Notice of Intent: NB688000-17-00643
Status: Open
Description of Contract Action: Upgrade Toptica Laser System
Post Date: December 8, 2016
Close Date: December 15, 2016
File Name: NB688000-17-00643 / Upgrade Toptica Laser System
Contact Points: Dennis Fuentes, Contracting Officer (303) 497.5573

This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis and is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent service as described below. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond to this special notice by December 15, 2016, 11:00am, Mountain Time to Dennis M. Fuentes at [email protected]. Responses received will be assessed; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion for the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information.
Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate and award on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b) with Toptica Inc, in New York. To perform this service, the contractor must be authorized to provide upgrades to the existing Toptica Laser. The upgrade is for an existing 560 nm laser system from Toptica. The upgrade system shall have 2W of output power with all previous properties of the laser system including linewidth, stability, frequency tuning range, etc. which will stay the same. The system will be installed and certified at NIST Boulder. Please see draft specifications. The contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution. Sole Source determination is based on the market research that shows only one vendor can comply to this critical process that meets all of the NIST technical requirements.

The NAICS code 334516, and the Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees will be used.

 

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