The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $123,230.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Psylotech, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the delivery of a high resolution materials testing stage. The contract, which was competed without set-asides, will be performed in Evanston, Illinois and has a completion date of September 23, 2021. Psylotech has previously provided specialized testing equipment and services, including...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $61,290.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to 5 Twenty-Two Systems, LLC, a small business, for the delivery of a microscope miniature mechanical testing apparatus and digital controller system. The purchase order is set aside for small businesses. The apparatus and controller will be used by NIST's Infrastructure Materials Group to monitor microstructural changes and cracking formation of materials under...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order worth $105,262.00 to Pi Physik Instrumente LP, a for-profit manufacturer of precision motion control and nanopositioning equipment. The contract is for the upgrade of a "Super Resolution Macro/Micro Stage System" to support specialized research and measurement applications in NIST's Materials Measurement Science Division. This sole-source award was justified...
This is a $82,928 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Pi Physik Instrumente LP, a foreign-owned for-profit manufacturer of precision motion control and positioning systems. The contract is for the delivery of a Super Resolution Macro XYZ Stage System, which will likely be used to support advanced research and development activities within NIST. Pi Physik...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Psylotech, Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Evanston, Illinois. The contract, valued at $98,330.00, is for the delivery of a 10kN Premium mTS (materials testing system) with a high-resolution load cell, on-axis displacement, and a custom tensile grip. The purchase order was awarded sole-source to Psylotech as the only provider of the specialized testing equipment. The...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to LS Instruments AG, a for-profit manufacturer of goods, in the amount of $191,056.75. The contract is for a 3D Cross-Correlation Laser Light Scattering System to be used by NIST's Materials Science and Engineering Division for research on polymer solutions, networks, and gels. This specialized equipment allows for the characterization of turbid,...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $95,839.71 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Thermtest Inc., a for-profit provider of thermal analysis equipment, to deliver a transient plane source system, transient hot wire system, and associated controlling software. The systems must be capable of measuring the thermal conductivity of solids and liquids from -40°C to 280°C. This requirement was competitively solicited with no set-aside designation, and the award was made...
This is a $100,000.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, to Grsp Tech, LLC, a small business contractor. The contract is for data capture services to support NIST's Material Measurement Laboratory. The contractor will use NIST's Guided Data Capture software to extract thermophysical and thermochemical data from 800 selected articles per year, delivered quarterly, and provide...
<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Advsci-Materials, LLC, a small business, for nanocalorimetry measurements, calibration, and fabrication. The contract has a ceiling value of $101,760.00 and a completion date of September 27, 2016. The contract was awarded on September 28, 2015 and is designated as a total small business set-aside.</p>
This is a $76,814 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and specialized equipment. The contract is for the provision of a high temperature furnace and accessories, with a period of performance through October 30, 2018. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. MTS Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, has...