Maintenance service contract for EXpressLO ex situ liftout system
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB643020-24-01696
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a Special Notice for a sole source maintenance service contract for their EXpressLO ex situ liftout system. The NIST's Materials Measurement Science Division requires these maintenance services to support their research, reference materials, and data analysis activities.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties of NIST's intent to negotiate a sole source contract with EXpressLO, the manufacturer of the EXpressLO system, to provide the required maintenance services. The response deadline for this Special Notice is May 28, 2024, and the NAICS code for this requirement is 811210 - Other Electronic and Precision Repair and Maintenance. NIST has justified the sole source approach due to the proprietary nature of the EXpressLO system and the lack of authorized repair or maintenance partners. While this is not a request for competitive quotations, interested parties are invited to submit responses for the Government's consideration.
Notice text
SAM ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE
CLASSIFICATION CODE: J066 – Maintenance Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
SUBJECT: Maintenance service contract for EXpressLO ex situ liftout system
SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB643020-24-01696
RESPONSE DATE: 05/28/2024
DESCRIPTION:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with EXpressLO, located in LeHigh Acres, FL to provide maintenance services covering the NIST owned EXpressLO ex situ liftout system.
The general mission of the Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) of the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to provide research, reference materials, and data to support accurate and selective analysis of microscopic particles and surfaces including the spatial distribution of chemical species relevant to industrial, environmental, and biological processes. This contract is for the maintenance of the existing MMSD’s ex situ liftout system
Sole Source justification is based on the following:
The manufacturer, EXpressLO, has stated they are the only vendor authorized to service or maintain their instruments due to the proprietary nature of these instruments and the associated hardware/software required for operation. EXpressLO has also stated they do not have any authorized repair or maintenance partners.
NAICS code for this requirement will be 811210 – Other Electronic and Precision Repair and Maintenance with a small business size of 22.0M
No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by will be considered by the Government.
Inquiry POCs
Erik.Fycklund@nist.gov Primary Donald.Graham@nist.gov Secondary
National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD)
100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640
Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640
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