Provide Configuration and Technical Support

DOC TYPE: Notice of Intent to Award Purchase Order to Rees Re-Configuration System SUBJECT: Contractor shall provide reconfiguration, equipment and administration to support all Rees system equipment REFERENCE NUMBER: NB640010-12-02385 RESPONSE DATE: May 09, 2012 POINTS OF CONTACT: Lisa Lovelace, Contract Specialist, Phone: 301-975-6956, Fax: 301-975-8884, E-mail: Cheryl Rice, Contracting Officer, Phone: 301-975-3696 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with Rees Scientific Corporation in Trenton, NJ for configuration changes to accommodate the location change of existing equipment. The contractor shall test and validate that the refrigerators and freezers in the Measurement Services Division (MSD), are monitored correctly in the new location. Provide 22 new temperature probes and additional data transceivers, connecting Rees system to the new refrigerators and freezers and validate that they are working properly Rees Scientific Corporation is the only source that can provide the parts, install the parts, preventive maintenance and repair services for this equipment as they are the sole manufacturer and sole authorized service/maintenance provider. In addition, the technology and parts are proprietary to the company. The period of performance will be for Thirty (30) days from date of award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard in millions of dollars is 19.0. Request for Quote was issued to four contractors on April 13, 2012, with responses due by April 20, 2012; no responses were received to the sources sought. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.