Bronze Drive nuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking to procure four custom-fabricated bronze drive nuts for its 300 klbf Dead Weight Machine compression plate positioning system. The solicitation requires precision-machined nuts made from SAE927 Leaded Tin Bronze with specific technical specifications, including decimal dimensions held at 0.01", a modified ACME internal thread, and external gear characteristics. The procurement will be evaluated using a lowest price technically acceptable approach, with technical capability assessed based on vendors' demonstrated resources and ability to meet detailed requirements. Vendors must submit electronic quotations to Contract Specialist Junee Johnson and Contracting Officer Forest Crumpler by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2025, and must be registered in SAM.gov prior to award. Questions from potential bidders are due within 5 days of the solicitation's issuance.

The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 332722 with a size standard of 600 employees. The place of performance will be at NIST's facility located at 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301 in Gaithersburg, MD 20899. No specific contract value is mentioned, but the procurement involves replacing a damaged set of drive nuts where one nut is currently stripped and locked onto a mating shaft. NIST will provide one undamaged existing nut for reference measurements and requires a site visit for test fitting. The acceptance process includes visual inspection within 10 days of receipt, with payment terms set at Net-30 upon acceptance and no advance payments authorized. Notably, the solicitation strictly requires new parts, explicitly stating that used or refurbished items will not be accepted.