Turbomolecular Pumping Station

Background
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), located in Washington, DC, is seeking to purchase a high-throughput turbomolecular pumping station with a high compression ratio. This procurement is part of NRL's mission to support advanced research and development in various scientific fields.

Work Details
The contract requires the delivery of a high-throughput turbomolecular pumping station with the following specifications:
- Overall Pumping Speed: >=200 L/s (nitrogen)
- Base Pressure: < 1e-10 Torr
- Pump down time: <5 min to achieve 1e-5 Torr
- Backing pump: Dry scroll pump >200 L/min
- Vacuum gauge: atmosphere to <1e-8 Torr
- Includes all cables, controllers, and hoses.

Additional fittings required include:
- KF-40 Tee, stainless steel
- KF-40 to KF-25 adapter, stainless steel
- KF-25 to KF-16 adapter, stainless steel.

All equipment must be new and covered by the manufacturer's warranty. The vendor must be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), an OEM authorized dealer, or an authorized distributor for the proposed equipment/system.

Period of Performance
Estimated Delivery Time: 60 days.

Place of Performance
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue, S.W., Bldg. 49 – Shipping/Receiving, Code 3400, Washington, DC 20375.

Bidder Requirements
This is a Total Small Business Set Aside (SBA). Offerors are required to submit documentation from the manufacturer stating that they are an authorized distributor for the specific items being procured. No remanufactured or 'gray market' items are acceptable.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a closely related prior contract with Pfeiffer Vacuum under N0017324P5247 (06/24/24–11/15/24) valued at $21,600 for a Pfeiffer turbomolecular pump package (TH2303 M 250 CF-F OBCV4 pump with power cable). The current requirement for a high-throughput turbomolecular pumping station with high compression ratio, KF-40 compatibility, and integrated controller/backing pump is consistent with procuring the same class of Pfeiffer turbomolecular vacuum pumping hardware and associated components, suggesting the prior award may be part of a continuation or expansion of similar vacuum pumping capabilities.