2-ID PDS and Spectro Upgrade

The Department of Energy Office of Science is procuring upgrading and servicing of the Soft Inelastic X-ray Scattering (SIX) beamline photon delivery system and spectrometer at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The contract requires the contractor to design, engineer, manufacture, and assemble specialized equipment including a fully motorized 6-degrees of freedom sample motion system with ultra-high-vacuum capabilities, upgrade M1 and M5 mirror unit stepper motors, upgrade the spectrometer arm 3AA belt pulley, and improve the PGM and spectrometer grating translation mechanical assembly. All components must meet stringent ultra-high vacuum system requirements and comply with NSLS-II's experimental facilities controls and data acquisition system specifications. The contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The Request for Quotation (RFQ-468278) is expected to be issued by the end of October 2025, with responses due October 16, 2025.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designation and will be competed under full and open competition. Brookhaven National Laboratory intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract with an anticipated award date around December 2025. The contract includes specific performance milestones with a final design review report due 8 weeks after contract award, system delivery required at 32 weeks, and installation and testing completion at 38 weeks. Site acceptance must be achieved by May 15, 2026, establishing a total performance timeline of approximately 17 months from contract award to final acceptance. The procurement falls under the laboratory equipment and supplies category and requires compliance with rigorous technical standards for ultra-high vacuum systems and precision motion control equipment.