Forklift for National Fire Research Laboratory

for Information/ Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers of a Forklift for the National Fire Research Lab Notice ID: AMD-SSN-26-00641 Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought Response Date: March 13, 2026 @ 11:00am, ET 3930 – Warehouse Trucks and Tractors, Self-Propelled. NAICS Code 333924 – Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing

BACKGROUND This is a notice to Request Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) from industry to help determine the availability and capability of small business and other than small businesses that are capable of providing any or all of the services required by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can provide a Forklift that fully meets all technical specifications and delivery

requirements identified in this notice. 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 The National Fire Research Lab (NFRL), located on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a unique experimental facility dedicated to understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The NFRL laboratory provides 3000 m2 (32,300 ft2) of experimental space built around four exhaust hoods (1 MW, 3 MW, 10 MW, and 20 MW) connected to an Emissions Control System to treat smoke and combustion products. NIST has a potential requirement for a Contractor to provide one forklift that meets all technical specifications identified below. The forklift must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. Minimum Specifications: The forklift must consist of the following

requirements: Solid pneumatic tires, 5,000 lb capacity Runs on LPG, Has a side shifter, Has a fork positioner/spreader, Air ride seat, Has an overhead guard height less than 88 inches, Has a maximum allowable overall weight less than 10,000 pounds, The mast shall: Extend up at least 15 feet, Has a maximum overall lower height less than 88 inches, Contain 48” forks. A one-year manufacturer’s warranty. ANTICIPATED DELIVERY

REQUIREMENTS Delivery Schedule: Delivery of the forklift shall be F.O.B Destination and shall occur within 60 days After Receipt of an Order (ARO). Delivery shall be made to the NIST Shipping and Receiving address, located at 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, during the hours of 7:30am – 4:00pm. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES: NIST invites industry sources to review this notice carefully and to familiarize themselves with the draft SOW. Thereafter, NIST encourages those sources to submit the following: Company Summary: 1. its Title for this posting 2. Your company’s name, address, website address and Unique Entity Identifier (if the company has one) 3. Company

point of contact, their phone number, and their email address 4. Your company’s size status as it relates to NAICS 333924 – Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information. 5. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov. • Place of Manufacture/Origin: Please identify whether the potential product is manufactured in whole or in part in the United States. If it is manufactured outside of the United States, in whole or in part, pleas identify the country of manufacture. • Subcontracting Compliance: If your company is a small business for the NAICS code included in this notice, indicate whether your company can comply with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022), if this acquisition were to be conducted as a total small business set-aside and provide supporting explanation. See https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_219_14 for the full text of this clause. • Existing Contract Vehicles: Indicate whether your company has a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract or other federal contract under which NIST would be authorized to place an order, and if so, provide a copy of that contract (including contract number, name and for