Horizontal dry dilution refrigerator for the PML
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1333ND23PNB680618
- Awardee
-
Bluefors Inc. UEI LQMPASTC8RM8
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $762,747
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator Solicitation · 1333ND23QNB680485 · Posted Aug 9, 2023
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $762,747.49 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 2 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Brooklyn, NY 11232, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$302 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $230,920 | |
| Original award | $532,130 |
About this award
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $762,747 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Inc. on September 21, 2023, for the delivery of a horizontal dry dilution refrigerator system to support the Physics Measurement Laboratory (PML). The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, was awarded without a set-aside designation through full and open competition. Bluefors Inc., a Brooklyn, New York-based manufacturer of advanced cryogenic equipment, will deliver a compact, cryogen-free refrigerator system capable of reaching temperatures below 10 millikelvin to support NIST's quantum technology and precision measurement research initiatives. The solicitation emphasized technical approach, past performance, and best value considerations in the evaluation process.
The contract encompasses delivery of the primary refrigerator system along with optional items for specialized experimental wiring and mixing chamber thermometry. Bluefors Inc. is well-positioned to fulfill this requirement based on its extensive experience as a critical supplier of dilution refrigerator systems to NIST and other federal agencies conducting quantum research and development. The company's technical capabilities in providing sophisticated scientific instrumentation for ultra-low temperature applications align with NIST's mission to advance quantum technology development and precision measurement standards. Performance will take place at the company's Brooklyn facility, with onsite training to be conducted at the delivery destination.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1333ND23PNB680618?
1333ND23PNB680618 was awarded to Bluefors Inc. by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on September 21, 2023.
How much is contract 1333ND23PNB680618 worth?
The government has obligated $762,747 on 1333ND23PNB680618.
Was contract 1333ND23PNB680618 competed?
The extent of competition for 1333ND23PNB680618 was competed under sap. The government received 2 offers.
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