# He-3 Dilution Refrigerator System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd24qnb680337

- Solicitation number: 1333ND24QNB680337
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Bluefors Inc. for $624,285.98
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: June 14, 2024
- Last posted: October 8, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bed2203246d54f998438bc6b65640df1/view

## Description

**Amendment 0001:** The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response date to July 11, 2024 and to answer the following submitted question:

**Question #1:** In Section 2k of the Statement of work, it states that “Blanks for unused holes on the cold stages shall be included” . Can you state what holes these are?

**NIST Response:** In some cases, a vendor may have many holes (slots, millouts, etc.) in a cold stages as a standard feature to enable providing a wide variety of different modular configurations (i.e., measurement configurations) depending on the particular customer. In that case, if some holes are not populated for the configuration required in this solicitation, then the vendor shall provide blanks (heat shields) to cover the unused holes and prevent thermal radiation transfer between stages. See attachments 1333ND24QNB030337 RFQ and Statement of Work for soliciation details.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Bluefors Inc. (UEI LQMPASTC8RM8)
- Contract: 1333ND24PNB680554, purchase order
- Obligated: $624,285.98
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND24PNB680554 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND24PNB680554_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 14, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c7fc0e1916924c839e0a0ce96b240dba. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c7fc0e1916924c839e0a0ce96b240dba/view
- June 18, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 730586962c994da3839b36b5a2fc0c60. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/730586962c994da3839b36b5a2fc0c60/view
- July 3, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 81d6a4f2c4f34afcb3d227bc7708ee92. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/81d6a4f2c4f34afcb3d227bc7708ee92/view
- September 13, 2024: Award notice. Notice 95b1b432930e4e979cd733d6c6c09d95. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95b1b432930e4e979cd733d6c6c09d95/view
- October 8, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice bed2203246d54f998438bc6b65640df1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bed2203246d54f998438bc6b65640df1/view

## Points of contact

- Tracy Retterer, Tracy.retterer@nist.gov
- Forest Crumpler, forest.crumpler@nist.gov

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd24qnb680337.