SOURCES SOUGHT
39 -- Forklift for the National Fire Research Lab
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2026 8:32:47 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333924
— Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-SSN-26-00641
- Response Due
- 3/13/2026 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/28/2026
- Point of Contact
- Hunter Tjugum, Phone: 3034973663
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nist.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nist.gov)
- Description
- Request for Information/ Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers of a Forklift for the National Fire Research Lab Notice ID: AMD-SSN-26-00641 Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought Response Date: March 13, 2026 @ 11:00am, ET Product Service Code 3930 � Warehouse Trucks and Tractors, Self-Propelled. NAICS Code 333924 � Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing BACKGROUND This is a notice to Request Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) from industry to help determine the availability and capability of small business and other than small businesses that are capable of providing any or all of the services required by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can provide a Forklift that fully meets all technical specifications and delivery requirements identified in this notice. This notice is strictly to request information for market research purposes to help NIST determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this requirement. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation, or commitment by the NIST. OVERVIEW The National Fire Research Lab (NFRL), located on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a unique experimental facility dedicated to understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The NFRL laboratory provides 3000 m2 (32,300 ft2) of experimental space built around four exhaust hoods (1 MW, 3 MW, 10 MW, and 20 MW) connected to an Emissions Control System to treat smoke and combustion products. NIST has a potential requirement for a Contractor to provide one forklift that meets all technical specifications identified below. The forklift must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. Minimum Specifications: The forklift must consist of the following requirements: Solid pneumatic tires, 5,000 lb capacity Runs on LPG, Has a side shifter, Has a fork positioner/spreader, Air ride seat, Has an overhead guard height less than 88 inches, Has a maximum allowable overall weight less than 10,000 pounds, The mast shall: Extend up at least 15 feet, Has a maximum overall lower height less than 88 inches, Contain 48� forks. A one-year manufacturer�s warranty. ANTICIPATED DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS Delivery Schedule: Delivery of the forklift shall be F.O.B Destination and shall occur within 60 days After Receipt of an Order (ARO). Delivery shall be made to the NIST Shipping and Receiving address, located at 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, during the hours of 7:30am � 4:00pm. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES: NIST invites industry sources to review this notice carefully and to familiarize themselves with the draft SOW. Thereafter, NIST encourages those sources to submit the following: Company Summary: 1. Notice ID and its Title for this posting 2. Your company�s name, address, website address and Unique Entity Identifier (if the company has one) 3. Company point of contact, their phone number, and their email address 4. Your company�s size status as it relates to NAICS 333924 � Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information. 5. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov. � Place of Manufacture/Origin: Please identify whether the potential product is manufactured in whole or in part in the United States. If it is manufactured outside of the United States, in whole or in part, pleas identify the country of manufacture. � Subcontracting Compliance: If your company is a small business for the NAICS code included in this notice, indicate whether your company can comply with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022), if this acquisition were to be conducted as a total small business set-aside and provide supporting explanation. See https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_219_14 for the full text of this clause. � Existing Contract Vehicles: Indicate whether your company has a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract or other federal contract under which NIST would be authorized to place an order, and if so, provide a copy of that contract (including contract number, name and contact information for contracting officer, contract SOW, contract terms and conditions and contract prices). The Government reserves the right to follow up on a one-on-one basis with respondents to request additional information or clarifications about information submitted. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. NIST WILL NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED SUBMMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Interested parties shall submit responses to by the closing date of this notice to hunter.tjugum@nist.gov and to lauren.roller@nist.gov. � Microsoft Word (or PDF) document, and 11 or 12-point font. � Submission shall not exceed five (5) pages. Any cover page OR Standard Commercial Pricing Sections is not included in the total page count. � Respondents are requested to state their capabilities and expertise in clear and concise language. � Respondents are strongly encouraged to avoid use of excessive marketing and sales language. Cover Page Respondents shall include the following Business information on the Cover Page: 1. Sources Sought Notice number, title, and date of issuance 2. Unique Entity ID 3. Company Name 4. Company Address 5. Company website address, 6. Company Point of Contact, Phone, and Email address 7. Validation of business status under NAICS: 333924 � Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information. 8. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of NIST. NIST does not intend to award a contract based on responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this notice, NIST may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NIST shall arise because of a response to this notice or NIST�s use of such information as either part of our evaluation Confidentiality Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in a response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information as it deems appropriate in establishing requirements for its upcoming acquisition. Teaming Arrangements Firms seeking to respond to this notice as a team or to rely on subcontractors to perform any portion of the work must include the above-requested information and certifications for each entity on the proposed team or each proposed subcontractor. Any proposed teaming arrangement proposed by small business must comply with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022). DISCLAIMER This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to help NIST assess alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received and other market research, NIST may publish a solicitation on SAM.gov or on GSA ebuy, depending on the acquisition strategy chosen by NIST. NIST will not consider proposals submitted directly in response to this notice for award. Responses received after the closing date for this notice may not be considered for market research purposes.
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