# Near-IR Wavelength Meter

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6880002400822

- Solicitation number: NB688000-24-00822
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST
- 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
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- 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: January 19, 2024
- Last posted: January 29, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f723829711c946338ecd568c9cf154c2/view

## Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number NB688000-24-00822 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) conducted uner the authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This RFQ, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02. The associated NAICS 334516 has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement is being competed Unrestricted. The Optical Frequency Measurements Group requires one Near-IR Wavelength Meter in order to research activities developing ultra stable optical sources. The Basis of Award is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

NIST will evaluate the lowest-price quotation first, and then stop evaluating quotes when NIST has identified the lowest-priced quotation that is technically acceptable. Vendors shall submit quotations so that NIST receives them no later than 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on 09 February 2024. Fax quotations shall not be accepted. Email quotations shall be accepted at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications and attachments.

Vendor's quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation enters the email box set forth above. See attached RFQ for additional details, requirements, evaluation criteria, submission instructions, provisions, and clauses.

## Publications

- January 19, 2024: Sources sought, due January 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice 85a10012bf3a49b2803cdc5d6056bd30. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/85a10012bf3a49b2803cdc5d6056bd30/view
- January 29, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice f723829711c946338ecd568c9cf154c2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f723829711c946338ecd568c9cf154c2/view

## Points of contact

- Lisa Stevens, lisa.stevens@nist.gov, 3034973272
- Aaron Ritter, aaron.ritter@nist.gov, 3034975757

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