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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 14, 2007 FBO #1906
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter System

Notice Date

2/12/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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, UNITED STATES
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-PRNB844040-7-02826
 

Response Due

2/27/2007
 

Archive Date

3/14/2007
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc. of 35 B Cabot Road, Woburn MA 01801, for the purchase of a Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter System. NIST Optical Technology Division will integrate the equipment with existing hardware and software. Sole source determination is based on the need for the system to be completely compatible with Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc. VariSpec VIS-07035-STD. The software and mounting hardware are unique. Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc is the only company that can make the replacement filter. There is no other known vendor for this equipment. Delivery shall be FOB Destination and be completed in accordance with the Contactor?s commercial schedule. As defined in the federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at delivery point specified in the purchase order, and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333314, and the size standard is 500 Employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the government will consider responses received by February 27, 2007. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposal 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, Gaithersburg,, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01230346-W 20070214/070212220227 (fbodaily.com)
 

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