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It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can obtain a Qualcomm Extensible Diagnostic Monitor Tool according to the Requirements/Specifications Document attached herein. This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this sources sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. Because of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated in the Specification Document, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541519 for Other Computer Related Services with a small business size standard of $34M. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the specialized equipment identified in the Requirements/Specifications Document. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code. 2. Name of company that will provide the product. 3. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein. 5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided. 6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our service requirement and finalizing our market research. 8. Country of Origin for each supply or service to be provided. (Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered). 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Specific Requirements: Item Specifications and Quantities: Item 1: 2G-5G UE Diagnostic Monitor software tool Quantity: 3 EA Specifications: 1. The Application Tool shall have the following technical characteristics: 1.1. Support all types of QUALCOMM chipsets commonly in commercial LTE and NR UEs. 1.2. Support analysis of both LTE and NR for FDD and TDD protocol technologies 1.3. Support the monitoring and analysis of Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) protocol technology 1.4. At a minimum, the software shall be capable of monitoring and reporting the following parameters: signal to noise plus interference ratio (SINR), reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), modulation, and precision matrix indicators (PMI), total transmit power (TX), power headroom, transmit power control (TPC), and path loss. 1.5. Support up to five simultaneous instances of the application tool on a single PC, each monitoring a different UE or interface. 1.6. The software tool shall be compatible with the Windows 10 operating system. NIST will install the software on a Windows computer. The license must be portable to other NIST owned computers. 1.7. The software shall support basic functionality via the use of an automated script (e.g., Python). Such basic functions include: the ability to begin collecting logs and the ability to stop collection of logs. 1.8. The software shall be capable of converting the collected logs to text or comma separated variable (csv) file formats. 1.9. The provided software shall be the most current stable release available from the manufacturer. 2. The Contractor shall provide a ‘perpetual’ license for the software useable for a period of one year. 3. Software technical support shall be provided as part of the system for one year. This support shall be available during normal business hours. No after-hours support is required. 4. To the extent that software updates become available, they shall be provided to NIST for a period of one year. 5. The Contractor shall include the cost of shipping to the NIST site in Boulder, CO. NAICS Code is 541519 - Other Computer Related Services, with a Size Standard of $30M. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for this requirement. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION: Market research resulted in Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. being the only vendor to provide the QXDM application software for 5G/4G UEs with QUALCOMM chipset products consistent with the technical specification requirements provided herein. To support a funded NIST project and outfit laboratory facilities to support research efforts related to 5th Generation (5G) cellular technology, NIST requires QXDM application software for 5G/4G UEs with QUALCOMM chipset products meeting all specifications herein, capable of all diagnostic functions, and compatible with existing NIST software and hardware requirements. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used, it is estimated that an award will be issued 4th Quarter FY24. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov. 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