Stylus Profilometer
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 1333ND25QNB640339
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Points of contact
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- Tish Walker latish.walker@nist.gov (301) 975-0474
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), within the Department of Commerce, is procuring a sophisticated Stylus Profilometer system through a combined synopsis/solicitation under simplified acquisition procedures. This commercial procurement seeks a precision instrument capable of characterizing surface indentations and geometry of hardness testing indenters, with specific technical requirements including over 100 mm x-travel and y-travel capability, a 360-degree rotary stage, and ability to handle sample weights up to 2 kg. The system must include active vibration isolation, environmental enclosure, calibration standards with traceable certificates, Windows 11 Professional computer, and comprehensive documentation. Evaluation will be based on technical capability as the highest factor, followed by experience and past performance, with price being less important than technical considerations. Quotations must be submitted via email by September 9, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with vendors required to provide firm-fixed pricing, technical documentation, manufacturing experience evidence, and three user references.
This procurement uses full and open competition procedures with no set-aside designation, operating under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are mentioned in the solicitation materials. The contract requires delivery within 120 days of award on an FOB Destination basis, followed by installation, training for two NIST personnel, and a one-year warranty covering all parts and labor. Performance will occur at NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland facility at 100 Bureau Drive, specifically in Building 223, Room A116. The procurement includes comprehensive calibration standards for line height, width, spacing measurements, surface roughness standards, and calibration spheres of various radii, all requiring traceability to National Metrology Institute standards.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Inquiries and Responses:
1. Is there a required step distance between profiles for the topography evaluations?
Response: For the spacing between profiles on the Type 1. Line height, width, or spacing standard, our focus is around 1mm, 5mm, or 10 mm for both line width and spacing. One order of magnitude difference between the listed values and those of the standards is acceptable, greater than that becomes a judgement call when justifying traceability (e.g., calibrating with a 5 micrometer standard when measuring 10 mm features is hard to justify). The takeaway: a reasonable leeway will be given when considering the requirement as met.
Q2. Is it possible to specify the sa/sq tolerances?
Response: For the Type 2. Roughness calibration standard, it will be accepted that the certificates list sa (arithmetic mean height) and/or sq (squared mean height) tolerances, for as long as the values are traceable to a National Metrology Institute.”
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged, as a resilt of this post.
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND25QNB640339
Stylus Profilometer
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Stylus Profilometer. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitions Circular (FAC) 2025-05, effective 8/7/2025.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000. This acquisition is utilizing Full and Open (unrestricted) competition procedures.
Update #1 ·
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND25QNB640339
Stylus Profilometer
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Stylus Profilometer. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitions Circular (FAC) 2025-05, effective 8/7/2025.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000. This acquisition is utilizing Full and Open (unrestricted) competition procedures.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation.pdf | ||
| Provisions and Clauses.pdf | ||
| Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Stylus Profilometer | Award Notice | |
| Stylus Profilometer | Solicitation |
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