The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Biomolecular Measurements Division, intends to negotiate with the Wyatt Technology Corporation, Goleta, CA 93117 on a sole source basis under Other Than Full and Open Competition by the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, for the purpose of acquiring Light Scattering Instrument maintenance. Wyatt Technology is the only contractor that can repair and maintain the instrument suite to the government's minimum standards, Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, CA) is the only company that produces a light scattering instrument suite with the capabilities to measure particle size, molar mass, particle number, particle shape and particle charge with sample separation. These instruments are highly specialized and contain myriad proprietary technologies that require extensive training, knowledge and experience to appropriately diagnose, service and repair. . This annual contract and 4 option years includes the following part numbers for the support and renewal. 1 Y-SCONTRACT, Support Agreement, DAWN HELEOS II, S.N. 1088-H2 2. Y-SCONTRACT, Support Agreement, Optilab T-rEX, S.N. 747-TREX 3. Y-SCONTRACT, Support Agreement, Mobius, S.N. 157- MOB 4. Y-SCONTRACT, Support Agreement, Eclipse DualTec, S.N. 4055-FA A purchase order to acquire services with a 1 year base and 4 1-year option periods will be negotiated and issued on or about November 17, 2014. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to janice.moten@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 9:00AM, EST, 17 Nov 2014. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 and the size standard is 20.5 mil
