Department of Commerce · National Institute of Standards and Technology · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
NB672010-26-02284
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
334515
Product service code
6625
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Aug 19, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
clifford.nicholson@nist.gov
Market intelligence
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Amendment 01 The purpose of this amendment is to change the RFQ Close date from 8/18/2026 to 8/19/2026 at 5pm MT to enhance the competitive environment. (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (II) The solicitation number is NB672010-26-02284 and this solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being solicited as 100% Small Business Set-aside competition. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 dated 3/13/2026. This document includes references to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Per Procurement Memorandum (PM) 2026-06, the Department of Commerce has issued a class deviation to implement the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) and adopt the RFO model deviated text. (IV) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with a small business size standard of 750 employees. (V) All quoters shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s): Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS TOTAL CLIN 0001 – Calorimetric Power Meter 1 Each In accordance with Specifications document CLIN 0002 – Waveguide Taper from 2 Each WR-10 to WR-6.5 In accordance with Specifications document CLIN 0003 – Waveguide Taper from 2 Each WR-10 to WR-4.3 In accordance with Specifications document CLIN 0004 – Waveguide Taper from 2 Each WR-10 to WR-3.4 In accordance with Specifications document TOTAL: (VI) The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Specifications Attachment #1: Specifications Attachment #2: Applicable Provisions and Clauses
Contact
Point of contact
Clifford Nicholson
Role
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Email
clifford.nicholson@nist.gov
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