NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Flexible High-Density Microwave Transmission Line for 4K Cryostat

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Solicitation number
NB672060-24-01856
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

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About this opportunity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Delft Circuits B.V., a company located in Delft, Netherlands, on a sole source basis for the procurement of Flexible High-Density Microwave Transmission Line for 4K Cryostat. The statutory authority for this sole source determination is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), which allows for contracting without full and open competition when there is only one responsible source.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to determine if any other interested parties can satisfy the same requirements as Delft Circuits B.V. for the specified hardware and support. NIST is accepting written responses from interested parties by June 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. MT. If no other capable sources are identified, NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Delft Circuits B.V. by June 30, 2024. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, with a size standard of 750 employees.

Notice text

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Delft Circuits B.V., located in Delft, Netherlands on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for Flexible High-Density Microwave Transmission Line for 4K Cryostat. Statutory authority for sole source is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), Only one responsible source. The statute is being implemented using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901.

The sole source determination is based on the Government’s market research which determined only Delft Circuits B.V. can provide the hardware and support that meet all the requirements of the attached specifications without use of additional connectors and interfaces in the larger cryostat the item is expected to be used in.

The NAICS Code is 334419— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Delft Circuits B.V. 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 6/30/2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov no later than 6/15/2024 at 10:00 a.m. MT.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Flexible High-Density Microwave Transmission Line for 4K Cryostat Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Special Notice
SOURCES SOUGHT - Flexible High-Density Microwave Transmission Line for 4K Cryostat Original Pre-Solicitation

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