Laser Tracker Metrology System - Sources Sought

Request for Information / Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers of

Laser Tracker Metrology Systems

Notice ID: NIST-AMD-SSN-7302461

Contract Opportunity Type

Sources Sought

Response Date: August 11, 2026 @ 11:00 AM, ET

Product Service Code

6650 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

NAICS Code

334513 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, with the small business size standard of 750 Employees

BACKGROUND

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for industry to help the Government determine the availability and capability of small business and other than small businesses which can provide any or all of the products and services required by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can provide Laser Tracker Metrology Systems that meet all technical specifications identified in this notice.

This notice is strictly to request information for market research purposes to help NIST determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this requirement. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation, or commitment by NIST.

OVERVIEW

The NIST Engineering Laboratory Intelligent Systems Division’s Cognition and Collaboration Systems Group is supporting the Manufacturing AI Accelerator Team in developing, validating, and demonstrating AI-enabled robotic assembly solutions for manufacturing.

NIST requires one (1) laser tracker metrology system, including hardware, software, accessories, calibration certificate, and warranty. The delivered system shall include everything necessary for immediate operation in a laboratory environment.

Line Item 0001:

Description: Laser Tracker Metrology System (One)

The Contractor must provide one (1) portable laser tracker system capable of high-accuracy coordinate measurement to support high-accuracy dimensional inspection, equipment alignment, manufacturing calibration, assembly. The system shall meet the following requirements:
 

1. Operate using three dimensional (3D) interferometer (IFM) laser technology with a 20m diameter measurement range
2. Operate with accuracy of 15μm or 0.7μm/m
    
3. Include two spherically mounted retroreflector measurement tools, one 1.5” and one 0.5” in size
    
4. Include onboard environmental compensation 
    
5. Compatible with 6 Degree of Freedom active target tracking
    
6. Include software capable of:

• Remote Instrumentation Control
• Automated Data Collection
• Geometric Analysis using CAD models and Point Cloud Processing

• Environmental Error Compensation
• 3D Visualizations
• Traceable Documentation

1. System must be portable for use in laboratory and manufacturing environments and come with a protective carrying case

1. All necessary power cables, control cables, ethernet cords, etc. are to be included. A system operating manual in downloadable digital format is also required

1. System must come with a factory calibration certificate

WARRANTY

The contractor shall warrant the entire system for a minimum of one year after acceptance.

ANTICIPATED DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination and shall occur within two (2) months After Receipt of Order (ARO) to Gaithersburg, MD. No installation or training is required.

INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES:

NIST invites industry sources to review this notice carefully and to familiarize themselves with the details. Thereafter, NIST encourages sources to submit the following:

• Company Summary:

1. Notice ID and its Title for this posting
2. Your company’s name, address, website address and Unique Entity Identifier (if the company has one)
3. Company point of contact, their phone number, and their email address
4. Your company’s size status as it relates to NAICS 334513 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables.  See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information.
5. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov.

• Place of Manufacture/Origin: Please identify whether the potential product is manufactured in whole or in part in the United States. If it is manufactured outside of the United States, in whole or in part, pleas identify the country of manufacture.
   
• Existing Contract Vehicles: Indicate whether your company has a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract or other federal contract under which NIST would be authorized to place an order, and if so, provide a copy of that contract (including contract number, name and contact information for contracting officer, contract SOW, contract terms and conditions and contract prices).

The Government reserves the right to follow up on a one-on-one basis with respondents to request additional information or clarifications about information submitted.

THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. NIST WILL NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED

SUBMMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested parties shall submit responses to by the closing date of this notice to lauren.roller@nist.gov.

• Microsoft Word (or PDF) document
• Submission shall not exceed five (5) pages. Cover page and Standard Commercial Pricing pages are not included in the total page count.
• Respondents are requested to state their capabilities and expertise in clear and concise language.
• Respondents are strongly encouraged to avoid use of excessive marketing and sales language.

Cover Page

Respondents shall include the following Business information on the Cover Page:

1. Sources Sought Notice number, title, and date of issuance
2. Unique Entity ID
3. Company Name
4. Company Address
5. Company website address,
6. Company Point of Contact, Phone, and Email address
7. Validation of business status under NAICS: 334513 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information.
8. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov.

This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of NIST.

NIST does not intend to award a contract based on responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NIST shall arise because of a response to this notice or NIST’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation

Confidentiality

Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information as it deems appropriate in establishing requirements for its upcoming acquisition.

DISCLAIMER

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to help NIST assess alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received and other market research, NIST may publish a solicitation on SAM.gov or on GSA ebuy, depending on the acquisition strategy chosen by NIST. NIST will not consider quotations submitted directly in response to this notice for award. Responses received after the closing date for this notice may not be considered for market research purposes.