NOTICE OF INTENT-Compact Ultrafast Pulsed X-ray Source

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with Research Instruments Corp, located in Barrington, RI, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to provide a compact ultrafast pulsed x-ray source.

The unique technical requirement is the compact ultrafast pulsed x-ray source is compatible with existing NIST drive laser: 1 kHz repetition rate, 50 fs input pulses, 800 nm wavelength, > 1 mJ/pulse. NIST has an existing shielded enclosure (details available upon request) and compatibility with this enclosure is strongly encouraged.

The NAICS Code is 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Research Instruments Corp for this requirement.

Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement 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 July 19, 2019. 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 July 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. MST.

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