# Notice of Intent to Sole Source High Efficiency Photodiodes

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6860102500138

- Solicitation number: NB686010-25-00138
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Boulder, Colorado
- County: Boulder County (FIPS 08013). https://abierto.us/counties/boulder-county-co-08013
- City: Boulder. https://abierto.us/cities/boulder-co-0807850
- First posted: October 31, 2024
- Last posted: November 8, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/26061a2915764e529180ea6ea25d013b/view

## Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Hamamatsu, Corp., (CAGE: 0JXJ4), located in Bridgewater, NJ, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain large-area silicon photodiodes (detectors of optical radiation). The NAICS for this requirement is 334413, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, with a small business standard of 1,250 employees.

NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Hamamatsu, Corp. for this requirement. 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 by December 15, 2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than the submission deadline of this notice.

## Publications

- October 31, 2024: Sources sought, due November 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice b08813ff645a4b4fa907f9b868f4c5ca. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b08813ff645a4b4fa907f9b868f4c5ca/view
- November 8, 2024: Special notice, due November 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice 26061a2915764e529180ea6ea25d013b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/26061a2915764e529180ea6ea25d013b/view

## Points of contact

- Lisa Stevens, lisa.stevens@nist.gov, 3034973272
- Angela Hitt, angela.hitt@nist.gov, 3034977305

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