SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- X-RAY DIFFRACTION SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC06150654Q
- Response Due
- 5/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2007
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ)] for Item 1, qty. 1, X-ray diffraction system, Item 2, Qty. 1, Documentation, Item 3, Qty. 1, Installation, checkout and training, and Item 4, Qty.1, Warranty of Item 1. Items 1-3 shall contain the following features and meet the salient characteristics listed below: ITEM 1: X-RAY DIFFRACTION SYSTEM I. GONIOMETER: A. Shall be a vertical goniometer base in theta/theta configuration. B. Shall be a continuously adjustable measuring circle with standard positions at 435, 500 and 600 mm diameter with predefined stop pins. C. Precision shall be +/- 0.0001o (theta/theta). D. Minimum step width in theta/theta shall be 0.0001o. E. Shall be microprocessor controlled with diffractometer alignment completely under computer control. F. Shall have angular range of theta: 0 to 360o: theta: -110 to 168o. G. Shall use independent stepper motors with optical encoders. H. Slew speed in theta/theta shall be 1500/min (maximum, without accessories). I. Shall use high precision goniometer dovetail tracks to provide for easy installation of interchangeable modular components. J. Shall have tube housing with Medium Tube Mount, 150 mm measuring height with 2 degrees of freedom. K. Shall have an opening in Theta ring of 11 cm. L. Shall have a precise 360 degree third circle groove onto which can be mounted a laser video alignment system, detectors and adjustment devices. II. RADIATION SAFETY: A. Enclosure shall provide full radiation protection per German radiation safety regulations. B. Shall have redundant/double, fail-safe circuit protection system. C. Warning lamps indicating ?X-ray On? and/or ?Service Operation? shall be on the front of the enclosure. D. Shall provide high visibility and accessibility of the goniometer through large tempered leaded glass folding windows or equivalent. III. BASE CABINET: A. Shall incorporate the x-ray generator and microprocessor control unit. B. Shall provide additional space for accessory control electronics, e.g. NIM-bins and controllers for position sensitive detectors or non-ambient temperature attachments. C. Shall serve as base for the radiation safety enclosure. D. Shall include a wheeled frame to enable movement of base cabinet, including lockdown. IV. X-RAY GENERATOR: A. Shall be of medium or high-frequency design. B. Shall be completely self-contained in 19-inch rack mount. C. Shall have a continuous power output of 3000W and be rated for 20% greater than maximum power output. D. High voltage range shall be 10-60 kV in 1 kV steps. E. Current range shall be 2-80mA in 1 mA steps. F. Stability of tube voltage and current shall be ?0.01% at ?10% line fluctuation. G. Shall have asynchronous serial interface for control by external computer. H. System shall provide for computer controlled or manual operation that: 1. Permits remote software control of tube current and voltage. 2. Transfers generator status and error messages to PC. 3. Permits selection and locking of generator operating parameters and limit values. 4. Permits current or default values to be used for tube voltage and current. 5. Permits automatic start-up of new x-ray tubes. 6. Diagnostics and operation time counter. 7. Permits automatic "burning in" and "degassing" of x-ray tubes. I. Shall include water to water refrigerated heat exchanger to cool x-ray tube and high temperature dome chamber. V. X-RAY TUBE: A. Shall include a 2.2 kW Cu long fine focus tube (0.4 x 1.2 mm) as standard. B. Shall include a 1.9 kW Cr long fine focus tube (0.4 x 1.2 mm) for stress measurements. Shall include correct cooling head for stress measurement applications. Shall include an iron-55 calibration source to calibrate area detector. C. The system shall be capable of utilizing other manufacturer?s x-ray tubes. VI. CENTRIC EULERIAN CRADLE: A. Shall include a centric eulerian cradle integrating Chi and Phi rotations and X-Y-Z translations into one sample stage with minimum space requirements. B. Bulk and powder samples, as well as thin films and wafers shall be mounted by simply changing the sample holder. C. Shall have a compact design to provide short sample-to-detector distances advantageous for many applications. D. All five axes shall be motorized for positioning and scanning using the system software, including automated sample alignment. E. Shall include a support tool providing comfortable mounting, dismounting and storing. F. Shall have a X-Y mapping and scanning capability of a minimum of 80mm x 80mm. G. Shall include a specimen holder for sample sizes up to 80mm x 50mm x 20mm and a bench vise-like specimen holder. H. Shall include glass slit, alignment tools, collision switches, and motor driver boards/cables. I. Shall provide all of the following applications in one configuration: 2. High-resolution X-ray diffraction. 