed to allow for adherence to the chamber walls. These compatibility requirements indicate the need for a sole-source purchase of Bluetest RF Absorber Kits for RTS-60 Reverberation Chamber. II. SCOPE OF WORK NIST requires a contractor to provide 45, 60 cm x 60 cm sheets of Bluetest RF absorber to line interior surfaces of the NIST Bluetest RTS-60 Reverberation Chamber. The material absorbs radio frequency radiation above 1.2 GHz. The material is magnetically-backed for adherence to the chamber walls. The absorber material shall be new. III. SPECIFICATIONS a. The contractor shall provide 45, 60 x 60 cm sheets of Bluetest RF absorber with magnetic-backing for radio frequencies above 1.2 GHz. IV. DELIVERY 12-weeks ARO.   V. DELIVERABLES Description Quantity Due Date 45 Large Block RF Absorber Kit - Custom Quantity. This kit contains 45 sheets of 60cm x 60cm absorber material. The absorber is equipped with a magnetic backside for easy and flexible mounting inside the chamber. The magnetic backside also makes it possible to place the absorbers on the outside of the chamber when not in use. No storage cases or nylon strap (handle) included. 1 Within 12 weeks after receipt of order 1 year warranty on defective material 1 When order arrives at NIST VI. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT SUMMARY The Contractor shall demonstrate that all performance standards in this statement of work have been met. VII. RISK ASSESSMENT The HSPD-12 Security Risk Level assigned to this Task Order is: Low VIII. PERSONNEL Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Name: James Harriman Phone: 303-497-5312 Email: james.harriman@nist.gov Technical Point of Contact (TPOC): Name: Dr. Kate Remley Phone: 303-497-3652 Email: kate.remley@nist.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN04369730-W 20170114/170112233900-ff226e2f165bb85e149fec69c971b1a0 (fbodaily.com)
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