Cryostat prototype amendment A001

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks a cryostat prototype through this competitive small business set-aside solicitation. The RFQ requires offerors to provide a cryostat system capable of 250mW of cooling below 4.5K with temperature fluctuations less than 20mK at 4K, to support Josephson voltage standards research. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, experience, past performance, and price. Questions were due by August 24th and proposals are due by August 26th.

This is a total small business set-aside issued under NAICS code 334516 with an assigned PSC code 6510. NIST intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract providing one cryostat prototype for use in Boulder, Colorado, with an option to purchase up to five additional cryostats through fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The prototype delivery deadline is six months from order receipt, and the period of performance spans from August 2021 through February 2024.