NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 30 kW solid state RF Amplifier

Notice of Intent to Noncompetitively Acquire one (1) 30 kW solid state RF Amplifier

This notice is not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 335999 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requires a contractor to provide:

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: one (1) amplifier that meets the following minimum specifications: 

1. 114 MHz amplifier with a 1 MHz bandpass
2. Output power at least 30 kW continuous wave
3. Unit should be water cooled (NIST will provide necessary deionized water for cooling unit)
4. RS485 serial data com link, as well as WEB interface should be included

NIST conducted market research from March 2023 to May 2023 by completing internet searches, searching GSA.gov, reviewing company websites, and completion of a sources sought posting on SAM.gov. The sources sought NB685030-23-01963 was posted from May 19, 2023 through May 26, 2023 with no responses. The results of that market research revealed that only DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A; Riviera Maestri del Lavoro 20/1 - 35127 – Padova, Italy; UEI: EW7JU9U8MM97 (inactive registration) appears to be capable of meeting NIST’s requirements.

However, any sources that believe they are capable of meeting NIST’s minimum requirements are encouraged to respond to this notice by the response date to provide the following information at a minimum: Company Unique Entity Identifier number in https://sam.gov; details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST’s minimum requirements; whether your company is an authorized reseller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization; and any other information that can help NIST determine whether this requirement may be competitively satisfied.