Wafer Government Bids & RFPs

The government will award a contract or more contracts under other provisions in this solicitation resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, represents a best value to the government, price and other factors considered, to be added to the pool of awardees.

To be eligible for award, the offerors proposal must meet all solicitation requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and include all the information required by section l of this solicitation.

Failure to comply with any terms and conditions of this solicitation may result in the offeror being ineligible for award.

Delivery shall occur within the timeframe indicated in the table above. The contractor shall deliver all line items to: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 216, Room F122G, Gaithersburg, MD ****.

The contractor shall be paid in accordance with Net 30-day payment terms, upon receipt and acceptance of a proper invoice, with 100% payment upon receipt and acceptance by the NIST TPOC of the fully delivered and accepted system.

The contractor shall warrant the entire system in accordance with the contractor's standard commercial warranty. The warranty shall commence upon acceptance of the cryostat and shall be in accordance with the terms of FAR ****.

The government intends to make an award, based on best value, to the offeror with the proposed solution that is most advantageous, price and non-price factors considered. When combined, non-price factors are more important than price.

Offerors must possess an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM. gov) when submitting a quotation and shall continue to hold an active registration until time of award, during performance, and through final payment.

If the SAM. gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award.

The RFB response is due by August 13, 2026, at 1 PM Mountain Time. The final completion date is not to exceed November 8, 2026.

Payments shall be based upon the unit prices bid for labor and materials to be provided.

The successful bidder shall be responsible to deliver and warrant all items. Bidder shall specify warranty terms and conditions along with supporting documentation regarding the warranty if available.

Samples of items, when requested, must be furnished free of expense, and if not destroyed by testing, will be returned at bidders request and expense.

Protests shall be submitted in writing and received by the county agent on the earliest of seven 7 working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto or ten 10 days after award. Protests based upon restrictive specifications or alleged improprieties in any type of solicitation, which are apparent prior to bid opening or the closing date for receipt of initial bid responses, must be filed no later than three 3 days prior to bid opening or the closing date for receipt of initial bid responses.

Any contact initiated by any bidder with any county representative, other than the representative listed herein, concerning this RFB is prohibited. Any such unauthorized contact may cause the disqualification of the bidder from this procurement transaction.