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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research purposes. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Material Measur... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research purposes. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) uses liquid helium for multiple purposes. NIST/MML is seeking sources that can provide helium recovery systems for the purpose of reducing the volume of consumption at NIST sites and for the following: --Capture and condense the normal daily helium boil-off from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems. This will result in an immediate reduction in helium consumption and provide a safeguard against periodic lapses in helium availability, which are often not predictable; -For use with liquid helium used to cool superconducting magnets and detectors to 4.2 K as part of NIST’s work, recover warm helium gas that boils off from the various instruments, purifies the helium gas, and then liquefies it; -To capture helium boil off from cryo-cooled, superconducting NMR magnet systems and condense it back to liquid helium; -Conserve liquid He by re-condensing the He boil-off gas generated during use of the Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) and allow it drip back into the dewar without requiring the regular purchase of commercial liquid He. A 300 cubic ft bottle of ultra-high purity (UHP) He is also connected to the system. As needed, the system will operate in a “fill” mode where the UHP gas is used to generate additional liquid He; and -Cool two superconducting magnets for solid-state NMR experiments, a 2.3 Tesla, 125 mm bore Nalorac magnet, and 7.05 Tesla, 89 mm bore Bruker magnet. A third spectrometer, operating at 600 MHz, is anticipated to be added in 2020, which will include a 14.1 Tesla (54 mm or 89 mm bore size) superconducting magnet. All three magnets will be housed in the same laboratory module. Required Information for Submission NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 334516, as those domestic sources having 1000 employees or less. A non-manufacturer must have 500 employees or less. After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement(s) and subsequently award one or more contracts. If at least two qualified small business manufacturers are identified during this market research stage, then a competitive procurement would be anticipated to be conducted via a small business set-aside. If a small business set-aside results, the non-manufacturer rule would apply. Quoters would be required to provide a domestic end product that they themselves manufacture or be the non-manufacturer of a product manufactured by a domestic company that is a small business under the NAICs code and size standard identified. Responses to this sources sought notice shall not exceed 15 pages in length and shall demonstrate the respondent’s capability to provide helium recovery systems, including the performance specifications of those systems. The response must provide detail well beyond a simple statement that a respondent is “capable.” Documentation submitted shall address all of the following: -Equipment manufactured by the respondent and the performance specifications for available equipment. Web links may be provided; -Product descriptions and/or product literature for available systems; -A summary of the respondent’s experience manufacturing available systems; -Comments or concerns associated with the contemplated award of a firm fixed price contract to complete the required work; and -Price ranges for available systems. This estimate will be utilized for budgeting purposes. Therefore, it is preferred that the range be within 15% of the total estimated price. This estimate is non-committal and will be held by NIST as confidential; -Provide all of the following with respect to the respondent and any proposed subcontractors: Organization Name DUNS Number for the Company’s active SAM.Gov Registration Organization Website Contact Name Contact Telephone Contact E-mail address. The above information and any other information considered pertinent to the requirements must be submitted to Carol A. Wood, Contracting Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, carol.wood@nist.gov. Information submitted must be specific and address each of the above points. Submission must be received not later than Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.