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FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT

ACTION CODE: <PRESOL>

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment SUBJECT: Procurement of a nanoelectromechanical measurement components upgrade

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-15-RQ-0859

RESPONSE DATE: 8/17/2015

DESCRIPTION:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Asylum Research, located at 6310 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA, 93117-3115 to provide an Asylum Research nanoelectromechanical measurement upgrade to an existing Asylum Research MFP-3D atomic force microscope (AFM) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1entitled, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”

The NIST Material Measurement Laboratory’s Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) conducts research on the development of innovative metrologies and measurement protocols for micro/nano-scale heterosystems analysis. Measurement techniques are used to determine sample composition as well as structural, electronic, and chemical properties of a wide variety of organic, inorganic and biomolecular systems where materials of interest are typically present as either micro/nano-scale features or monolayer/multilayer films. To meet mission requirements; the MMSD has a need for an Asylum Research nanoelectromechanical measurement upgrade to an existing Asylum Research MFP-3D atomic force microscope (AFM). These nanoelectromechanical measurement components are an upgrade to an AFM used in the development of a high resolution, simultaneous optical and atomic force microscope. To augment the current, contrast mechanisms to include additional physical and electrical properties that can be probed by the AFM system, NIST requires a 100% compatible upgrade for the existing system in terms of electromechanical coupling, computer control, and automatic module detection (plug-and-play). To achieve the necessary compatibility, a direct upgrade from Asylum Research is required. Asylum Research is the sole vendor and manufacturer that is capable of performing the upgrade to the existing system.

The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by 5:00 PM ET August 17, 2015, will be considered by the Government.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement

Inquiry POCs:

grace.garrity@nist.gov Primary andrea.parekh@nist.gov Secondary National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640