MOIRRAS Accessory Design/Build

Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA), operating on behalf of the Department of Energy Office of Science, is issuing Request for Quote (RFQ) 468887 for the design, build, and installation of a MOIRRAS (Metal Oxide Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy) accessory for the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The procurement is being conducted under full and open competition with NAICS code 611310 and a size standard of $34.5 million. Key contract requirements include designing an infrared spectroscopy accessory capable of polarizing IR light, interfacing with an existing IR spectrometer and a new ultrahigh vacuum chamber, accommodating a mercury cadmium telluride detector, and completing initial scientific testing with CO adsorption on rutile TiO2 and preliminary studies on Cu2O single crystals. The contract will be evaluated based on lowest total price that meets BSA's technical requirements, with vendors required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit cost reimbursable quotes in U.S. dollars. Questions must be submitted by December 10, 2025, with all proposals due by December 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

This procurement involves no set-aside designations and carries no identified incumbent contractors. The contract is estimated as a two-year effort with deliverables including an experimental plan, design submissions, UHV chamber design approval documentation, component ordering records, assembly reports, monthly progress reports, and a publication describing the instrument. Pricing submissions must include a completed Pricing Sheet with the vendor's UEI number and authorized representative signature, with quoted prices to remain firm for 180 days and delivery terms specified as DAP (Delivered At Place) to Brookhaven National Laboratory. Payment terms are Net 10 for small businesses and Net 30 for large businesses. The place of performance is Upton, New York 11973, with the contractor required to travel to the facility for installation, training, and initial scientific studies, as well as co-author the final publication describing the new spectroscopy capability.