Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Force Calibration System
Deadline: 19 Aug 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 124146373
Document Ref. No.: 1333ND25QNB640408
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND25QNB640408
Force Calibration System
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6- Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Register (FAC) 2025-04 effective 6/11/2025.The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size of 1, 000 employees. This acquisition will be completed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
The Hardness Standardization Laboratory within the Material Measurement Laboratory maintains the U.S. national realizations of hardness scales in support of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) and international key comparisons. Applied force is one of the most significant factors influencing hardness measurements and scales. The laboratory-s current force calibration system is aging and lacks the performance, stability, and traceability required to maintain alignment with international National Metrology Institutes (NMIs).
The laboratory requires a new digital precision amplifier and three force transducers (or load cells). The upgrades will ensure the traceability, accuracy, and stability for calibrations performed on the Primary Hardness Standard Machines (PHSMs) and reduce hardness measurement uncertainty. The contractor shall deliver a force calibration system co...
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Notice ID : 1333ND25QNB640408
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Aug 07, 2025 10:24 am EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Aug 19, 2025 11:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Original Inactive Date: Sep 03, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
Request-for-Quotation.pdf
Provisions-Clauses.pdf
Specifications.pdf