Sources Sought Notice.docx

Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Source Sought Number: AMD-SS-NB301000-24-02199_GL Title: Market Risk Assessment Tool

General Information

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources. This notice is strictly for market research and information purposes only. Responses will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 519290 - Web Search Portal and All Other Information Services, as those domestic sources having less than 1,000 employees. Please include your company’s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice.

This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for conducting a follow-on activity. NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information.

This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract or other obligating agreement. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.

Requirement

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s 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 our quality of life. As part of NIST, the CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) goals include accelerating ideas to market, where the best ideas achieve commercial scale as quickly and cost effectively as possible. To help with the mission, CHIPs R&D staff requires the best tools and data to understand industry markets and funding activities. Additionally, CHIPS R&D program, including the National Advanced Packaging and Manufacturing Program and the CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program depend on the NIST Research Security and Safeguarding International Science Team (Research Security Team) to conduct research security reviews and risk determinations of CHIPS R&D program applications.

The Research Security Team responsibilities are expanding to provide risk-balanced reviews of foreign engagements across NIST, including to CHIPS R&D. To fulfill the needs of both CHIPS R&D and the Research Security Team, Government requires access to services providing a better understanding of industry market and funding activities by assessing small businesses and their subcontractors for potential venture capital investment ties to entities of concern.

This is a sources sought notice to identify market risk assessment tool that have the capabilities of providing resource for comprehensive data, research and insights spanning the global capital markets to help the customer work smarter with advanced searches, discovery and insights, constant technology sector and company monitoring for venture capital awards, for company profiles and workflow and efficiency enabling the Government to make strategic decisions, get answers fast, and obtain insight to company (both private and public) profiles.

Contracting Office Address

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640

Instructions to Responders

Interested parties that have the capabilities to meet the Government’s requirements shall email their capability statement/suggested market risk assessment tool information of no more than 7 pages, describing their abilities to meet all requirements to gina.lee@nist.gov no later than the response date of June 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m. EST for this sources sought notice. The report should include relevant information to your capabilities including any requirements that cannot be met or is deemed close to but not meeting an identified requirement.

Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice:

1. Name of company(ies), their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address) that provide the services for which specifications are provided.

2. Indication if the company(ies) are small business and/or any other social economic category(ies). Please highlight if company is an 8(a) and/or owned by an Alaska Native Corporation, Indian Tribe, Native Hawiian Organization, Community Development Corporation; HUBZONE, SDVOSB, EDWOSB or WOSB.

3. Indication of whether the services required are currently on one or more GSA Schedule (i.e. Multiple Award Schedules [MAS]) contracts and, if so, the GSA MAS contract number(s).

4. Indication if the company(ies) can provide all, or some, of the services.

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