Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing two low-power X-Y-Z positioning stages for direct use at 20 mK in a dilution refriger... The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing two low-power X-Y-Z positioning stages for direct use at 20 mK in a dilution refrigerator with position encoding and closed-loop controllers. The stages shall be usable at 20 mK and result in minimal heating of the stage, reducing warmup and keeping the time to cool the temperature of the mixing stage back to 20 mK as short as possible. The materials shall be non-magnetic as superconducting circuits sensitive to magnetic fields will be tested. The materials shall be non-superconducting to 10 mK to keep thermal conductivity high to allow for cooldown to 10 mK without the use of magnetic fields, which are incompatible with many of the superconducting circuits NIST wishes to test. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary items and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and as such, is subject to change prior to issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available at this time. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST's needs. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541713 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer, Angela Hitt by email at Angela.Hitt@nist.gov no later than 1 p.m. MST Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered.