The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Cost Effective Equipment (CEE), LLC. for the purchase of Apogee spin coaters and spin chuck sets, for the Center for Nanoscale Technology Science and Technology (CNST). The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The current CEE 100Cb photoresist spin coaters are very heavily used in the lab and need to be replaced with the same type of systems. Over one hundred processes have been developed by current users of this equipment that provide the thickness and uniformity required for their research. Changing the system type (Apogee) would not only require retraining of the staff and every user, it would require the requalification of each process used by each user which would severely impair timely research progress in the CNST NanoFab facility. It is required to acquire the same system type (Apogee) to maintain the continuity of the NanFab's users processes. CEE is uniquely qualified as they are the Apogee equipment manufacturer and they have no authorized distributors or resellers of the Apogee equipment. Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and shall be in accordance with the Contractors established manufacturing lead times. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333242, and the size standard is 1500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by established due date/time set forth in this notice. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to
[email protected] . No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.