SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- PHDS Gamma imaging and portable high purity germanium detectors (GeGI Imaging HPGe Detector)
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2024 6:27:23 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NIST_AMD_08122024
- Response Due
- 8/22/2024 5:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/23/2024
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 3019754390, Monica Brown, Phone: 3019750642
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, monica.brown@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, monica.brown@nist.gov)
- Description
- ***THIS IS A COMBINED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE*** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing PHDS HPGe (high purity germanium ) detector capabilities. If no alternate sources are identified, the Government intends to issue a Sole Source Award to PHDS Co, 3011 Amherst Road, Knoxville, TN 3792, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334519-Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing with the size standard of 500 Employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a portable gamma ray imaging camera for characterizing radioactive materials in nuclear reactor systems and surrounding facilities. To definitively identify isotopes present, the camera must be based on a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector such that imaged radioactive materials can be accurately identified and quantified. This instrument need to is to comply with health and safety requirements, environmental regulations, and Nuclear� Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations. It will also be used to characterize reactor systems for repair and maintenance. NIST has a need for a GeGI Imaging HPGe Detector with the capabilities that meets or exceeds the following draft minimum specifications: Line Item 0001: Description: GeGI Imaging HPGe Detector Quantity: 1 Technical Specifications The PHDS HPGe Gamma System is a new technology and currently the only system available that offers its unique operating capability of incorporating segmented high purity geranium (HPGe) system for both gamma-ray imaging and high-resolution gamma spectroscopy. Instrument control system: The instrument controls shall be located on or attached to the instrument. It shall not require the use of an external controller for routine operations. The controller shall allow the user to stop/start data collection. It shall provide isotope identification and quantification. The system shall allow the user to download/retrieve the data from the instrument for further analysis. System operation: The detector shall include a function to both energy and efficiency calibrate the instrument using a known radiological source. The system shall be able to produce gamma images using either Compton imaging or by using a pinhole shield to obtain an image. The image shall include spectroscopic information including the measured energy of the photons producing the image in the form of a gamma spectrum. Physical Specifications: ������������� a) The unit shall be operational with ambient temperature in the range of 50F to 100F. b) The unit shall be operational with an ambient relative humidity range of 10 to 85 percent. ������������� c) The unit shall be operable with a nominal power supply of 110-120 VAC, 60 Hz, ������������� d) The unit must weigh less than 20 pounds Business considerations: Submissions with regularly sold �Off the Shelf� and �Turn key� systems are required. Onsite installation, calibration, and user training is required. The unit shall be fully warranted for all parts and labor for a period of one year from the date of installation.� Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered.� The use of �gray market� components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the proposer is not acceptable. The combination of gamma imaging and portable high purity germanium detectors, in a single portable unit will allow the NCNR to quickly and accurately identify radioactive isotopes in objects from a distance and to spatially place those objects by creating detailed imagery. This will reduce radiation exposures to personnel performing work in radiological areas and will also help in identifying and characterizing unknown radiological hazards a key component of the radiation safety program at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). Other technologies do not have the energy resolution to definitively identify the radioisotopes present at a specific spatial location from a distance which is critical in characterizing the risk to personnel and critical in determining the locations and source of the radioactive materials present. This unique capability will offer a critical capability in the recovery of the reactor at the NCNR. It will allow the NCNR to quickly identify the presence and location of radioactive debris including unclad reactor fuel in the reactor systems which is critical for the safe operation of the reactor. It also serves a critical health and safety function. This unique technology will allow health physics to rapidly identify contamination and to develop mitigations to reduce or eliminate radiological exposures. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response.� Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed at the bottom of this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company�s Unique Entity ID (UEI). Details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST�s minimum requirements. Whether your company is an authorized reseller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization. Identify any aspects of the description of the requirements in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or create unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your firm�s ability to fully participate in a procurement for such services and explain why.� Please offer suggestions for how the requirements could be organized or structured to encourage the participation of small businesses. For the NAICS code Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business.� See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information. If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement.� If your firm has existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts for products or services against which the Department may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Describe your firm�s experience (as a prime, subcontractor, or consultant) providing the products or services described in Background section. Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for the Government to know as part of its market research for this requirement. Please let us know if you would like to engage to get a better understanding of the requirement or need additional information about the Government�s requirement for the products or services described in the Background section.� QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE Questions regarding this notice may be submitted via email to the Primary Point of Contact and the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice. Questions should be submitted so that they are received by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 22, 2024.� Questions will be anonymized and answered via sources sought notice amendment following the question submission deadline. IMPORTANT NOTES The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that the NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future.� This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.� This notice is not a request for a quotation. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations. No award will be made as a result of this notice.� NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate. Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request!
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