Notice of intent to sole source artiq kintex/zynq drtio support

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ARTIQ KINTEX/ZYNQ DRTIO SUPPORT

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 who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent item(s) and/or services as described below.  Interested parties must provide the 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 9:00 A.M. Mountian Daylight Savings Time on June 8, 2021, will be considered by the Government directly to MeeLondrell Lumpkin, Contracting Officer, at meelondrell.lumpkin@nist.gov, email subject header must include NB688000-21-01460.

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 information.

Description:  See the attached Specifications.

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 ARTIQ Kintex/Zynq DRTIO 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 $30M.