Commercial Trace Gas Analyzer

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks quotations for a commercial trace gas analyzer system, with quotations due August 24, 2026 and pre-quote inquiries due within 4 calendar days of solicitation issuance. The procurement is unrestricted open market with no set-aside.

Place of performance is NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland, Building 227. The analyzer must detect impurities at less than 1 part-per-billion for hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and argon in pure gases such as helium, nitrogen, and argon. The system must be new commercial equipment, not used, remanufactured, experimental, prototype, custom, or gray market equipment, and must ship in original manufacturer packaging with all original documentation and software. Delivery is required within 90 days of award, with installation and training to follow within 30 days of receipt during regular business hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays. Contractor personnel must comply with NIST campus security requirements including identification badges, vehicle registration, and safety and fire prevention regulations.

The procurement includes five line items: the analyzer with 1-year warranty and shipping, operations and maintenance manual with shipping and warranty, installation services, training for up to two users covering system functions, maintenance, data administration, and troubleshooting, and transportation and related delivery expenses to the United States with a not-to-exceed amount. Payment is 100 percent upon installation, acceptance, successful completion of testing, and demonstration of performance in accordance with Statement of Work specifications, made by electronic funds transfer. The contractor must provide minimum one-year warranty covering all parts, labor, and travel commencing upon system acceptance.

The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Evaluation uses lowest-price-technically-acceptable methodology. All pricing must be firm-fixed-price valid for 90 days. All quoters must maintain active SAM registration at submission and through final payment. Quotations must be submitted in three separate volumes: Technical Quotation, Price Quotation, and Terms and Conditions, submitted electronically to Junee Johnson (junee.johnson@nist.gov) and Forest Crumpler (forest.crumpler@nist.gov).