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The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide technical services to upgrade the bandwidth and number of channels on a NIST-owned Synchronous Microwave Synthesis and Analysis device (IMP VIV-100) belonging to the Advanced Microwave Photonics Group of NIST’s Applied Physics Division.

Please review the attached Statement of Work for specific details to meet all Government requirements. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary services and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications.

This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quote (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and, as such, is subject to change prior to the issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available currently.

After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST’s needs.

This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 811210, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair, with a small business size standard of $34.0 million.

Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirements should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of the company that will provide the service.


2. The place of performance to conduct the upgrades.


3. Business status of the organization.


4. Typical lead time to complete services and return the Government property to NIST.


5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above that the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.

Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer, Aaron Ritter, via email at aaron.ritter@nist.gov no later than the date/time specified in this notice. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered.

REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW:

See the attached Statement of Work document.