Battery Fire Testing System

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, is soliciting quotes for a Battery Fire Testing System (BFTS) through a total small business set-aside solicitation numbered 1333ND26QNB730169, with a revised deadline for submissions of 10:00 AM ET on May 19, 2026. This solicitation requires the delivery of a single, fully assembled, commercial off-the-shelf system designed to contain and monitor battery fires at extreme conditions, featuring a minimum 5-gallon stainless-steel pressure vessel capable of sustaining 1,500 psi and 325°C for at least one hour, equipped with real-time data recording at 5 Hz or higher, USB-controllable heating, analog pressure output, and a safety rupture disc. The system must be delivered F.O.B. Destination to NIST’s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus, with final acceptance contingent upon successful testing in Building 224, Room B361 within 12 weeks after receipt of order. The contract is firm-fixed-price, and award will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, where technical acceptability is determined by compliance with performance specifications and the lowest-priced technically acceptable quote wins. All offerors must be active SAM registrants with a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and must represent and certify small business status under NAICS code 334516, with additional socioeconomic certifications required if claiming WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, or VOSB status. Proposals must be submitted electronically in two volumes—Volume I (technical, max 5 pages) and Volume II (price, max 5 pages)—via email to Jennifer Lohmeier at NIST, adhering to strict formatting rules and file type requirements, with no physical submissions permitted. Contract administration requires electronic invoicing to INVOICE@NIST.GOV, and acceptance is the sole responsibility of NIST, with no authority granted to the contractor. Packaging must meet carrier standards in original manufacturer packaging, with no specific preservation or marking requirements beyond general shipping compliance. All terms including inspection, warranty, Buy American compliance, and prohibitions on inverted corporations and confidential agreements are incorporated via standard FAR clauses, with deviations noted for FAR 52.209-2 and specific fill-ins