SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Radioactive Materials
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 325188
— All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical 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
- NB682040-12-03029
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2012
- Point of Contact
- Joni L Laster, Phone: 301-975-8397, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
joni.laster@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(joni.laster@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1 with Eckert & Zeigler Analytics, Inc., 1380 Seaboard Industrial BLVD, Atlanta, GA 30318, for the purchase of uncalibrated radioactive materials. Eckert & Ziegler is the only company that can provide the 0.25mm stainless steel encapsulated sources for testing against ANSI standards N42.35 and N42.38. NIST has entered into an interagency agreement with the Department of Homeland Security as a part of a Test and Evaluation Campaign of certain instruments. Other agencies are also involved in this campaign. These sources/radioactive materials are being used for calibration, characterization and verification of instrument performance as well as part of a proficiency test to assess laboratories testing capabilities. Eckert & Ziegler is the only company that can provide the uncalibrated radioactive materials in stainless steel encapsulated materials in the time required. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required within 6-8 weeks after receipt of order. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 325188, and the size standard is 500 total 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 May 8, 2012. 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.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB682040-12-03029/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02730240-W 20120426/120425000100-5fe161bb71de2f3dcf51d93e0157a495 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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