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This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quot... This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the NIST for conducting a follow-on acquisition. NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST's use of such information. NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data provided in the response. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. NIST is seeking information from small businesses that are capable of providing four (4) complete operating units for the operation of deuterium and xenon lamps to include: lamps, housing and power supplies Summary of Requirements: The requested equipment shall include but is not limited to the minimum specifications below. The potential offeror shall provide information demonstrating that the small business entity is able to provide four (4) complete operating units for the operation of deuterium and xenon lamps to include: lamps, housing and power supplies that meets the following minimum specifications: 1. The units shall be delivered with 30 watts deuterium lamps (D2 lamps) a. The deuterium lamp units shall be calibrated for spectral irradiance from a minimum of 200 nm to 400 nm by a maximum interval of 10 nm b. The long-term stability of the deuterium lamp units shall have a standard deviation of less than 1.0 % over a time period of 40 hours 2. The units shall be delivered with 150 watts xenon lamps a. The xenon lamp units shall be calibrated for spectral irradiance from a minimum of 200 nm to 800 nm by a maximum interval of 10 nm b. The long-term stability of the xenon lamp units shall have a standard deviation of less than 0.35% over a time period of 100 hours 3. The operational stability (short-term stability) of the deuterium and xenon lamp units shall have a standard deviation of less than 0.10% over a time period of 1 hour 4. The lamps housings shall operate using 120 V 60 Hz AC electricity 5. The lamps housings shall be cooled by a means (e.g., a built-in fan). 6. The housing for both types shall have an appropriate window that transmits the full spectrum and has a minimum diameter of 25 mm. 7. The calibration certificates shall be traceable to the SI units through an accredited laboratory that is accredited by an accreditation body who is a signatory to the ILAC-MRA 8. The calibrated spectral irradiance reference plane shall be 50 cm from the light source reference plane NIST is seeking responses from all responsible small business sources Small businesses are defined under the size standard of 500 employees associated with the applicable NAICS code, 335999- All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. Please include company's size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the requirements described herein. Small businesses able to provide the requested equipment are directed to email a detailed response describing their capabilities to tracy.bisson@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source sought notice. The report should include any information relevant to the organization's capabilities to meet the requirements detailed in Summary of Requirements. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of company/companies that are authorized provide product, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of product. 4. Indication of whether the product is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts or any other government-wide contracts. If so, please provide the applicable contract number(s). 5. Indication of whether the product proposed is a commercial item currently offered in the market place. 6. Interested vendors shall address their capability of providing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum performance requirements. Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages in MS Word or PDF format. NIST invites all interested small businesses to submit any questions or comments regarding the Draft Summary of Requirements via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov within 3 calendar days of the posting of this notice. NIST intends to then post an amendment providing responses to any questions received. Official responses to the Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted by August 19,2019 at 11:59 pm EST. Points of Contact: Tracy Retterer, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-8448, Email: tracy.bisson@nist.gov