Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp

2026-11-03

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICEDocument Type : Sources Sought NoticeNotice Number : NIST - MML - 26 - SS03Title : Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft PulpNAICS Code : 322110 . Pulp MillsContracting Office AddressNational Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ), Acquisition Management Division , 100 Bureau Drive , Mail Stop 1640 , Gaithersburg , MD , 20899 - 1640This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY . Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response . This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) for conducting a follow - on acquisition . NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice , or otherwise pay for the information requested . No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information . NIST recognizes that proprietary components , interfaces and equipment , and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components , interfaces and equipment , and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non - restricted / non - proprietary information . In the absence of such identification , NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the information paper . NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME . Requirement : NIST is seeking information on contractors who can potentially provide the following : Approximately 15 air dried metric tons ( ADMT ) of Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft ( NBHK ) pulp bales with minimum specifications of 87 ISO brightness , 0 . 7 mm average fiber length , and an air - dry content of 90 %. Furthermore , pulp bales from a mix of predominantly hardwood tree origin and contain less than 10 % softwood species . Pulp bales wrapped appropriately with pulp sheets and wire wraps , or a suitable alternative to protect the pulp during transit and storage . Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the product described above . NIST anticipates issuing a Request for Quotation in the third quarter of FY26 and awarding a contract no later than the fourth quarter of FY26 . NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources , including large and small businesses . The small business size standard associated with the NAICS code for this effort , 333310 Pulp Mills ; size standard 1 , 050 employees . Please include your company ’ s size classification and socio - economic status in any response to this notice . After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed , NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract . Companies that can provide such products are requested to email a written response describing their abilities to donald . graham @ nist . gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice . The following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice : Name , Address , UEID , CAGE code , and point of contact information of your company . Any information on the company ’ s small business certifications , if applicable . Description of your company ’ s capabilities as they relate to the product described in this notice . A description of your company ’ s previous experience providing the product described in this notice . Indication of whether the product described in this notice are currently offered via your company ’ s GSA Federal Supply Schedule ( FSS ) contracts , Government - wide Acquisition Contracts ( GWACs ), or other existing Government - wide contract vehicles ; and , if so , the contract number ( s ) for those vehicles . Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research . Location of manufactureResponses are limited to a total oftwelve ( 12 ) pages . The responses must be in MS Word format . Pages shall be 8½ - inch x 11 - inch , using Times New Roman 11 Point Font . Each page shall have adequate margins on each side ( at least one inch ) of the page . Header / footer information ( which does not include any information to be analyzed ) may be included in the 1 " margin space .

Maryland

2026-05-02