Notice of Intent to Sole Source Helium-3
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB687000-25-02129
- 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 Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the procurement of Helium-3 gas. NIST intends to negotiate directly with Linde Gas & Equipment, Inc., located in Danbury, Connecticut, under sole-source authority per FAR 13.106-1(b). The requirement falls under NAICS code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,200 employees. NIST anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price contract for this specialized gas procurement. This notice was posted on June 16, 2025, and is not an actual solicitation but rather an announcement of NIST's procurement intentions.
The purpose of this notice is to procure 30 standard temperature and pressure liters of Helium-3 isotope with greater than 99.9 atomic percent purity for use in refrigerators that achieve millikelvin temperatures, supporting the development of high-performance sensors for scientific research by NIST's Quantum Sensors Group. Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirement must clearly demonstrate their capability in writing by the June 26, 2025 response deadline. All responses and questions must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Lisa Stevens at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. The procurement requires delivery within 8 weeks to NIST's Boulder, Colorado facility, with a 7-business-day government acceptance testing period. If competitive procedures are not utilized following this notice, NIST estimates award issuance by July 1, 2025.
Notice text
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Linde Gas & Equipment, Inc., (CAGE: 649M0), located in Danbury, CT, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain Helium-3 Gas.
The NAICS for this requirement is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, with a small business standard of 1,200 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Linde Gas & Equipment 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 01, 2025.
Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than the submission deadline of this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NB687000-25-02129 Requirements and Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Helium-3 | Pre-Solicitation |
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