3. X-ray reflectometry. 4. Grazing incidence diffraction - traditional and in-plane. 5. Stress analysis - Psi and Omega modes. 6. Texture analysis. 7. X-Y mapping of flat samples. 8. Micro-diffraction. 9. Standard powder diffraction. J. Centric Eulerian cradle shall have the following technical specifications: 1. 2-Theta circle, depending on optics: -4? to 170? 2. Chi circle: -11? to 98? 3. Phi circle: +/- infinity. Provide connections to sample without unwinding. 4. X-translation: -40 to +40 mm 5. Y-translation: -40 to +40 mm 6. Z-translation: 2 mm 7. Maximum sample weight, depending on sample holder: 1 kg 8. Maximum sample height, depending on sample holder: 40 mm VII. BEAM OPTICS: A. Shall include an incident beam graphite monochromator that uses the 002 reflection to separate the Ka radiation from the white radiation of the spectrum. B. Shall include 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.8 pinhole collimators. C. System shall have the ability to upgrade to a 10 micron capillary. VIII. DETECTOR SYSTEM: A. Shall be based on sealed multi-wire proportional counter technology. B. Shall have a minimum 11.5 cm diameter concave beryllium window and integral pre-amplification circuit. C. Shall have user selectable 1024 X 1024 or 512 X 512 pixel frames. D. Shall have a position decoding circuit with digital output, diagnostic modes of energy versus position, and position versus position. E. Shall meet or exceed of 40 degrees of 2-Theta collected with a total data collection time of 0.03 seconds with corundum. Shall produce a main corundum peak with a 7/1 peak to background ratio in 0.03 seconds using Cu K alpha radation from a sealed tube generator. F. Shall provide for collection of data in the dimension orthogonal to 2-Theta without moving the sample. G. Shall provide real time observation of x-ray two-dimensional image on system computer display. IX. LASER/VIDEO SAMPLE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM A. Shall include a computer controlled video camera with zoom lens for sample viewing and imaging with the following features: 1. 10X lens: 10 micron resolution, 78mm working distance. 2. Computer controlled para-focal zoom: 1X to 7X continuous zoom. 3. Video board for imaging and image capture (TIFF format). 4. Software for video imaging. 5. Video camera: color (NTSC). B. Shall include a laser pointer for accurate sample positioning and system alignment with the following features: 1. Laser power less than 1mW. 2. Beam size less than 20 micron. 3. Variable neutral density filters, 10-80% transmission. 4. Computer controlled on/off. X. COMPUTER - PC A. Shall include a computer with the following minimum features: 1. Minimum 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor. 2. Minimum 1 GB of RAM. 3. Minimum 120 GB hard disk. 4. Minimum DVD-R and DVD+-RW. 5. Minimum 20? LCD monitor. 6. Minimum 256 MB video card with two monitor output. 7. Keyboard and mouse. 8. Color laser printer. XI. SOFTWARE: A. Hardware control and data collection software: 1. Shall utilize Microsoft Windows XP Professional for the systems operating system. 2. Shall completely control diffractometer. 3. Shall provide PC controlled alignment of the goniometer. 4. Shall graphically support adjustments of the measurement electronics. 5. Shall provide on-line selection of the instrument control parameters. 6. Shall have priority sample mode. 7. Shall have on-line display of goniometer and sample holder status. 8. Shall provide real-time display of measured data. 9. Shall be multi-tasking. 10. Shall provide area detector frame buffer software for data collection, display, and data processing. 11. Shall provide extensive data evaluation and presentation. 12. Shall provide data smoothing and background subtraction. 13. Shall provide peak search and creation of d/l files. 14. Shall provide Ka2 stripping. 15. Shall provide overlay of multiple patterns. 16. Shall provide three dimensional presentations. 17. Shall provide file conversion to and from ASCII format. 18. Shall provide fully automated quantitative analysis. 19. Shall include a qualitative phase analysis search with background-subtracted patterns. 20. Shall provide conversion to and from ASCII format. 21. Shall include qualitative phase analysis search software to provide background subtracted raw data to be searched using PDF entries. 22. Shall provide creation and maintenance of user generated databases, and searching the user created databases. 23. Shall complete a PDF search in less than ten seconds. B. Shall provide crystalline modeling software, including Rietveld structure refinement, quantitative Rietveld analysis and structure solution from step intensity powder data. 1. This software shall also include Whole Powder Pattern Decomposition according to Pawley and LeBail. 