# Notice of Intent to Sole Source Fourier Transfer Spectrometer Service

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6860102501361

- Solicitation number: NB686010-25-01361
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (n-NATIONALINSTITUTEOFSTANDARDSANDTECHNOLOGY)
- NAICS: 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: J066 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- 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: April 25, 2025
- Last posted: May 12, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c4972df1dd464ab3959f9824fe997a15/view

## Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Bruker Scientific, LLC, (CAGE: 03JW7), located in Billerica, MA, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain maintenance on a Fourier Transform Spectrometer. The NAICS for this requirement is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business standard of $34M.

NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Bruker Scientific, LLC 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 June 30, 2025. 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

- April 25, 2025: Sources sought, due May 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 75127ca0990648d38bce8a41dd9d48fd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/75127ca0990648d38bce8a41dd9d48fd/view
- May 12, 2025: Special notice, due May 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice c4972df1dd464ab3959f9824fe997a15. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c4972df1dd464ab3959f9824fe997a15/view

## Points of contact

- Lisa Stevens, lisa.stevens@nist.gov, 2524222097

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