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This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). All communications and documents must include the solicitation number NB684030-23-02278. The contracting officer will not use, nor t... This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). All communications and documents must include the solicitation number NB684030-23-02278. The contracting officer will not use, nor this solicitation be subject to the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD), Team B-Gaithersburg has a requirement for two Field Programmable Gate Array Testing Boards per the attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation and Specifications.

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The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Brand Name Only Field Programmable Gate Array. The National Institute of Standards an... The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Brand Name Only Field Programmable Gate Array. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg Quantum Measurement Division requires two RFSoC evaluation kits EK-U1-ZCU111-G to start building experimental control plane for the first two nodes of quantum network testbed. Low latency ADCs and DACs with high sampling rates controlled by the same common FPGA chip integrated with a conventional microprocessor and classical optical network connectivity via SFP modules are required to provide nanosecond scale latency control plane and picosecond scale clock synchronization of the quantum network nodes in support of the NIST mission in developing quantum networks. 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 334412 with a small business size standard of 750 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 Contract Specialist, Angela Hitt by email at Angela.Hitt@nist.gov no later than 1 p.m. MT, Thursday, June 22, 2023. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered.