Cyberlock System Expansion for Access Control and Security Services

for Information/Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers of a Cyberlock Expansion Project and Related Services Notice ID: NB137000-26-00835 Sought 6350—Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems pt Locksmiths)

BACKGROUND This is a notice to request information from industry to help the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) determine the availability and capability of small businesses and other than small businesses to provide a Cyberlock System and related services. This notice is strictly to request information for market research purposes to help NIST determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this requirement. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation, or commitment by the NIST. OVERVIEW NIST is planning a single-award IDIQ to support the current and future operational

requirements of the Security Systems and Access Control Groups (SSACG), Cyberlock Program for the NIST campus. See attached draft Performance work statement (PWS). ANTICIPATED

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE NIST anticipates that it will require services that are similar to those in the draft PWS for base period commencing on the date of contract award, and four 1-year options and the ability of a 6-month extension in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES: NIST invites industry sources to review this notice carefully and to familiarize themselves with the draft PWS. Thereafter, by the closing date of this notice, NIST encourages those sources to submit responses to [email protected]. Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in a response to this notice. Responses should be submitted to contain the following, in Microsoft Word format or in .pdf format, use 12-point font, with a page limitation of ten pages (excluding cover page and excluding standard commercial

pricing information): Cover page, including: Sources Sought Notice number, title, and date of issuance name Company address Company website address Company

point of contact and their phone number and email address Validation of company size status under NAICS: 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov. Provide any suggestions for NIST to consider for the draft PWS, with the goal of improving the draft PWS in a way that makes it clearer and as competitive as possible. Provide any suggested evaluation factors for award that your company believes would be meaningful for NIST to consider using for the forthcoming competitive acquisition. If your company has standard commercial