Yttrium Nanoparticles, Purity: 99. 9% metal basis, APS: 40um, Quantity 1 kilogram. **OR - Domestic Equivalent**

The Department of Energy, through Oak Ridge National Laboratory, seeks quotations for yttrium nanoparticles at 99.9% metal basis purity, 40-micrometer average particle size, 1-kilogram quantity, or domestic equivalent, with proposals due May 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. This is a firm fixed price procurement with no set-aside.

Place of performance is Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The NAICS code is 325180, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; PSC is 6810, Chemicals. The bill of materials references US Research Nanomaterials Inc. stock number US1302 as the baseline specification but explicitly permits domestic equivalent alternatives meeting the stated material specifications, including hydrogen-stabilized yttrium powder with dehydrogenation processing requirements and Certificate of Analysis elemental composition limits.

Offerors must submit a firm fixed price quotation, completed Representations and Certifications form (BSD-CS-2260), and documentation of any exceptions to solicitation terms and conditions. Offer validity period is 120 days. For supply offers exceeding $15,000, offerors must certify Buy American Act compliance, identify foreign end products by line item and country of origin, and certify regarding forced or indentured child labor. For offers exceeding $200,000, offerors must certify regarding payments to influence federal transactions and disclose lobbying activities on OMB Form LLL if applicable. All offerors must maintain SAM registration and comply with prohibited telecommunications and video surveillance equipment restrictions (FAR 52.204-25), employee concerns program requirements, and differing professional opinion process notifications. Business size certification for the 1,000-employee threshold is required, including small business, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran, 8(a), disadvantaged business, women-owned, and HUBZone status declarations. Terms and conditions incorporate ORNL's standard purchase order terms for commercial products and services and prime contract flowdowns under Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. Responses must be emailed to Scott Scarbrough, ORNL Procurement Officer, at scarbroughws@ornl.gov.