A-21_Presolicitation_Notice_CO_Review.docx

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.

The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a large laboratory facility consisting of a suite of instruments that measure the interaction of radiation with various materials to study their structure and properties. The NCNR maintains a wide variety of instruments that allows great flexibility in the type of samples and phenomena that can be studied and measured. One common requirement on all instrumentation is radiation shielding, both to protect personal safety and to ensure the validity and purity of the data collected on the instruments. Shielding varies according to the type and magnitude of the radiation being targeted, but in terms of volume, the vast majority of shielding consists of tanks or shells that are filled with a mixture of steel shot and paraffin wax. To remain a state-of-the-art neutron scattering facility, the NCNR continues to evolve by adding new instrumentation and upgrading existing instrumentation. Part of this evolution is a continual, but highly variable need for new shielding.

The objective of this procurement is to purchase weldment radiation tanks/shields. The requirements can be divided into shield tanks (empty shield tanks and filled shield tanks), solid shields, painting and vacuum vessels.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this project is NAICS code 332999. The Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. Contracting by Negotiation procedures shall be utilized under the authority of FAR Part 15.

The competitive Request for Proposals (RFP), amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement shall be made available through the Internet at HTTP://WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV under RFP number 1333ND18RNB610011.

A site visit will be included in this solicitation. Details on the site visit will be posted with the solicitation.

Potential offerors shall be responsible for obtaining this solicitation and related amendments, if any, from www.fbo.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation.

Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to robert.singman@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number.

NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice.