National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Acquisition Management Division

Sources Sought for Commercial Lease

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing non-preemptible ku-band transpoder capacity on a geostationary communications satellite for a two-way satellite time and frequency transfer network.

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 manufacture the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirements (see attached document for Required Capacity), 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). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 517410, with a small business size standard for such requirements of $15 Million. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the item identified below.

Interested small business organizations that believe they have the capability that meets the criteria should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to ten (10) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than April 22, 2011. 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 Christine Rogge, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Direct all questions to this e-mail or to Jason Gerloff at [email protected].