SOLICITATION NOTICE
41 -- Chiller - Custom Test Apparatus
- Notice Date
- 6/11/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333415
— Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-09-RQ-0209
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- For several years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Building Environment Division has investigated the use of nanolubricants as means for improving refrigerant/lubricant boiling performance as it pertains to water chillers that air-condition buildings. The research has been conducted on a fundamental basis by studying the effects of nanoparticle size, material and concentration in a pool-boiling test apparatus. The equipment required under this solicitation will expand the research capabilities of the project to include the study of effect of nanolubricants on the performance of a water chiller. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, materials and equipment necessary to design and manufacture a custom test apparatus for testing the effect of nanolubricants on R134a chiller efficiency. Delivery terms shall be FOB DESTINATION. This equipment is classified as commercial equipment in accordance with FAR Part 12, and shall be procured using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333415. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This requirement shall be 100% set-aside for small business. The competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ), RFQ amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov under RFQ number SB1341-09-RQ-0209. THE RFQ IS ANTICIPATED FOR RELEASE TO THE VENDOR COMMUNITY ON OR ABOUT JUNE 19, 2009, AND WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET AT THE ABOVE WEB SITE. POTENTIAL QUOTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCESSING THE WEB SITE. Interested parties must respond to the RFQ in order to be considered for award of any resultant purchase order. 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.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-09-RQ-0209/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Ship to:, NIST, Shipping & Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01843116-W 20090613/090612000334-b659108b43d6cd70c64043464d11fd5c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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