NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1),with PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., for the purchase of the Nano Cube XYZ, Nanopositioning System. The sole source determination is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) requirement for a XYZ Nanopositioning System. The Delivery date will be March 5, 2010. NIST Division 847 requires a Nanopositioning System that has a positioning stage must have three axes of XYZ motion, each with a range of 100um, and a resolution of 1nm. The only Nanopositioning System that has three axes and meets all requirements of NIST 847 is the one developed by PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 10 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Â

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