Engineering Services
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting a Sources Sought for Engineering Services to identify potential vendors, including small businesses, capable of providing consulting and design services. This market research aims to modify existing electronics for microfabricated, electrical-substitution bolometers. Responses are due by May 18, 2026.
Scope of Work
NIST seeks engineering services to adapt microfabricated, electrical-substitution bolometers for new applications, such as vicarious calibration of Earth remote sensing satellites and operation at different optical power levels and wavelengths. The scope includes:
- Engineering Consulting: Developing new requirements and examining new concepts of operation for bolometers.
- Electronics Design, Test, and Fabrication: Modifying amplifier, interface, and wire bond boards, fabricating, debugging, and testing one engineering unit of the modified design, and adjusting as necessary.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce
- NAICS: 541330, Engineering Services (Small Business Size Standard: $47M)
- Set-Aside: All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered; seeking responses from all responsible sources (large and small businesses).
- Response Due: May 18, 2026, 23:00 UTC
- Published: May 8, 2026
- Anticipated Period of Performance: August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027
- Place of Performance: Boulder, CO
Submission Requirements
Interested firms should submit electronic capability statements, limited to four (4) pages or less, to Angela Hitt at angela.hitt@nist.gov. Submissions must include:
- Company Information: Name, address, Unique Entity ID (UEI), and socio-economic status.
- Technical Capability: Documentation demonstrating the legal right to provide engineering services.
- Experience: A summary of at least two similar contracts performed within the last three years involving Engineering Services.
Additional Notes
This is a market research tool, not a Request for Quotation or Proposal, and does not commit the Government to a contract. The information is draft and subject to change. The Government will not pay for information received. Results will inform the acquisition method, potentially leading to a small business set-aside if at least two qualified small businesses are identified.