Audro holder upgrade
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Protochips, Inc. located at 616 Hutton Street
Raleigh, NC 27606 to purchase an aduro holder for an exsisting NIST owned FEI Titan electron microscope.
The Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the mission of promoting U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in the development and use of materials by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology. The MSED requires an upgrade of the Aduro holder to double tilting capabilities to permit fine control of sample orientation during TEM characterization. The upgraded holder must maintain compatibility with existing instruments, controllers, power supplies, and control software.
Sole Source justification is based on the following:
The existing NIST owned audro holder is a commercial item that was manufactured by Protochips, Inc. Only Protochips manufactures a holder that is fully compatible with the existing FEI microscope. Protochips is the sole manufacturer and distributor of this item.
The resulting purchase order will result in a Firm Fixed Price order.
The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees.
No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by July 21, 2014, will be considered by the Government.
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
Inquiry POCs
[email protected] Primary
[email protected] Secondary
National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST
Acquisition Management Division (AMD)
100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640
Building 301, Rm B129
Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640
Erik Frycklund, Phone 3019756176, Email [email protected] - Andrea A Parekh, Phone (301)975-6984, Email [email protected]
