Mobile Manipulator System
ID: AMDTCSSN2501464-2Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGYDEPT OF COMMERCE NISTGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

PSC

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)

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https://sam.gov/opp/15f13e8394a246689276e595e0d76998/view
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    The Department of Commerce, specifically the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice for a Mobile Manipulator System. The objective is to identify potential sources capable of providing an advanced, integrated mobile manipulator that meets specific technical specifications for both indoor and outdoor applications, which will support NIST's development of performance metrics and standardized test methods for robotic systems. This procurement is crucial for enhancing NIST's capabilities in evaluating mobile manipulators, ensuring global competitiveness in robotics standards. Interested vendors should respond to Hunter Tjugum at hunter.tjugum@nist.gov by email, providing detailed information about their products and capabilities, with responses due within 7 business days of the notice issuance.

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    Hunter Tjugum
    (303) 497-3663
    hunter.tjugum@nist.gov
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