Health Physics Services for Pu Incident

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to procure on a sole source basis and under the authority of FAR 6.302-2(a)(2), with Lancaster Services, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN 37830, health physics services for the plutonium(Pu) spill at the NIST Boulder, Colorado facility using simplified acquisition procedures. The unusual circumstance for the services needed and the urgent and compelling nature of this requirement stipulates that this type of sole source procurement be used. Due to the urgency of this requirement, a deliverable is required within two weeks time and it is determined that there is only one company that has the capability to provide the required services. No other company has the proprietary knowledge and capability to provide these services within the required deadline. A solicitation package will not be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.