Attachment 3 - Brand Name Justification.pdf
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- NB672010-26-01539
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File Type: Brand Name Justification
Requirement Number: NB672010-26-01539
Products Required: Keysight Technologies Inc. brand power meters and associated components for radio frequency and microwave power applications.
Purpose and Justification: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks to procure Keysight Technologies Inc. power meters and components specifically for direct comparison calibration systems being developed in collaboration with the Navy Primary Standard Laboratory. The justification for the brand name specification is based on two primary factors: (1) the new systems must be compatible with equipment manufactured by Keysight Technologies Inc., as these systems will primarily calibrate Keysight-manufactured equipment, and (2) NIST maintains existing direct-comparison calibration systems that include similar Keysight equipment, requiring operational compatibility to facilitate future collaborative developments with the Navy Primary Standard Laboratory. The justification further notes that utilizing different or non-compatible components would impose significant time and monetary costs to NIST for replacing existing systems currently in operational use. These systems are critical for NIST's research and measurement services in radio frequency and microwave power.
Contracting Officer: Daniel Kent, Acquisition Management Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado. Document signed May 5, 2026.
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| NB672010-26-01539 - RFQ.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Specifications.pdf |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Acquisition Management Division 325 Broadway, MS 164 Boulder, CO 80305-3328
BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION
Requirement. NB672010-26-01539 - Power Meters and Components
This is a brand name justification for Keysight Technologies Inc. brand power meters and components. The required series of power meters and associated components will be utilized in direct comparison calibration systems that NIST is building for and in collaboration with the Navy Primary Standard Laboratory. These systems will primarily be used to calibrate equipment that is manufactured by Keysight Technologies Inc. and therefore the new systems must be compatible. Additionally, NIST maintains existing direct-comparison calibration systems which include similar Keysight Technologies Inc. manufactured equipment. The new systems must operate similarly to NIST’s existing systems to ensure future collaborative developments with the Navy Primary Standard Laboratory are possible.
These new systems are required for critical research and measurement services in radio frequency and microwave power. Utilizing different or non-compatible components would represent a significant time and monetary cost to NIST to replace existing systems currently in use.
Daniel Kent, Contracting Officer
| 2026-05-05T09:43:58-0500 | |
| DANIEL KENT |
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