The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of Providing a Point-to-Point 1.5 Mbps or greater T-1 Network connection between WWV / WWVB Radio Stations, located at: 2000 E. County Road 58, Fort Collins, CO, and NIST located at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO.

This announcement is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ) 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 meet the requirements of the services stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirement(s) (see attached performance work statement), 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 517110. 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 services identified.

Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of company that will provide service.
2. Name of company that will manufacture the service.
3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications.
4. Typical lead time to deliver the service after receipt of order.
5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research.

Any proprietary information should be clearly marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than 05:00 pm MST Monday, March 07, 2016. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Marc Zurasky, Contract Specialist, at [email protected], (subject header: NB688000-16-01379). Direct all questions to this e-mail.