The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). in accordance with the attached draft statement of work. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see attached Specifications), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and VOSB).

Any company proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 8:00 am Mountain Standard Time (MST) August 8, 2019. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to MeeLondrell Lumpkin, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. Direct all questions to this e-mail no later than 8:00 am MST August 7, 2019.