Notice of intent to sole source advanced real-time infrastructure for quantum physics (artiq) subkernel and shuttler support

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b).  This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement only and is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, Firms that want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter demonstrating your Firm's ability to provide an equivalent item(s) as described below.  Interested parties must provide a rationale as to why they should be considered.

The Firm must demonstrate your organizations’ ability to provide the product(s) and/or service(s) capabilities as described within this notice, as well as the associated Specifications Document.   Only responses received by 7:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Savings Time on August 4, 2021, will be considered by the Government directly to MeeLondrell Lumpkin, Contracting Officer meelondrell.lumpkin@nist.gov, email subject header must include NB688000-21-02120.

No solicitation package will be issued. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST shall not reimburse for any cost(s) connected with providing the capabilities statement.

Description:  See the attached Statement of Work and Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition.

Therefore, The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate on a sole-source with M-LABS LIMITED DUNS 663920936 for an ADVANCED REAL-TIME INFRASTRUCTURE FOR QUANTUM PHYSICS (ARTIQ) SUBKERNEL AND SHUTTLER SUPPORT. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 1901 and FAR 13.106-1(b). The requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541511, with a size standard of $30 million.