NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

NB687080-20-01810 CDR

This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501.  This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement only and is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, contractors who want to challenge this sole source must submit a capabilities statement that demonstrates their ability to meet this requirement.

The capabilities statement must demonstrate your organizations’ ability to provide the product(s) and/or service(s) capabilities as described within this notice, as well as the associated Specifications Document. Only responses received by 10:00A.M. Mountain Daylight Time on July 21, 2020, will be considered by the Government directly to Patricia Rose, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] and email subject header must include NB687080-20-01810.

No solicitation package will be issued. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NIST shall not reimburse for any cost(s) connected with providing the capabilities statement.

Therefore, The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with BlueFors Oy of Finland. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 1901 and FAR 13.501.

The requirement is assigned NAICS code 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees.

DELIVERABLES: BF-LD250S, BF0010020, Model BF-LD250S Cryogen-Free Dilution Refrigerator System per attached Specifications.

­­­­­­­­­­­­ATTACHMENTS/REFERENCES:  see attached Specifications and JUSTIFICATION.