NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the AMD Division, intends to negotiate with Chart Inc, under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), soliciting from a single source, to purchase Commercial Pressure Wave Generator (PWG). The NAICS Code is 334510 -- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 500 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to for this requirement. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations/proposals or bids. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by February 20, 2015. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Miguel Vasquez at miguel.vasque@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at miguel.vasquez@nist.gov no later than February 10, 2015 at 11:00 am MST.