View Business Opportunities
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If you are interested in an opportunity:
- Register in Sandia National Laboratories’ iSupplier portal—Link: iSupplier Registration Form
- Review an opportunity’s Statement of Work & Mandatory Requirements—Click the BLUE ID number to open the opportunity’s details.
- Respond to postings/opportunities from the BOW through your iSupplier Account by the postings close date.
- You must have your iSupplier Account approved before you can submit a response to a BOW posting, however, you do NOT have to be approved in iSupplier to be able to view the BOW.
- With increased registrations in iSupplier, approval is taking longer than usual. If you have not received your approval/access into iSupplier so you can properly respond before the posting close date, please email Supplier@sandia.gov.
- For additional Registration assistance—Link: iSupplier Registration Page
- Sign-in to your existing iSupplier Account – Link: iSupplier Log-in
- Review an opportunity’s Statement of Work & Mandatory Requirements—Click the BLUE ID number to open the opportunity’s details.
- Respond to postings/opportunities from the BOW through your iSupplier Account by the postings close date.
- For assistance with password reset or other account inquiries, please email: Supreg@sandia.gov
Business Opportunities Website Overview
- Twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, the supplier community can access this site to view competitive subcontracting opportunities posted by NTESS, LLC.
- Each subcontracting opportunity listed on the BOW includes the designated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, a Statement of Work, and Mandatory Requirements.
- Interested suppliers, must respond to a specific BOW posting with a description of their company’s capabilities, as they relate specifically to the Statement of Work and Requirements to potentially receive a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- Suppliers may subscribe to receive automated e-mail notifications of upcoming business opportunities by logging into their iSupplier account and selecting the NAICS codes of interest to them.
- Depending on the type of opportunity, BOW POSTINGS will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days.
- An RFQ is a notification to prospective Offerors by NTESS requesting submission of offers.
- An opportunity posted as an RFQ, will serve as the RFQ. Unless an award cannot be made, this will be the only posting for this opportunity.
- An RFQ posting means a purchase order is anticipated to be awarded from capable responses.
- RFQs <$250K are typically posted for 3 business days and are designated “Small Business First”.
- “Small Business First” – An RFQ <$250K is intended to be an award to a Small Business (SB) if the SB can meet the SOW, all mandatory requirements, all Terms and Conditions and is made at a fair and reasonable price. If an award cannot be made to a capable SB first, then other offers may be considered.
- Sources Sought is a synopsis posted by NTESS seeking capable offerors for a business opportunity.
- Offerors who submit a response and meet all the requirements of the Sources Sought will receive an RFQ.
- Sources Sought postings are typically >$250K and can be posted up to 15 calendar days or more.
- At a minimum, the first 8 days of the posting will be as a Small Business set-aside.
- If NTESS is unable to identify a capable SB within the first 8 days of the posting, then other offers may be considered.
- An RFI is a Request for Information
- NTESS is seeking information on possible upcoming business opportunity.
- NTESS will issue an RFI prior to releasing a Sources Sought or RFQ.
- An RFI posting will give NTESS a better understanding of vendor interest and if a vendor can provide the product and/or service.
- Responses submitted to the RFI will help NTESS craft the potential RFQ in a way that will generate the best responses.
- RFI postings do not have a limit on the number of days posted.
Note: There is NO FEE to register or maintain your registration in SAM.gov. Free assistance with SAM.gov registration is available through a local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at: http://americassbdc.org/ or a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) or Program (PTAP) at: https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/ptac.
The Business Opportunities Website promotes current subcontracting opportunities at Sandia for responsible suppliers to supply their products and services in support of Sandia’s mission objectives. Subcontracting opportunities are listed in accordance with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Please note the following:
- Major revisions or cancellations may occur with subcontracting opportunities.
- NTESS reserves the right to change the competition type from Competitive to Set-Aside prior to the release of the Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- NTESS may post opportunities as “Small Business First” on RFQs under $250,000 directly from the BOW, allowing for expedited purchases and increased small business participation. NTESS’s intention is to set the award aside when offers that meet the Statement of Work, all mandatory requirements, and all Sandia terms and conditions, and offers are made at fair market prices. If the preceding criteria are not met, then other offers may be considered.
- If capability information is requested on an opportunity, be advised that NTESS will not issue a supplier an RFQ unless clear and convincing information is submitted, indicating that the supplier’s organization has the necessary relevant experience (including applicable experience and past performance i.e. GSA or other government contracts), can fulfill the requirements of the statement of work, and can meet each mandatory requirement. If a supplier does not adequately address each mandatory requirement, and NTESS does not have information indicating otherwise, the presumption will be that the supplier is not a viable competitor. In any case, the NTESS Subcontracting Professional is the final arbiter on who receives an RFQ.
- Advertising or marketing information submission is prohibited on this site.
Major revisions or cancellations may occur with subcontracting opportunities and does not obligate Sandia to award a subcontract. Sandia reserves the right to change the competition type prior to release of the Request for Quote (RFQ).