Notice of Intent to Sole Source MRI System Phantom Tender - 115937282

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source MRI System Phantom Service and Upgrade

Deadline: 14 Mar 2025

Posting Date: 08 Mar 2025

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 115937282

Document Ref. No.: NB686080-25-00741

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Caliber MRI Inc. (CAGE: 7XL23), located in Boulder, CO, on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to service and upgrade the existing MRI system phantoms.
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 Caliber MRI Inc. for this requirement. See attached Requirements and Specifications. 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 March 28, 2025. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to the Contract Specialist at [email protected] no later than the submission deadline of this notice.
Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition
The refurbishment / upgrade requires the purchase order to go to the original manufacturer of the MRI Phantom, CaliberMRI. The work requires the contrast arrays to be replaced and the phantom structure to be upgraded to accommodate new NIST calibration protocols. This work requires the access to proprietary solutions and construction drawings that only the original manufacture owns. Failure to process this request would prevent NIST from accommodating new calibration protocols.
Active Contract Opportunity

Notice ID : NB686080-25-00741

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: Special Notice (Original)

Original Published Date: Mar 07, 2025 11:04 am MST

Original Response Date: Mar 14, 2025 12:00 am MDT

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Mar 29, 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: Boulder, CO 80305 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

NB686080-25-00741-Requirements-and-Specifications.pdf