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The NIST Quantum Microcalorimeter Group (QMG) requires five (5) amplifiers working in the 4-8 GHz bandwidth with 1.5K noise temperature high IP3 saturation point and appropriate accessories to bias the amplifiers. Please review the attached Requirements and Specifications document for specific details to meet all Government requirements. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary items and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quote (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future.?The information contained in this notice is?DRAFT?only and, as such, is subject to change prior to the issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available currently. After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources-sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole-source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST’s needs. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirements should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: Name of the company that will service the product. County of origin or place of performance of product manufacturing. Business status of the organization. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order Any other relevant information that is not listed above that the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist, Lisa Stevens, via email at lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than 11:00 a.m. MT on 7 June 2024.?No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered. REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached Requirements and Specifications document.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB687080-24-01673","place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6640"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-06-10","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-06-24T11:00:00-06:00","utc":"2024-06-24T17:00:00Z","date":"2024-06-24","time":"11:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-21600}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d6447d4859f1418a8b279cef4f61487f/view"},"naics":{"codes":["334515"],"primary":"334515"},"title":"Notice of Intent to Sole Source Microwave Amplifier","agency":{"office":{"name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"},"subtier":{"code":"1341","name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"},"department":{"code":"013","name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF"},"office_address":{"country":"US"},"organization_type":"AGENCY"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2024-07-09","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Lisa Stevens","role":"primary","email":"lisa.stevens@nist.gov","phone":"3034973272"},{"name":"Angela Hitt","role":"secondary","email":"angela.hitt@nist.gov","phone":"3034977305"}],"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"d6447d4859f1418a8b279cef4f61487f","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2024_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d582488fe153a9f11bf629913d176ffc-137\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","row_sha256":"2a53f8a42f59de7e5c1e84024d5c00fc074f9471ac92dafeb2491b7822d07d0e","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:47:40Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z"},"description":{"text":"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with Quantum Microwave Components, LLC (CAGE: 7R4Y1), located in Hingham, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain five (5) Microwave Low-Noise Amplifiers to build a quantum sensor system. The NAICS for this requirement is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a small business standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to Quantum Microwave Components, 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 July 23, 2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. 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