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Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number: AMD-SS22-30 Response Deadline: August 24, 2022 12:00 PM, EST Title: Channel Cut Crystal Contracting Office Address Department of Commerce Nati... Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number: AMD-SS22-30 Response Deadline: August 24, 2022 12:00 PM, EST Title: Channel Cut Crystal Contracting Office Address Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 100 Bureau Drive Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg MD, 20899-1640 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 sources that are capable of providing one (1) Channel Cut Crystal. Summary of Requirements: Channel cut crystals provide a way to filter neutron energies and collimate a neutron beam upstream of an experiment. The overall effect of using such a device reduces background and increases precision at the instrument. The interferometry team in the Neutron Physics Group requires such a crystal for proper beam preparation at the NIOFa facility where strong backgrounds are present. The Channel Cut crystal needs to be made from a single perfect crystal silicon and fabricated to our custom design; machined to the dimensions provided by NIST; a design based on the peak neutron energy we wish to utilize at NIOFa. The item shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: The Contractor shall provide one (1) Channel Cut Crystal that meets the following minimum specifications: 1.1 Machined to the dimensions provided by NIST 1.2 Use the <111> reflection 1.3 Made from perfect-crystal Silicon (CZ grown) 1.4 Optical surface fine ground and etched 1.5 Any other requirements that are listed in the technical design (see req. 1.1 above) provided by NIST NIST is seeking responses from all responsible business sources to include small businesses AND U.S. manufactured items. Small businesses are defined under the size standard of 1,500 employees associated with the applicable NAICS code, 333242– Semiconductor Machinery 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. Businesses able to provide the requested equipment are directed to email a detailed response describing their capabilities to elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source sought notice. The report shall 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 vendors to submit any questions or comments regarding the Draft Summary of Requirements via email to elizabeth.timberlake@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 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET.