SAM #NB675010-26-01753

NIST Sources Sought: Nokia 5G C-band Outdoor Base Station and Support Services

NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory is seeking a Nokia 5G C-band Next-Generation NodeB (gNB) outdoor base station for advanced RF and beamforming research. - Government Buyer: - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Communications Technology Laboratory, Spectrum Technology and Research Division - Shared Spectrum Metrology Group (675.03) - OEM Highlight: - Nokia is the sole specified OEM for all hardware and software components - Products Requested: - 5G Outdoor Baseband Unit (BBU) 2 x 100 MHz (mMIMO), GPS, ACOC, Cabinet HW + HWA (Qty: 1) - 5G n77 mMIMO Outdoor 64T64R 1 x 100 MHz 320W 16 Layers HW + HWA (Qty: 1) - 5G Main Software and 5G Value Packs 1 x 100 MHz 1SCC = 20 MHz (Qty: 1) - Services Requested: - Technical Support Services (CARES) Bronze RAN Service (Qty: 1) - Nokia Staging, RAN commissioning, Customer delivery PM, RAN LLD, Integration & beamforming test support (Qty: 1) - Notable Requirements: - Annual software release subscription and technical support services with base and option periods - Delivery required within 90 days after order release - 1-year warranty included - Maintenance and calibration plans with up to 4 option periods (total maintenance plan length: 3 years) - Installation, integration, and beamforming test support - Vendors must provide capability statements, company profile, manufacturing details, specification sheets, lead times, installation, training, and small business status.

Description

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Product Purchase

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION.

It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition.

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can provide one 5G Cellular Base Station (Nokia) including warranty and support services per the Specifications attached herein.

This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this Sources Sought announcement.  The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation.

Based on this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the Specifications, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned NAICS 334220 – Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code.    2. Name of company that will provide the product.    3. Name of company that will manufacture and country of origin of the product.    4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein.    5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided.    6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.    7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our requirement and finalizing our market research. 

(Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered).

REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW:

See the attached draft Specifications Document.  

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