SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Establish Basic Ordering Agreements for Neutron Guides
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2007
- 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
- SB1341-07-RP-0014
- Response Due
- 6/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2007
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Neutron Research, has a requirement to establish multiple Basic Ordering Agreements for the manufacture of neutron guides on an as needed basis. The NIST/Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a large laboratory facility consisting of a suite of instruments that measure the interaction of radiation with various materials to study their structure and properties. The NCNR maintains a wide variety of instruments that allow great flexibility in the type of samples and phenomena that can be studied and measured. The majority of these instruments use neutrons with energies at the low end of the energy spectrum called cold neutrons. These cold neutrons must be delivered from the neutron source to the instruments and neutron guides are used for this purpose. In much the same manner as a fiber optic cable carries light rays, the neutron guides channel the neutrons away from the source and carry them to a location where they are used to probe matter in one of the many neutron-scattering spectrometers at the NCNR. The interior of the guides is coated with a neutron-reflective material to maximize the transmission of neutrons by allowing those making contact with the interior surfaces at incident angles below a characteristic angle to be reflected and continue downstream toward the desired destination. The characteristic angle and reflection efficiency are functions of the reflective surface and coating properties and the energy of the incident neutron. In order to remain a state-of-the-art neutron scattering facility, the NCNR continues to evolve by adding new instrumentation and upgrading existing instrumentation. This requirement will create Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) for purchasing completed neutron guides, custom-made to satisfy the parameters and specifications provided by the NCNR Engineering staff. The Government intends to award multiple Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) to maximize NCNR use of the world?s limited guide-making capacity and to take advantage of price competition. The neutron guides, which are classified as commercial items, shall be procured using the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. Full and open competition shall be utilized. The period of performance shall be for a period of five (5) years from the date of award. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. The competitive Request for Proposal (RFP), RFP amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ under RFP number SB1341-07-RP-0014. THE RFP IS ANTICIPATED FOR RELEASE TO THE VENDOR COMMUNITY ON OR ABOUT MAY 13, 2007, AND WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET AT THE ABOVE WEB SITE. POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCESSING THE WEB SITE. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. THERE IS NO WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE, TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED, AND NO BIDDERS LIST WILL BE MAINTAINED. Potential offerors are requested to direct all questions via email to Carol.Wood@NIST.GOV.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Ship to:, NIST, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaitherburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01283881-W 20070502/070430220215 (fbodaily.com)
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