Repair WR-10 Extender Head

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Rohde & Schwarz located in Columbia, MD on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for Repair and Calibration of a WR-10 Extender Head.

Specific Requirements are as follows:

WR-10 Extender Head:  Repair and Calibration.

• Repair the b-wave receiver; the b-wave receiver does not detect any power above approximately 106 GHz.

• Repair the test port; the test port has a step in the boss of the waveguide flange where the two pieces of the split-block waveguide meet. The presence of a step where the surface should be flat prevents repeatable S-parameter calibrations.

• Calibration is also required; the instrument should be calibrated to meet original product specifications. 

*This shall be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) Document attached herein.

NAICS Code is 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a Size Standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Rohde & Schwarz 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 8/18/2023. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lia.arthofer@nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to  lia.arthofer@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting.