Smart Golden Gate, ZnSe Lenses, and Golden Gate Heated Diamond ATR Top Plate and Heated Temp Controller. Brand Name *OR* Equal.

The Chemical Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking the procurement of one Smart Golden Gate with ZnSe Lenses and one Golden Gate Heated Diamond ATR Top Plate with Heated Temperature Controller under solicitation RFQSSPR486592, issued by UT-Battelle, LLC, acting as a DOE contractor. Deliveries are to be made to the facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with all equipment required to meet detailed specifications outlined in Attachment C, the Bill of Materials, though the attachment itself is not provided. The contract includes a brand-name-or-equal provision, and all items must comply with applicable electrical safety standards, requiring NRTL certification or field evaluation. Performance is restricted to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents due to federal facility access requirements, and work is subject to DOE-specific regulations including worker safety, nuclear safeguards, and protection against conflict of interest. Contract compliance enforces stringent cybersecurity and data handling protocols, mandating adherence to NIST SP 800-171 for Controlled Unclassified Information and FIPS 140-2 for cryptographic systems, with all personally identifiable information strictly confined within the United States. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability, professional liability, and cyber liability insurance each at $2 million, with carriers rated A-/VIII or better by A.M. Best. Security incident reporting must occur within one hour of discovery, and audit rights extend to all aspects of data handling and compliance. Personnel must undergo Personal Identity Verification, and subcontractors are bound by the same flow-down obligations. Invoicing must be processed through the Ariba Network, and while the contract value is unstated, the Buy American Act applies to purchases exceeding $15,000. No evaluation factors, pricing details, or clear delivery schedule are disclosed, and no formal contracting officer, COR, or COTR information is provided, with all communications directed through the designated procurement point of contact, Scott Scarbrough, at scarbroughws@ornl.gov.