Single-mode Optical Fiber

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Notice of Intent for Sole Source Purchase The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate with AlphaNov, Institut d'optique d'Aquitaine, located in Talence, France, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing Optical Fiber cords with fused silica endcaps. The unique technical specifications for the optical fiber cords is the requirement for fused silica endcaps. The NAICS Code is 335921, Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to AlphaNov for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement(s) listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by Mar 17, 2017. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than 4:00 Pm MDT`, Friday, Mar 17, 2017.