Notice of Intent to Sole Source Microwave Amplifier

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
NB687080-24-01673
Agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
PSC
5996 Amplifiers
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 to negotiate with Quantum Microwave Components, LLC on a sole source basis to obtain five Microwave Low-Noise Amplifiers for building a quantum sensor system. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a small business standard of 750 employees.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to determine if there are any other parties that can demonstrate the capability to satisfy NIST's requirement for the Microwave Low-Noise Amplifiers. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Quantum Microwave Components, LLC if no other capable parties come forward by the response deadline of June 24, 2024. Interested parties must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability in writing by the response deadline. This Special Notice is not a solicitation, and information submitted will be used solely to determine if competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used, NIST estimates an award will be issued by July 23, 2024.

Notice text

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with Quantum Microwave Components, LLC (CAGE: 7R4Y1), located in Hingham, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain five (5) Microwave Low-Noise Amplifiers to build a quantum sensor system.

The NAICS for this requirement is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a small business standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Quantum Microwave Components, LLC 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 23, 2024. 
 
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.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
NB687080-24-01673 Requiremens and Specifications.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Microwave Amplifier This notice · Latest special notice Special Notice
Microwave Amplifier Original Pre-Solicitation

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