Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Helium 3
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB686050-24-02260
- Agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6835 Medical Gases
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division has issued a Special Notice indicating its intent to negotiate a sole source award to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. for the procurement of 44 liters of helium-3 gas. This requirement is necessary to support the operation of cryogen-free dilution refrigerator cryostats recently purchased by NIST's Advanced Microwave Photonics Group.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide an opportunity for other interested parties to demonstrate their capability to satisfy this requirement and allow NIST to determine if competitive procedures could be used. NIST has set a response deadline of July 2, 2024, for interested parties to submit written evidence of their ability to meet the specified gas purity, volume, and delivery requirements. If competitive procedures are not used, NIST anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. by August 9, 2024. The Special Notice cites the authority under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) to solicit from a single source due to the specialized nature of the helium-3 gas required for the cryostats.
Notice text
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., located in Danbury, CT, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for Helium 3 Gas (He3).
The NAICS Code is 325120 –Industrial Gas Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,200 employees. For this requirement, NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
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 08/09/2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lisa.stevens@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein for this posting.
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:
The Advanced Microwave Photonics Group recently purchased cryogen-free dilution refrigerator cryostats, which require 44 liters of He3 for operation. Without this helium gas, the cryostats would be completely inoperable, and the group would not be able to test and measure the superconducting quantum devices required to meet NIST’s mission goals and outside agency milestones.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NB686050-24-02260 Requirements and Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Helium 3 | Pre-Solicitation |
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