Subject: Sole Source Purchase Request Number: NB891040-A-02361 Notice Type: Special Notice Synopsis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, intends to negotiate with Mechdyne Corporation from Marshalltown, Iowa on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a single source, to procure a one-year Extended On-Site Warranty from Mechdyne Corporation. Based on recent market research, Mechdyne Corporation provides all the services required by NIST which are described below: Required Service Extended Warranty coverage for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010, for the Visualization Equipment at Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO. Below is a description of systems and the location: • RAVE Module Warranty Serial # RC8-004 NIST Gaithersburg, • MDPowerWall System Serial # RC8-017 NIST Gaithersburg and NIST Boulder, CO. Serial Number 08270409 • Equipment includes : o (3) Christie Mirage 2000 projectors; Located in Gaithersburg Maryland o (1) Christie Mirage 2000 projectors; Located in Boulder Colorado o (1) Ascension Flock of Birds motion tracking system with (6) receivers; located in Gaithersburg Maryland o (1) Ascension Flock of Birds; Located in Boulder Colorado o (1) Fakespace V-Wand input device; Located in Gaithersburg Maryland o (1) Fakespace V-Wand input device; Located in Boulder Colorado o (3) Lightwave VDE 200 fiber optic transmitter and receiver with personality modules o Fakespace 2 Channel Audio System o Extron Crosspoint 450+ switch o Extron SW4 switch o NTI KVM switch o Crestron Pro2 Master controller and TPS-4000 wired touch panel o (1 lot) Fakespace fabricated and/or provided virtual environments (including physical structures, projection screens, first-surface mirrors and light blocking cladding) o (1 lot) Computer video signal amplifiers and all associated cabling and connectors Annual license renewal for VRCO TrackD software o Fakespace will supply and install (1) projection lamp per projector, per year of coverage. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price type purchase order. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Ricardo Cordero at [email protected]. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1640 Place of Performance: 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 United States Primary Point of Contact: Ricardo Cordero Contract Specialist [email protected] Phone: 301-975-3976 Fax: 301-975-8904 Secondary Point of Contact: Wanza Jonjo Contracting Officer [email protected] Phone: 301-975-3978

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