Repair and Maintenance Services for Kratos Equipment

The Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Kratos Analytical, Inc., under the authority of 41 US 3304 (a)(1), for repair and maintenance services for a Kratos for repair and maintenance services for a Kratos Axis Ultra DLD X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (S/N C332511/01). The service contract shall be for a base period of one year with two one-year option periods.

MML and PML provide industry support in several areas including research publications related to biopharmaceutical products, semiconductor processes, and polymer products including adhesives and dental products. In order to provide accurate published work relating to surface chemistry and processes in these areas and support of these various industry sectors, MML and PML need to ensure that instruments used to collect data on these various systems are working properly. Consequently, MML and PML require repair and maintenance services for its Kratos Axis Ultra DLD X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer so that the instrument may continue to operate without extended interruption and achieve its optimal performance.

Sole source determination is based on the following:
Kratos has proprietary knowledge of all up-to-date service practices and techniques required to keep the instrument operating in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Kratos has no authorized resellers, distributors, or resellers of service and parts. Therefore, only Kratos can supply the required service, maintenance, and parts that will be fully compatible with the equipment and meet the original manufacturer's specifications. In addition, the instrument's software updates, service and use manuals, and schematics are proprietary to Kratos and are not available to the general public.

The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard is $20.5M.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2015 will be considered by the Government.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.