Federal solicitation · 1333ND26QNB730516 · back to recent
Manufacturing Execution System Development
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF · NAICS 541511 · NONE · Deadline 2026-08-31T12:00:00-04:00
Solicitation description
This is a request for a Firm Fixed Price quotation for commercial products. This solicitation is issued in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the RFO. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 Million. This is an unrestricted competition. Both small businesses and other than small businesses under the applicable size standard are eligible to respond. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS Background The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) supports the advancement of Additive Manufacturing (AM). As AM transitions from prototyping to industrial production, the seamless integration of AM machines with enterprise software specifically Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is the primary enabler for increasing throughput and addressing scalability issues. However, the standards are missing for interoperable AM and MES integration. The research team at the System Integration Division has a research objective to develop a neutral information model that can be standardized for AM and MES integration. As part of the efforts to develop standard information model to integrate AM and MES systems, the Information Modeling and Testing group will conduct a six-month benchmarking study to compare (a) a standards-based AM-MES integration approach using a neutral information model and validation, versus (b) an AI-assisted point-to-point integration approach using Large Language Model (LLM)-driven documentation ingestion and code generation, and (c) test the performance and efforts using existing NIST-owned AM machines, including EOS 290 and Renishaw RenAM500. The goal is to quantify effort, reliability, and semantic accuracy, and to produce a practical roadmap for AM-MES interoperability. Objectives II. PURPOSE The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain contractor support for developing custom MES software, conducting the integration of their MES with NISTÆs EOS 290 and Renishaw RenAM500, using both neutral model-based methods and AI-assisted methods, and quantifying the integration performance and efforts. Scope of Work Please see the attached Statement of Work Document. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE / DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS The period of performance shall be from October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026. CONTRACT TYPE & PAYMENT TERMS A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES Please see the attached document for applicable provisions and clauses. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ¢ Commercial Products and Commercial Services...
Vendor field in NAICS 541511 (12m)
Top 5 vendors by trailing-12m obligated dollars across this NAICS code, $1,044.3M total.
| PALANTIR USG INC | 45.1% |
| CACI, INC. - FEDERAL | 6.7% |
| DARKHIVE INC. | 4.6% |
| REI SYSTEMS, INC. | 4.1% |
| OAKLAND CONSULTING GROUP INC | 3.5% |
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