SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Sole Source Notice of Intent: Keyence Laser Profiler
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2020 1:07:48 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-NOI-NB733040-20-01688
- Response Due
- 6/15/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/30/2020
- Point of Contact
- Brian Jamieson, Phone: 3019758276, Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.jamieson@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov
(brian.jamieson@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Description
- 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 Keyence Corporation of Blue Bell, PA for a Laser Profiler for use by the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. ***** Sole source determination is based on the following:� The Production Systems Group (PSG) at NIST conducts research in metals-based additive manufacturing (AM) to develop and deploy advances in measurement science that will enable rapid design-to-product transformation.� Part of this research involves in-situ monitoring and real-time feedback control of the AM process on the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT). This purchase is to provide a means to measure the surface profile of each layer during the multiple-layer build. This information can be used to predict the build quality, as well as adjust the scan strategies in real-time. For the in-situ measurement of the layer profile during AM building process, we need a combination of wide area, high scan resolution and scan speed. The area is limited by the laser profile line width, the resolution is limited at the number of data point per line, and the scan speed is limited by the data rate. ���The laser profiler must meet or exceed the following minimum specifications: A scan line width (x-axis) >= 30 mm. A resolution = 15 k Hz. The instrument must be no taller than 150 mm measured from the reference surface. The instrument must be able to work in vacuum (~1 Tor) environment. USB, RS232, and Ethernet interface. Market research indicates that although there are several manufacturers of laser profilers, Keyence is the only manufacturer that provides a product with the combination of scan line width, data point per line, and data rate that meets the requirements of the AM process control project. �Additionally, Keyence does not have any authorized resellers/partners available that can provide the aforementioned laser profiler to the Federal government. �If NIST does not purchase the instrument from Keyence we will be unable to complete the AM process control project. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 � Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. ****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.� Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation.� Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Brian Jamieson at Brian.Jamieson@nist.gov.� All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Brian.Jamieson@nist.gov no later than June 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
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- Record
- SN05682883-F 20200610/200608230146 (samdaily.us)
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