SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Support for Development of a Simulation-Based Robot Agility Competition - 2018 and 2019
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming 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
- AMDTC-18-0008
- Archive Date
- 2/17/2018
- Point of Contact
- Abdul-Kudus Yahaya, Phone: 3019758497, Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
-
abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov
(abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source award by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements to: Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc., 170 S Whisman Road BLDG D Suite A Mountain View CA 94041 for Support for Development of a Simulation-Based Robot Agility Competition for a base year and one option year. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, and the size standard is 27.5 million dollars. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a research project entitled Agility Performance of Robotic Systems. The project's objective is to deliver robot agility performance metrics, information models, test methods and protocols, validated using a combined virtual and real testing environment, that will enable manufacturers to easily and rapidly reconfigure and re-task robot systems in assembly operations. The key idea for this project is to develop the measurement science, in the form of an integrated agility framework, which will enable manufacturers to assess and assure the agility performance of their robot systems. This framework includes robot agility performance metrics, information models, test methods, and protocols - all of which will be validated using a combined virtual and real testing environment. The purpose of this procurement is for the contractor to modify and extend the existing software infrastructure to address lessons learned as a follow on to the first competition (2017) with Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.'s system. A determination to compete this procurement based on a response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit documentation that clearly demonstrates their ability to provide services needed by the NIST. Responses to this notice shall be received no later than February 2, 2018 at noon Eastern. All responses must be in writing and are to be sent via email to abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE MISCONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, QUOTES OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE NOR IS INTENDED TO BE ISSUED.
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- Record
- SN04797601-W 20180125/180123231724-e869d034486b84af5f42945be87aa3c6 (fbodaily.com)
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