C -- Sources Sought for A/E Services for a Nano-Fabrication Facility

This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) nd does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to provide the services stated herein. Based on capability statement received in response to this Sources Sought Announcement this acquisition may be solicited as a 100% small business set aside. All small business organizations (SB SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, and VOSB and SDVOSB) are encouraged to respond to this notice. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541330, with a small business size standard for such requirements of $4.5M. The specific purpose of this sources sought announcement is to determine if there are any small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are able to provide the services identified below. It is important to note that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-14 ? Limitations on Subcontracting ? the prime contractor is required to perform at least 50% of the labor with their own employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for architect and engineering services (A/E) for our nano-fabrication facility located at the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. Specific criteria being sought are: 1. The ability to design and prepare construction/renovation documents for an operating 19,000SF clean room, (8,000SF of which is a Class 100/ISO5). 2. The ability to prepare conceptual construction cost estimates for a 19,000SF clean room (8,000SF of which is a Class 100/ISO5). 3. The ability to provide engineering calculations for operational limits for a 19,000SF clean room (8,000SF of which is a Class 100/ISO5) so as to add new equipment. 4. The ability to assist in specifying nano-fabrication equipment within the facility constraints. 5. Experience and successful past performance with nano fabrication facilities larger than 10,000SF that include e-beam and optical lithography. 6. Experience of in-house designers of designing renovations/expansions of operating nano-fabrication facilities in Class 100 (or better) clean rooms. 7. Experience and expertise in the installation of multi-precursor atomic layer deposition tools, advanced plasma etchers systems, acid and solvent enclosures, toxic gas cabinet and valve manifold box (VMB) installation, toxic and pyrophoric high purity gas piping (silicon tetrachloride (SiC14), hydrogen bromide (HBr), tri-methyl aluminum (TMA)), orbital welding for coaxial piping, toxic gas monitoring system design, design of ultra large scale integration de-ionized (ULSI DI) water systems and liquid nitrogen distribution systems. There are no distance restrictions to the NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland campus imposed on this A/E requirement. Interested small business organizations that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should submit electronic copies in addition to four (4) hard copies of their capability statement, addressing the criteria identified above. Please limit responses to fifteen (15) pages or less. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than April 10, 2008. References shall include company name, point of contact, telephone number, telefax number, and email address. Capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. No collect calls will be accepted. Respondents may submit their capability statement to: Joan Smith Contracting Officer National Institute of Standards and Technology Acquisition Management Division Building 301, Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 Telephone: +1 (555) 000-0000 FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000 E-mail: contact@example.gov