SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 66-Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Notice Date
- 6/24/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Property Procurement and Management Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20535
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ0034394
- Response Due
- 7/9/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/24/2003
- Point of Contact
- Deanna Davis, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-324-5552, Fax 202-324-0570,
- E-Mail Address
-
ppmsscgcu@fbi.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) 0034394 and this number shall be referenced on all quotes. This RFQ is issued under Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 421490. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Laboratory Division, Forensic Science Support Section, Counterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit have a requirement for a Microspectrophotometer System. This solicitation will be an aggregate award for a Firm-Fixed Price, one-time buy, based on a Best Value determination for the following specifications: (1) One microspectrophotometer system capable of taking transmission and reflectance spectra from 200 to 850 nm; (2) Shall have fluorescence capability with excitation at 254, 365, 405, 436, and 546 nm; (3) Shall be capable of spectral acquisition from 200 to 850 nm spectral range with a single CCD detector. Multiple spectrophotometers or detectors are not acceptable; (4) Must be able to acquire spectra from 200 to 850 nm without changing any optical components; (5) Shall have a thermoelectrically cooled CCD array detector; (6) Shall have a spectral bandwidth of at least 0.32 nanometers; (7) Shall have the ability to acquire spectra in as little as 1 millisecond per scan; (8) Shall have wavelength reproducibility of plus or minus 0.01 nm over ten consecutive scans using a NIST 2034 traceable standard; (9) Shall have a signal-to-noise ratio of greater than 2000 to 1 defined by the ASTM Standard 958-93; (10) Must be capable of acquiring transmission, reflectance, and fluorescence spectra of sample areas as small as 4 by 4 microns from 200 to 850 nm; (11) Shall concurrently view microspectrophotometer aperture and sample while spectral measurements are being made; (12) Must include direct visualization of the sample through eyepieces in addition to digital imaging; (13) Must include high resolution, color digital imaging with the following specifications: 1.3 megapixels, video and still image capture, true digital imaging and Windows 2000 imaging and viewing software; (14) Must use regulated power supplies with a 75 watt output, have better than plus or minus 0.05 percent regulation and better than plus or minus 0.05 percent current ripple. They must operate on 115 VAC; (15) Shall have an integrated unit with components that include a UV-visible-NIR range microscope, a thermoelectrically cooled CCD array detector, stabilized UV-visible-NIR range light sources, software, and computers. Add-on units are not acceptable; (16) Light sources must be integral to the unit and able to be set for proper Koehler illumination. Fiber optic adapters are not acceptable; (17) Changing the reflected and incident fluorescent light sources must be done with a single operation; (18) Shall be supplied with 15x and 36x Cassegrain (mirror based) objectives in order to acquire spectra from 200 to 850 nm without changing optics. It must have a matched Cassegrain style condenser; (19) Shall be supplied with wavelength calibration and photometric accuracy standards designed for UV-visible-NIR microspectrometers that are traceable to National Institute of Standards and Technology standards. Certification must be provided; (20) A computer must be supplied with the minimum specifications: Windows 2000 Operating System (Service Pack 3 or later), 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 Processor, 512 MB RAM, 32 MB video RAM, 18 inch flat panel monitor, keyboard, mouse, and ethernet card, 80 GB 7200 rpm hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive, 40x CD-RW drive, USB and firewire ports, ethernet adaptor, high performance laser color printer. Color laser printer must include all cables and software. Include a single 32-bit data acquisition software package running on Windows 2000 that can: Automatically optimize the instrument for spectral analysis. Automatically check instrument calibration with NIST traceable standards. Oscilloscope mode spectral readout for instrument and lamp alignment. Analyze spectra by a number of routines including an interactive cursor, zooming, autoscaling, peak marking, text and peak labeling, and the ability to print images of samples with spectra. Software must include data analysis functions such as smoothing, derivatives, integration, advanced peak fitting, general math functions, spectral averaging, and calculation of standard deviations; (21) Software must include the ability to calculate color coordinates such as tristimulus, CIE, Hunter, and whiteness; (22) Software must include security features such as comprehensive audit trails, automatic detection of data tampering and electronic signatures that are FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant; (23) Grams AI software, including spectral search; (24) Consumable accessories 200 each, Quartz coverslips and slides, spectral grade, to at least 200 nm; (25) Delivery within forty days after receipt of order; (26) Must be an o ff-the-shelf system (This system is not to be designed, assembled and developed specifically to respond to the requirements as a first time system); (27) Installation must be onsite; (28) Must have certification for frequency and ordinate accuracy; (29) Contractor must conduct training for at least two days; and (30) The warranty period shall be for a minimum of one year on parts, and labor (which may include travel) after acceptance. Offers shall be for FOB Destination. The ship to address is FBI, Laboratory Building 12, 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia 22135. The following FAR provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (OCT 2000), FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (JAN 1999), FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (JULY 2002), FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (FEB 2002), and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEC 2001). All FAR clauses and provisions may be obtained from the General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Regulation website address http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror whose quote conforms to this solicitation and is the Best Value to the Government. The following evaluation factors in descending order of importance will be used to evaluate offers: (1) technical capabilities (2) price and (3) past performance. In order to evaluate past performance, submit three references (preferably government) for similar acquisitions within the past three years. Include the name and address of the organization, name and telephone number of a point of contact and a brief description of the item(s) sold. Technical and past performance when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. All quotes shall be on company letterhead, accompanied by completed representations and certifications, clearly marked RFQ 0034394 and submitted to the address listed above no later than 4:00 p.m., EDT, July 9, 2003. Offerors responding to this solicitation must provide their DUNS and Tax Identification Numbers. The awardee shall also be required to submit a completed Standard Form 3881, Automated Clearing House Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form, in accordance with FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999). All quotes must be received at the above address on or before the date/time specified in this announcement. Facsimile quotes will be accepted in accordance with FAR Provision 52.214-31 Facsimile Bids (DEC 1989). Facsimile quotes must also be received by the date/time specified in this solicitation with the hard copy to immediately follow via mail. Please note that if you elect to mail or overnight your quote, for security reasons, all outside mail addressed to FBI Headquarters is routed to an off-site location first before being delivered to its final destination at FBI Headquarters. So allow enough time for delivery. Only the facsimile quote needs to be date/time stamped by the due date/time. Offerors are hereby notified that if your quote is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, it will be considered late and shall be handled in accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-1(f) (OCT 2000).
- Place of Performance
- Address: FBI Laboratory Building 12, 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, Virginia
- Zip Code: 22135
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 22135
- Record
- SN00355654-W 20030626/030624213427 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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