Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCE... THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number NB686110-22-01961 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) conducted under the authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedure. This RFQ, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06. The associated NAICS 333314 code has a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is set aside for small business competition. The National Institute od Standards and Technology's Molecular and Biophotonics Group requires a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser which will pump an Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) for the generations of laser wavelengths that will be used to probe various greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere via a technique named DIAL, differential absorption LIDAR (light detection and ranging). The attached specifications and requirements document includes all Government requirements. All proposed items must meet all capabilities listed in the document. Basis of Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) and NIST will evaluate the lowest price quotations first, and then stop evaluating quotes when NIST has identified the lowest priced quotation that is technically acceptable. See the attached RFQ for evaluation criteria. Vendors shall submit quotations so that NIST receives them no later than 10:00 am (Mountain Time) on August 17, 2022. Fax quotations shall not be accepted. Email quotations shall be accepted at aaron.ritter@nist.gov. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications and attachments. Vendors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation enters the email box set forth above. See attached RFQ for additional details, requirements, evaluation criteria, submission instructions, provisions, and clauses.