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The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs a small business to manufacture a field deployable X-ray diffraction system.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs a field deployable X-ray diffraction system that can be used to analyze the structure of materials. The system must be able to operate in a variety of environments and must include features such as powered translation and rotation stages.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with a base year and two option years. The delivery schedule is 20 weeks after receipt of order.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will evaluate quotations using the tradeoff method, with a mandatory pass-fail criterion based on schedule and a trade-off best value evaluation based on technical capability and price.
- When and how do you bid? Quotations must be submitted electronically through the System for Award Management (SAM) by July 21, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing
- Has a quality management system in place
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Review the attached Requirements document for specifications and requirements
- Submit a quotation that meets the minimum technical requirements and includes any optional features you can offer
Primary point of contact
Name
Hunter Tjugum
Email
hunter.tjugum@nist.gov
Phone
(303) 497-3663