Purchase Order 1333ND25PNB730273
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- This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a division of Waters Corporation, on April 28, 2020. The contract, which has a completion date of December 31, 2020, is for the provision of a Modulated Temperature Heat Flux (Single Furnace) Differential Scanning Calorimeter, with a potential value of $133,490.70. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Ta Instruments -...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a manufacturer of thermal analysis, rheological characterization, and calorimetry instruments, for maintenance on five TA Instruments products. The $142,318.65 contract has a completion date of December 31, 2025. This award does not utilize a set-aside designation. Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C. has previously delivered similar thermal...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $124.8K firm fixed-price purchase order to Ta Instruments - Waters LLC for a photorheometer system supporting the agency's bioprinting research program. This administrative modification corrected delivery and completion dates for the equipment, which is scheduled for final delivery by November 3, 2025. The contract reflects NIST's investment in advanced scientific instrumentation for its Applied Chemicals and Materials Division,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a leading manufacturer of advanced scientific instrumentation, for thermal analysis instrument service. The $24,700 contract covers preventive maintenance, repair, and technical support services for two critical laboratory instruments - a TA Instruments DSC2500 differential scanning calorimeter and a TGA550 thermogravimetric analyzer located at NIST's...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed price contract to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C. to provide one (1) differential scanning calorimeter and one (1) thermogravimetric analyzer for a total ceiling value of $223,577.50. This award was made under a competitive, unrestricted solicitation for replacement of NIST's existing, outdated equipment used to analyze the thermal characteristics of infrastructure materials. The contract has a period of performance of...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a manufacturer and supplier of thermal analysis, rheological characterization, and calorimetry instruments, for the procurement of a gas perfusion isothermal calorimeter. The contract has a potential value of $173,824.50 and a completion date of February 24, 2023. No set-aside was used for this competitive procurement. Ta...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a manufacturer and supplier of thermal analysis, rheological characterization, and calorimetry instruments. The $116,848.00 contract is for the delivery of a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), including installation, training, and warranty. This award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a purchase order to Linseis Inc. for the procurement of one benchtop Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)/Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) system valued at $96,394.87. The contract, OU63-25-NEW-019, was awarded on September 17, 2025, with a completion date of December 19, 2025. The equipment package includes a furnace capable of operating up to 1,750°C in oxidizing atmospheres with 0.1 mg resolution and heating rates up...
- This federal contract award is for the purchase of upgrades to ElectroForce equipment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency. The contract was awarded to the prime contractor, Ta Instruments - Waters L.L.C., a leading manufacturer and supplier of thermal analysis, rheological characterization, and calorimetry instruments. The contract has a firm fixed price of $39,254.70 and a completion date of November 15, 2024. There is no set-aside designation...
- This is a sole-source contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, to TA Instruments - Waters L.L.C. for maintenance support and repair services for NIST's existing TA Instruments equipment. The contract has a ceiling value of $161,474.27 and a period of performance through August 25, 2028. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order and is not set aside for small businesses. TA Instruments - Waters...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $93,940 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ta Instruments - Waters LLC on August 4, 2025, for the procurement, delivery, installation, and training associated with a heating microscope dilatometer. This equipment will support NIST's metals-based additive manufacturing research at its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus, specifically enabling the measurement of part shrinkage and distortion during the sintering process. The dilatometer must meet specific technical requirements including a 5-megapixel camera capable of 10 frames per second, a furnace capable of reaching 1,400 degrees Celsius with inert atmosphere capabilities, image analysis software, and thermal management systems to maintain precise camera-sample distance. Ta Instruments - Waters LLC, a division of Waters Corporation and a specialized manufacturer of advanced thermal analysis and scientific instrumentation, was selected through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation of responses to the solicitation posted on June 30, 2025. The contract contains no small business set-aside designation and requires completion of delivery, installation, and training for up to five NIST personnel within six months of the August 4, 2025 award date, with an ultimate completion deadline of January 3, 2026. All equipment must be new and will be delivered FOB Destination to NIST's facility, with Ta Instruments responsible for all associated shipping costs and tariffs. This procurement reflects NIST's broader mission in supporting advanced manufacturing research and represents a sole-source award to a vendor with specialized expertise in high-precision thermal analysis instrumentation critical to materials science and manufacturing applications.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Heating Microscope Dilatometer | AMDTCRQ2501966 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 6/30/25, 2:33 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $93.9k | 8/1/25 |