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The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide thirty-two (32) specialized long-life batteries and two (2) battery racks needed for backup to sev... The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide thirty-two (32) specialized long-life batteries and two (2) battery racks needed for backup to several atomic clocks. Please review the attached Requirements and Specifications for specific details to meet all Government requirements. 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 Quote (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 the issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available currently. After the 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 335910, Battery Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirements should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: Name of company that will provide product. Name of company that will manufacture the product. County of origin or manufacture of the product. Business status of the organization. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order 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, Lisa Stevens, via email at lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than 11:00 a.m. MT on 25 August 2023. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered. REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached Statement of Work and Specifications Documents

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 NB688000-23-02697 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) conducted under the authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04. The associated NAICS 335910 –Battery Manufacturing and has a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. This requirement is being competed as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The Time Realization & Distribution Group at NIST requires replacement batteries for existing standby 24V battery banks that have exceeded their service life. The batteries will be arranged in several independent series strings of 24 V (nominal) each. The Basis of Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). NIST will evaluate the lowest-price quotation first, and then stop evaluating quotes when NIST has identified the lowest-priced quotation that is technically acceptable. Vendors shall submit quotations so that NIST receives them no later than 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on August 4, 2023. Fax quotations shall not be accepted. Email quotations shall be accepted at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications and attachments. Vendor's 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.