Notice of Intent to Sole Source Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator Relocation Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB687000-26-00250
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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), a civilian agency under the Department of Commerce, has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator relocation services. NIST intends to negotiate with Bluefors Inc., located in Brooklyn, New York, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The requirement falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business standard of $34 million. NIST anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price contract for these services. This notice was posted on December 22, 2025, and invites interested parties to demonstrate their capability to perform the work.
The objective of this Notice of Intent is to relocate a Blue Fors Horizontal Dry Dilution refrigerator from NIST's Boulder, Colorado facility to Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, with a performance period of up to seven months from contract award. Interested contractors must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to satisfy this requirement in writing and submit their response to the Contract Specialist, Lisa Stevens, at lisa.stevens@nist.gov by the December 29, 2025 deadline. While this notice is not a formal solicitation, responses will be evaluated to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for the acquisition. Key deliverables include disassembly oversight at the current location within two months of award and completion of installation at the new location within three months of award, along with cooldown testing and a performance report. If no viable competitors are identified, NIST estimates issuing an award by January 31, 2026.
Notice text
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Bluefors Inc., (CAGE: 93P50), located in Brooklyn, NY, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator relocation services.
The NAICS for this requirement is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business standard of $34M. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Bluefors Inc. 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 January 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NB687000-26-00250 STATEMENT OF WORK.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator Relocation Service | Pre-Solicitation |
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