Cryogenic Dilution Refrigerator Helium Battery System

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Acquisition Management Division

Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION.

It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition.

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide a Cryogenic Dilution Refrigerator (DR) measurement system which operates dry (cryogen-free) with a pulse tube refrigerator and a passive, supplemental cooling circuit. The DR will be used to host and operate two microwave-optical quantum transducers representing separate nodes of a quantum network testbed. The testbed will be used to demonstrate remote entanglement distribution with continuous variables quantum states.

This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this sources sought announcement.  The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation.

Because of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on SAM.BETA.GOV formerly known as FBO.gov and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfill the requirement, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated in the Specification Document, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334515 for, with a small business size standard of 750 personnel. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the specialized equipment identified in the Specifications Document.

Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to three (3) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), DUNS number and Cage Code.

2. Name of company that will provide the product.
3. Name of company that will manufacture the product.

4.  Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein.

5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided.

6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.
7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our service requirement and finalizing our market research.

(Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered).
 

See attached for specifications and requirements.

If your company is interested, please submit your capabilities documentation to me, Aron Krischel, Contracting Officer, at aron.krischel@nist.gov.  

Phone calls will not be accepted for this sources sought.  If you have questions, they must be submitted in writing by email.

Sincerely,

Aron Krischel