Sources Sought - Distribution Switches
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- Solicitation number
- NB676020-26-01839
- 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
- 335313 Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5930 Switches
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NIST Acquisition Management Division is conducting a sources-sought market research to identify vendors capable of supplying Safran Trusted 4D brand White Rabbit switches and supporting equipment, with responses due June 10, 2026. Although the requirement specifies Safran products, NIST will review submissions from any business demonstrating capability to meet the technical specifications; the brand specification is justified by interoperability requirements with existing WR-PTP infrastructure and the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit platform developed by Fermilab.
The procurement covers three distinct line items: two White Rabbit Z16 low-jitter time distribution switches (hardware version 5.0 or greater) supporting WR-PTP, PTP, and NTP protocols with sub-100 picosecond peak-to-peak time error; one Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit based on an AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU216 FPGA development board with sub-10 picosecond jitter capability and 10 GHz digital-to-analog converter outputs; and one permanent High-Accuracy Timing IP Core license for FPGA integration. All items must be new in original manufacturer packaging.
Delivery is FOB Destination to NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland (100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, MS8970) within 12 weeks of award. The contractor must provide installation, training for up to five NIST users, and a minimum five-year warranty commencing upon government acceptance. Payment is 100% upon installation, acceptance, and successful completion of testing, with Net 30-day terms and no advance payments authorized. The government retains 30 days to accept delivery and discretion to conduct performance testing.
This sources-sought will determine whether sufficient small business capability exists to support a set-aside award; if at least two qualified small businesses are identified, NIST intends to conduct a competitive procurement on SAM.gov.
Notice text
Note this procurement includes a requirement for brand name Safran Trusted 4D, Inc. products. However, the Government will review and consider any interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirements; provided they demonstrate through the documentation requested below their capability to meet the requirements.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Acquisition Management Division
Sources Sought for Commercial Product Purchase
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION.
It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition.
The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide Safran Trusted 4D, Inc brand White Rabbit switches and supporting instruments and licenses per the Requirements Document attached herein.
This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this Sources Sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation.
Based on this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the Requirements Document, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned NAICS 335313 – Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:
1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code.
2. Name of company that will provide the product.
3. Name of company that will manufacture and country of origin of the product.
4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein.
5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided.
6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.
7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our requirement and finalizing our market research.
(Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered).
REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW:
See the attached Requirements Document.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 2 - Brand Name Justification Draft.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Requirements Document Draft.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - Distribution Switches | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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