SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- LIQUID HELIUM CRYOSTAT SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-04-Q-0784
- Response Due
- 8/13/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2004
- Point of Contact
- Myrsonia Palencia, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8329, Fax 301-975-8884, - Joseph Widdup, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6324, Fax (301) 975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
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Myrsonia.Palencia@nist.gov, joseph.widdup@nist.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Solicitation Number is SB1341-04-Q-0784. The award will be made using Simplify Acquisition Procedures under FAR Subpart 13, and incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 01-24. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code (see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) for this solicitation is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. Quotes are requested for the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN): CLIN 0001: Liquid Helium Cryostat System, Quantity of 1; Unit: Each. CLIN 0002: Acceptance Testing, Quantity of 1; Unit: Job. The results of the factory acceptance testing shall be provided to NIST prior to delivery. Acceptance testing shall also be performed by NIST personnel beginning within seven (7) days after the system is received by NIST Shipping and Receiving. The testing at NIST shall continue for at least seven (7) days before a determination can be made for acceptance. The COTR shall accept the system after it is demonstrated to be fully operational and operates as the manufacturer intended. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Quotations shall meet the following MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: New equipment only, the Government will not consider quotes for refurbished equipment. Offers will be considered from manufacturers or their authorized resellers only. The system must include a liquid helium cryostat suitable for use with cooled infrared detectors. The Liquid Helium Cryostat System must meet or exceed the following minimum requirements: 1) The liquid helium hold time shall exceed 1 week on a single fill when the optical ports are blanked-off and there is no wiring. The liquid helium capacity shall be at least 4 liters. 2) On the bottom of the liquid helium reservoir there shall be a 4.2 K gold plated working surface of at least 6 inches (152 mm) in diameter with holes containing stainless steel threading for a screw of size #6 (or M4) or larger. The working surface shall have perpendicular free space (head room or working space) of at least 2.5 inches (63.5 mm). A radiation shield attached to the helium reservoir shall enclose the working space. 3) There shall be a liquid nitrogen reservoir with a radiation shield around the liquid helium stage. The nitrogen reservoir shall have a capacity of at least 4 liters and a hold time of at least 36 hours. 4) There shall be an additional single-layer radiation shield in between the liquid nitrogen and liquid helium stages. This shield (or any other in the cryostat) SHALL NOT be made of a non-metallic material. 5) There shall be four (4) equally spaced optical access side view ports into the working space, and pairs of these ports shall be on opposite sides of the cryostat. The optical axes of the opposing pairs shall be located at a perpendicular distance of at least 0.75 inches (19 mm) from the working surface and at least 1 inch (25 mm) form the other limiting surface wich defines the working space. The optical axis shall be less than 4 inches (102 mm) from the cryostat bottom (excluding a removable stand). The vacuum vessel optical ports shall be able to hold 2 inch (50.8 mm) diameter vacuum rated KRS-5 windows. Optical access side ports that are made through any intermediate radiation shielding shall have mounts such that filters/windows and aperture discs can be firmly mounted in them and they shall be made incrementally smaller such that filters and aperture discs can be removed and replaced from the outside without disassembling the cryostat body. 6) Safety features: a. A safety relief valve (or blow-off plate) on the vacuum space. b. A non-return valve for the helium exhaust. c. A non-return valve for the nitrogen exhaust. 7) The cryostat shall have an outer body diameter of 12 inches (305 mm) or less, and a body height (excluding stand and pumping ports) of 24 inches (610 mm) or less. 8) The vacuum space shall not contain any gettering material. A Firm-Fixed-Price contract shall be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be most advantageous to the Government. The Government will determine best value on the basis of the following factors: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. (1) Technical Capability: Offerors shall include technical information sufficient to determine the system's technical capability and conformance to the specifications provided herein. Failure to sufficiently demonstrate the system meets or exceeds the required technical capabilities may result in the entire quotation being found to be unacceptable and eliminated from the competition. (2) Past Performance: Past Performance will be evaluated only for systems that are similar or exceed the required technical capabilities of this solicitation. Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the products and service provided by the offeror. (3) Price: Evaluation of price shall be based on the cost of the system, including terms of the warranty. The following provisions apply: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. *** The following clauses apply: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (14) 52.222-19, Child Labor, Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.225-3, Buy American Act, North American Free Trade Agreement, Israeli Trade Act; 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129); and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration; Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration. Full text of these provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at the following addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far or http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Information on CCR registration procedures may be obtained at http://www.ccr.gov. In order to complete CCR registration, a DUNS number is required. To obtain a DUNS Number, contact Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., at 1-866-705-5711 or 610-882-7000. Quotations shall be valid for 30 day and MUST include the following: (1) A completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items, with its offer. This provision, as well as all other FAR clauses, are accessible on the Internet at: http://www.acqnet.gov/far under ?Current FAR? in either .html format or .pdf format. (2) Detailed performance specifications, drawings of the outer dimensions, and other relevant technical information for the offered system. The drawings shall show at least all dimensions that pertain to performance specifications. (3) A minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracts/orders completed within the past 3 years (or which are currently being completed), to include the name of the customer organization, a named point of contact in that organization that is familiar with the contract/order from a technical or contractual standpoint, their phone number, their email address, and their fax number (4) Warranty information shall include both duration and nature of the warranty (the Government requires that the standard commercial warranty be offered for items being quoted for this solicitation; extended warranty may be offered, and, if offered, it must be priced separately in the quotation). Include detailed information regarding how warranty service would be provided, if necessary, by the contractor after award, including, at a minimum, responses to the following: (a) whether the item would have to be shipped by NIST to the Contractor or whether the Contractor would perform on-site (at NIST) warranty service; (b) If the item would have to be shipped to the contractor, the location(s) (city, state, country, etc.) to where it would have to be shipped for warranty service; (c) If the item would have to be shipped to the Contractor, who would pay for the shipping costs (NIST or the Contractor); and (d) Current availability and location(s) of spare/replacement parts for Item Number 0001; (5) Provide an estimated time of delivery after receipt of order. Questions regarding this solicitation must be sent by EMAIL ONLY to myrsonia.diaz@nist.gov. Any amendments and questions and answers to this solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov only and will not be released by other means to potential Offerors. Offers must be submitted by email only in .doc, .xls and/or .pdf format(s) to myrsonia.diaz@nist.gov NLT August 11, 2004 no later than 12:00:00 pm Eastern Time
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