This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15-day notification. The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Anasys Instruments of 325 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 to upgrade the NanoIR-1 instrument (by Anasys instruments) installed in the CNST to expand and improve CNST capabilities for recording IR absorption spectra and chemical maps of materials with nanoscale resolution. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The upgraded system shall include a faster instrument controller (ADC with a 50 Msps and analogue electronics with a cutoff frequency of at least 10 MHz or higher) and a wavelength tunable laser with faster repetition rate (up to 1000 kHz). This upgrade is required to allow CNST to leverage CNST fast AFM custom made probes for chemical imaging.
Due to patents, proprietary hardware/software and closely held trade secrets, market research has found that Anasys is the only company authorized to perform the necessary work required to upgrade the NanoIR-1instrument, configure the Analysis Studio Software (proprietary to Anasys Instruments) and perform nano IR-1 calibration routines. As no other company can provide the requirements and no distributors were identified, the requirement can ONLY be obtained directly from Anasys Instruments.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,000 employees.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 1:00 p.m. Eastern on July 13, 2016. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to [email protected] . No telephone requests will be honored.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.

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