Cryostat Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB688000-25-00105
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Angela Hitt angela.hitt@nist.gov (303) 497-7305
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division has issued a Special Notice for Cryostat Maintenance. NIST intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Montana Instruments Corp., located in Bozeman, Montana, for maintenance services on NIST's Montana Instrument Cryostat, which requires replacement of the cryocooler and compressor adsorber. This requirement falls under NAICS code 811310 for Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to determine if there are any other parties that can demonstrate the capability to satisfy the required maintenance services for NIST's cryostat. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Montana Instruments Corp. by November 17, 2024, if no other qualified vendors come forward. Interested parties must clearly identify their capability to perform the required services in writing by October 28, 2024. NIST has justified the use of other than full and open competition, as Montana Instruments Corp. is the original manufacturer and the only vendor experienced and capable of servicing their custom cryostat product.
Notice text
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Montana Instruments Corp., located in Bozeman, Montana, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for Cryostat Maintenance.
Specific Services are as follows:
NIST requires maintenance service for NIST’s Montana Instrument Cryostat. Requires replacement for the cryocooler and compressor adsorber.
NAICS Code is 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a Size Standard of $12.5M. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Montana Instruments Corp. for this requirement.
Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the services listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 11/17/2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to angela.hitt@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to angela.hitt@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein for this posting.
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:
The cryostat maintenance required is for a NIST-owned cryostat originally manufactured by Montana Instruments. Only the original manufacturer is experienced and capable of servicing their own custom cryostat product. Failure to have this vendor do this maintenance would result in either not having maintenance done at all risking the equipment failing completely or having it maintained by another vendor risking damage to the equipment that could result in the equipment failing and NIST having to purchase a new cryostat at a much greater cost in terms of time and money.
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