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Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAmendment 2

High-Performance Optical Atomic Clocks

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST · Boulder, Colorado, 80305

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Response status

Historical record

Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Archive date
Sep 5, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • The place of performance is Boulder, Colorado.
  • The notice uses NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
3b52cd5171b646edb25f790c6c261db3
Solicitation
NB688000-26-02388
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

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Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
NB688000-26-02388
NAICS
334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
PSC
6640 — LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
Set-aside
—
Set-aside code
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Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Responses due
Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 5, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
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Subagency
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Subagency code
—
Office
DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Organization path codes
—
Office address
GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA
Place of performance
Boulder, Colorado, 80305
City code
—
State
Colorado
State code
CO
Postal code
80305
Country
—

Points of contact

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Notice description

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This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). All communications and documents must include the solicitation number NB688000-26-02388. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD), Team E-Boulder has a requirement for two high-performance, robust optical atomic clocks to integrate into the timescale in Boulder, Colorado that generates UTC(NIST), NIST�s realization of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) per the attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation and documents.

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 10, 2026Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC9e12f7504d1b8640
2Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 28, 2026Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTCd36e734c066fad87

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Sources and method

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  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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