Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source: Ultra-High Vacuum Translators Description Announcement Type: Special NoticeClassification Code: 6695 Announcement Number: NB683140-25-00021 (NOI) Subject: Notice of Intent to Noncompetitively Acquire Ultra-High Vacuum Translators The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requires ultra-high vacuum translators to set up a scanning probe microscopy (SPM) lab at NIST. This lab will be identical to an existing SPM lab at NIST and will share equipment between the two laboratories. To fulfill this requirement, NIST requires an ultra-high vacuum Rack and Pinion Rotary Linear translator and a single axis translator to position sample probes in the ultra-high vacuum systems. The translators must be identical and interchangeable with the existing translators in the existing SPM laboratory. This notice is not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) via FAR 13.106-1(b). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The purpose of this solicitation is to purchase ultra-high vacuum translators to be used at the newly built scanning probe microscopy (SPM) laboratory which must be interchangeable with the already existing NIST SPM laboratory-s equipment. The SPM laboratories are used to characterize quantum material geometric and electronic structures with atomic resolution. The translators are mechanical units that allow samples and other items to be moved inside the vacuum chambers, which are part of the SPM laboratory. The SPM laboratory supporting this project is currently equipped with a Thermionics Rack and Pinion translator with synchronous motor and controller (Model Number: RPLR-.75-12 VM MYL-W4 RLS-PMO MYR-5:1P) and a Thermionics 3-axis jacking stage with synchronous motor and controller (Model Number: Model ... COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 100 BUREAU DR., GAITHERSBURG , MD 20899, USA Primary Point of Contact: Rudolph Spencer, rudolph.spencer@nist.gov cielo.ibarra@nist.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding NB683140-25-00021 United States of America GT-108510826