NB68800-19-01200_Sources_Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM PURCHASE

CLOSED-CYCLE CYROSTAT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a maintenance and repair services as follows:

The Ion Storage Group performs experiments using customized cryogenic ultra-high vacuum systems with ultra-low vibration. These systems employ closed-cycle mechanical cold heads, which have a regular maintenance cycle to replace wear parts and ensure proper operation.

maintenance is required to be performed on-site, to minimize downtime and disruption related to disassembly of the ultra-low-vibration cryostat system.

Item 1: scheduled manufacturer-recommended 10,000 hour service for Sumitomo RDK-415D2 cold head.

Item 2: any repairs to cold head required to restore performance to factory specifications, if determined to be necessary upon disassembly and inspection during servicing

This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see Technical Specifications above), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument

Manufacturing. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the services identified.

Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to

FIVE (5) pages or less (8.5” X11” format, 1” margins, 12-point font, double spaced), including figures and tables. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of the company that will provide the product.

2. Name of the company that will manufacture the product.

3. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications.

4. Contact information of customers who have obtained and used these products.

5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order.

6. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.

Any company proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 12:00 pm Mountain Standard Time

(MST) MAY 3, 2019. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to

MeeLondrell Lumpkin, Contracting Officer, at meelondrell.lumpkin@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail no later than 3:00 pm MST MAY 2, 2019.