Reference Number:
PR # NB686020-14-04124

Notice Type:
Pre-Solicitation - Notice of Intent

Synopsis:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of Division 686, intends to negotiate with CRYOFAB, Inc. of Kenilworth NJ, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to procure a liquid helium dewar.

NIST supplies Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards (PJVS) to National Metrology Laboratories (NMI's) and other users worldwide. There is no similar or compatible hardware commercially available that could be purchased to operate the NIST custom cryoprobes for the PJVS system without first having to modify and validate the new hardware needed to accommodate the program devices.

The NAICS code is 332420 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to CRYOFAB, Inc. for this requirement in the fourth quarter of FY 2014.

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. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than August 25, 2014 at 11:59pm MST.

Contracting Office Address:
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
325 Broadway, MS 164
Boulder, CO 80602

Place of Performance:
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attn: Sam Benz, 303-497-5258
325 Broadway, 817.03
Boulder, CO 80602

Primary Point of Contact:
Patricia Bullington, CS
303-497-3106