# Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Dilution Refrigerator Wiring

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6860502402858

- Solicitation number: NB686050-24-02858
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Bluefors Inc.
- 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: 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: July 11, 2024
- Last posted: July 23, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/050880fb994b4e4a88d1471fe0a09c91/view

## Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Bluefors, Inc., (CAGE: 93P50), located in Brooklyn, NY, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain the wiring for two dilution refrigerators. The NAICS for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business standard of 1,000 employees.

NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Bluefors, Inc. 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 August 10, 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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Bluefors Inc. (UEI LQMPASTC8RM8)
- Contract: 1333ND24PNB680349, purchase order
- Obligated: $36,599.76
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number NB6860502402858 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND24PNB680349_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 11, 2024: Sources sought, due July 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 905472cce71242bcb25365e5181724a2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/905472cce71242bcb25365e5181724a2/view
- July 11, 2024: Sources sought, due July 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice c6ed8b84c88a409db08e0bba2e3e0d2f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c6ed8b84c88a409db08e0bba2e3e0d2f/view
- July 23, 2024: Special notice, due August 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 050880fb994b4e4a88d1471fe0a09c91. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/050880fb994b4e4a88d1471fe0a09c91/view

## Points of contact

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

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