1333ND26QNB640402.pdf

This is a Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items (Standard Form 1449) issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the procurement of a precision potentiostat/galvanostat system. The solicitation number is 1333ND26QNB640402, issued on an unrestricted basis to support women-owned small businesses (WOSB) eligible under the Women-Owned Business Program. The NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This is a full and open competition conducted as a Request for Quote (RFQ) with commercial item procedures per the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul.

The contractor must supply a high-precision potentiostat/galvanostat system capable of closed-loop control of potential and current, featuring three independent data acquisition channels, separated voltage and current cables, modifiable data acquisition and analysis scripts, high voltage electrometry mode up to 36V, 20-bit digital/analog conversion, DSP mode, auxiliary I/O capabilities, and multichannel functionality allowing one computer to control a minimum of ten independent potentiostats. System specifications include electrical isolation from ground, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) capability from 10 µHz to 3 MHz, noise and ripple ≤2 µV(rms), minimum data acquisition speed of 300 kHz, eleven current ranges from 3 pamps to 300 pamps, voltage resolution of 1 µV, current resolution of 0.1 famps, and rise time <300 ns. The contractor must include a two-year warranty on all parts, materials, and labor, along with 1.5 m cell cables and operation manuals. Delivery is required within 90 days of award to NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays). Award will be made to the responsible quoter offering the lowest price, technically acceptable quotation. Quoters must provide an active SAM.Gov registration, document product manufacturer location (domestic or foreign with country of origin), include completed solicitation provisions, and provide firm-fixed pricing. The procurement is not under GSA FSS or GWAC contracts; however, if a contractor submits a quotation based on FSS or GWAC pricing, the Government will accept the quoted price, though the Government's terms and conditions stated herein will prevail in any resulting purchase order.