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 for various applications.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with a base year and option years. The delivery schedule is not specified, but the period of performance is 120 days 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 on schedule and technical capability, and a trade-off best value evaluation based on non-price factors.
- When and how do you bid? Quotations are due on June 29, 2026, and must be submitted through the System for Award Management (SAM).
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 done work for the Department of Commerce before
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification
Primary point of contact
Name
Hunter Tjugum
Email
hunter.tjugum@nist.gov
Phone
(303) 497-3663