# Award Notice for 4K Recirculating Cryostat

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd26qnb680374

- Solicitation number: 1333ND26QNB680374
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Montana Instruments Corporation for $205,842.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- First posted: July 24, 2026
- Last posted: September 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e285003aec04e059503b9eaf73cdde0/view

## Description

**7/28/26:**

Amendment 01 (attached) is issued to provide responses to all solicitation questions received. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement at its Gaithersburg, MD campus for a 4K recirculating cryostat with optical access and microwave access. Please see attached Solicitation# 1333ND26QNB680374 and related attachments 1 (Statement of Work) , and 2 (Applicable Provisions and Clauses) for full details.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Montana Instruments Corporation (UEI UPLFDS3YE7W9)
- Contract: 1333ND26PNB680240, purchase order
- Obligated: $205,842.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1333ND26QNB680374 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND26PNB680240_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 24, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 7c9ff6b6cbf64f7697a75ba5ed73baaa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7c9ff6b6cbf64f7697a75ba5ed73baaa/view
- July 28, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice f038ddbd6b1c448da447102c01ccc3eb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f038ddbd6b1c448da447102c01ccc3eb/view
- August 3, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 7e8057ed2a17489a816137856e07f4e5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7e8057ed2a17489a816137856e07f4e5/view
- August 3, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice a01d93e33e804dc9a62f163152812cc7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a01d93e33e804dc9a62f163152812cc7/view
- September 8, 2026: Award notice. Notice 9e285003aec04e059503b9eaf73cdde0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e285003aec04e059503b9eaf73cdde0/view

## Points of contact

- Nina Lin, nina.lin@nist.gov
- Tracy Retterer, Tracy.retterer@nist.gov

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