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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 07, 2017 FBO #5705
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cavity Ring-Down Spectrometer to Measure Carbon-13 content of Carbon Dioxide & Methane

Notice Date

7/5/2017
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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

SB134117RQ0744
 

Archive Date

8/1/2017
 

Point of Contact

Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345, Wendy Paulo, Phone: 3019753976
 

E-Mail Address

grace.garrity@nist.gov, Wendy.Paulo@nist.gov
(grace.garrity@nist.gov, Wendy.Paulo@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Picarro, Inc. located at 3105 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95052-1815, for the purchase of a Cavity Ring-Down Spectrometer to Measure Carbon-13 content of Carbon Dioxide and Methane. The sole source justification is based on the following: The Material Measurement Laboratory's Gas Sensing Metrology Group (GSMG) is committed to supporting the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) program. Part of this commitment is measuring the Carbon-13 content (δ13C) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). Currently, this is achieved by Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy with a standard uncertainty (1 σ) of 2 ‰. GSMG is seeking to purchase a new analyzer that improves this uncertainty by at least an order of magnitude i.e. ≤.0.2 ‰. Further, this analyzer will be used to verify the δ13C values in a suite of GSMG gravimetric standards (CO2 and CH4). Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) is a very sensitive and stable analytical technique. NIST requires a CRDS that is capable of measuring Carbon-13 of both analytes (CO2, and CH4) in one instrument thereby minimizing cost and laboratory space. Market research performed, which included the posting to FBO.gov of Sources Sought notice NIST-MML-17-SS18, failed to identify any sources capable of meeting these requirements using commercial products except Picarro, Inc. As such, Picarro is determined to be the only source reasonably available. The draft technical requirements are: The Contractor shall provide one (1) analytical instrument system which allows simultaneous measurement of Carbon-13 content in Carbon Dioxide and Methane (in balance air or nitrogen) to a standard uncertainty that is ≤.0.2 ‰. The system must meet the following minimum technical requirements. • Training: 1 day on-site training. • Installation: On-site installation and testing provided by vendor. • Instrument Precision: See Table 1 (for time averaging ≤ 5 minutes). • Instrument Range: See Table 1. • Outputs: RS-232 or USB that is accessible by NIST customized acquisition software (e.g. COGAS). • Documentation: Analytical data demonstrating instrument performance. Table 1: Minimum Instrument Precision (at time averaging of ≤ 5 minutes) for analytes in balance air or nitrogen. Analyte Instrument Precision (ppb) Range (ppm) Carbon Dioxide ≤ 100 0 - 900 Carbon Monoxide ≤ 1 0 - 2 Methane ≤ 1 0 - 10 The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 10:00 am ET 7/17/2017 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/SB134117RQ0744/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States

Zip Code: 20899
 

Record

SN04567810-W 20170707/170706000119-7eeb2b2e6348bb4a75ae9966a7661419 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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