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RV Engineering Services SOW.docx | DOCX | Jun 3, 2026 |
NOTICE OF INTENT-Engineering Service
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed-price purchase order with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) for specialized engineering services in Boulder, CO. The scope of work involves modifying electronics originally designed, engineered, and prototyped by LASP to enable new measurement capabilities for expanded applications. Because LASP maintains the proprietary technical data, schematics, and low-noise designs for the existing architecture, NIST requires their specific expertise to ensure technical continuity and measurement integrity. Utilizing an alternative vendor would require the reverse engineering of existing designs, resulting in a substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable schedule delays.
This requirement is identified under solicitation number NB686010-26-01537 and categorized under NAICS 541330 Engineering Services and PSC R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL. Although NIST intends to solicit from a single source, interested parties may submit a capability statement by the June 13, 2026, deadline to demonstrate their ability to satisfy the requirement. Such documentation must include proof of the legal right to provide these engineering services and a summary of at least two similar contracts performed within the past three years.
Information submitted in response to this notice will be used to determine if competitive procedures are appropriate for this acquisition. If no alternative sources are identified, NIST estimates an award date of June 30, 2026. All inquiries and responses must be submitted in writing to Angela Hitt. The notice includes one attachment, a document titled RV Engineering Services SOW.docx.
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Angela Hitt
Boulder, CO 80305
USA
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), located in Boulder, CO, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1, soliciting from a single source, for providing Engineering Services per the Statement of Work. Specific Requirements are as follows: Technical Capability...
View moreJUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION:
Due to the nature of the service, the electronics currently in use at NIST were originally designed, engineered, and prototypes by LASP. The technical data, schematics, and low-noise design are proprietary to LASP. NIST must modify these specific electronics to enable new measurement capabilities for expanded applications. Because LASP developed the original electronics, their modifications will maintain technical continuity. Any attempt to use a third-party vendor would require "reverse engineering" of the existing designs, which would involve substantial duplication of costs that are not expected to be recovered through competition.
Failure to process this request would result in unacceptable delays and risks to the measurement integrity that the original LASP architecture provides.