SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- EXPANSION OF EXISTING NIST COMBINED GRID COMMUNICATION
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design 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
- NB772010-18-02511
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2018
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@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 authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with IZUM Inc., for the acquisition of additional support the Testbed Implementation for Wide Area Monitoring and Measurement of the Power Grid, needed by the Advanced Network Technology Division at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. ***NIST cites the following as primary rationale for Sole Source Determination. (ii)Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in - (A)Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or ***** Sole source determination is based on the need for continued support from IZUM for the State Estimation for Wide Area Monitoring and Measurement of the Power Grid. The Advanced Network Technology Division (ANTD) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is currently working on developing a wireless network for wide area measurement in power grid monitoring systems. So far, much of our effort has been concentrated on implementing a combined grid-communication network testbed based on an emulation platform using sensory devices, including commercial Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs), at the application layer. The next step is to extend the testbed by developing a wireless network infrastructure that is based on emerging wireless access technologies, such as Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and IEEE 802.11ah. The main objective is to implement an M2M communication network that can support wide ranging sensory data. IZUM is the predecessor to the Testbed Implementation for Wide Area Monitoring and Measurements of the Power Grid Project and is the only known vendor capable in providing NIST with the support needed for the expansion of the existing combined Grid Communications project. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services. ******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. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by June 4, 2018 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04932674-W 20180525/180523231029-18da5d11c6639a6de1249e2f9a9a6cf8 (fbodaily.com)
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