SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- NeXT Custom Design Manipulation System
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2020 7:12:09 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- AMDTB-20-0003
- Response Due
- 5/6/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/21/2020
- Point of Contact
- Adam C. Powell, Phone: 3019752166
- E-Mail Address
-
adam.powell@nist.gov
(adam.powell@nist.gov)
- Description
- This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or an obligation on the part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for conducting a follow-on acquisition. NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information. The Neutron and X-ray Tomography system (NeXT) at NIST was developed as a proof-of-concept system in 2015 allowing truly simultaneous neutron and X-ray tomography. The system orients an X-ray generator perpendicular to a neutron beam originating from NIST�s 20 MW research reactor. The proof-of-concept system was initially designed to be portable to share between the thermal neutron imaging instrument and the cold neutron imaging instrument. Additionally, the portability allows for easy removal during experiments that do not require it as this was considered a safety feature at the time but has been deemed unnecessary. The proof-of-concept system has operated in the facility user program since its conception. The nature of the current design, i.e. lack of critical motion control, repeatability, alignment, and intense alignment needed during every installation, makes operation and data analysis for users very difficult. In an effort to allow quicker reconfiguration for different users experiments and simplify data analysis, NIST is seeking to identify sources capable of providing a new design that would allow proper motion control, axes, and inherent alignment. The system must be delivered as a drop-in/bolt-in ready system (i.e. fully assembled. The system will be installed by NIST personnel. Please reference the attachments titled, ""AMDTB-20-0003 Sources Sought Notice"" and �AMDTB-20-0003 Draft Specifications for the NeXT Upgrade� for complete details.
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-
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- Record
- SN05634711-F 20200425/200423230159 (samdaily.us)
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