SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract - Purchase of Components and Upgrade of Electronic Components of Existing Canberra Gamma Spectroscopy Systems
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NIST-AMD-05-173-5602
- Response Due
- 7/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/4/2005
- Description
- The Department of Commerce, National Institiute of Standards and Technology intends to enter into negotiations with Canberra Industries,Inc, 800 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450-7169 with the intent of awarding a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b). The resulting contract will: 1. Perform refurbishment (preventive maintenance) on one existing germanium crystal, preamp, cables, and cryostat to include assessing any potential problems, and repairing those problems. 2. Provide a new coaxial HPGe detector with a crystal impurity around 10e10 atoms/cc and 7.5L attached dewar to be integrated into existing Accuscan II whole body counter. 3. Provide an upgraded software package that is fully compatible with the existing GENIE2000 software suite in order to maintain backwards compatibility. Sole source determination is based on the need to meet and maintain Canberra's equipment and software in accordance with the manufacturers standards. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however, responses received by July 22, 2005, will be considered by the Government. Repsonses shall be submitted by e-mail and include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and other literature demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements to the point of contact listed in this notice. The responsible source shall specifically identify their authority to modify the Canberra proprietary source code to accomplish this effort. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirement. Failure to submit documentation will result in the Government proceeding with negotiations. NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND MESSAGES LEFT WILL NOT BE RETURNED. Any questions should be directed to Albert.Petto@nist.gov. 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.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00849108-W 20050720/050718211715 (fbodaily.com)
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