spherical ion chambers and buildup caps

The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) has a requirement for spherical ion chambers and buildup caps. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a request for quotation. The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334519- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. This is a 100% small business set aside. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to contact@example.gov. Questions should be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The backup point of contact is Patrick Staines at contact@example.gov. (End of Provision) BACKGROUND Exradin chambers have been used at NIST for many years as a reference class transfer standard. These Exradin chambers will be used as replacements to chambers that are currently used for our proficiency test program. The Exradin chamber design is the only type of chamber that will meet the needs of the NIST X-ray and gamma-ray facilities. Expertise has been developed using these chambers and extensive response histories have been accumulated. At this time, no other model can be substituted for these chambers, since the design is unique for the required use at NIST. See attachment for further details.