2. Shall be able to determine accurate profile parameters, lattice parameters, standardless microstructure, quantitative analysis and crystal structure solution and refinement. C. Shall include software for displaying and analyzing two dimensional data. 1. Tool for data collection with two dimensional detector, optimum measurement strategies, Debye Scherrer view, simultaneous analysis of two dimensional powder pattern and integrated data, auto set-up mode to optimize data collection in reflection mode taking care of operating with optimized variable incident beam angles. D. Shall include software for analyzing pole figures that includes: 1. High speed two dimensional data collection for texture analysis. 2. Single pole figure resolution parameter for straight forward analysis set-up. 3. Simultaneous working analysis tools for pole figure and detector space provide easy data interpretation and sample orientation on the fly. E. Shall include software for profile fitting: 1. Refines simultaneously on any number of powder patterns with any number of peaks, and any number of data points. 2. Refines on any number of parameters. 3. Non-equidistant x-axis steps possible for time optimized measurements. 4. Analytical profile fitting. 5. Choice of profile shape functions such as Pseudo-Voigt and Pearson VII. 6. Split versions of any of the functions to account for peak asymmetry. 7. Crystallite size determination. 8. Direct convolution based profile fitting. 9. Full convolution based synthesis of line profiles (Fundamental Parameters Approach) for exact determination of profile parameters. 10. Standardless microstructure analysis (crystallite size, microstrain, strain). 11. Refineable instrument parameters for easy validation of instrument parameters. 12. Tube tails corrected. 13. Support of user defined convolutions for describing special beam optics and sample properties. 14. Support of measured instrument functions. 15. Any linear and nonlinear constraints for all refineable parameters. 16. Support of user defined fit models by means of an extensive macro language. 17. Various minimization routines (Marquardt Algorithm, line minimization, parameter extrapolation). 18. Sparse matrix methods for refinement of thousands of parameters. 19. Exceptional stability as a result of constraining parameter changes to reasonable values, checking for erroneous parameter values and erroneous parameter changes. 20. Fully automated for online/inline production control. 21. Single line fitting up to whole powder pattern fitting. 22. Whole powder pattern decomposition (Pawley and LeBail method). 23. Peaks can be grouped for phase dependent microstructure analysis and quantitative analysis. 24. Support of ICDD PDF and user defined d-I data via DIF and ShelX HKL files. 25. Fundamental parameters approach is supported. XII. HIGH TEMPERATURE CHAMBER: A. Shall be capable of operating at room temperature and up to a maximum of 1100o C. B. Shall be capable of operation with eulerian cradle and XYZ-sample stages. C. Shall utilize a hemispherical beryllium x-ray transparent dome with fifteen percent or less absorption for Cu-radiation. D. Shall provide full access to the space above the sample surface. E. Inside dimensions of the chamber shall be large enough to accommodate samples up to 25 mm in diameter and shall provide full access to the space above the sample surface to accommodate experiments on the varying sizes and shapes of samples/specimens. F. Shall be capable of operation under high vacuum or inert atmosphere. G. Shall include a turbo-molecular vacuum pump with an average pumping speed of 35 I/sec providing pressure up to 8x10-9 mbar. H. All necessary vacuum hardware shall be provided with the system, including two-stage rotary vane pump. I. System shall provide remote temperature monitoring using thermocouple or equal. J. System shall provide a sample fixture where the samples are mounted to a spring loaded top reference AlN sample holder with attached Pt/Rh-heater band. K. Base plate and mounting hardware of the dome shall be water-cooled to control and minimize outer temperature. L. Water-cooling shall be provided by the system used to cool the tube and tube tower, all hardware for interconnections will be provided with the temperature system. ITEM 2: DOCUMENTATION A. One set of comprehensive hardware and software manuals which may include but is not limited to user, system, troubleshooting, and maintenance. ITEM 3: INSTALLATION, CHECKOUT AND TRAINING A. The Contractor shall include all labor and travel expenses for installation and system performance verification at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) within 4 weeks of delivery. System verification shall include a minimum of one run of the high temperature chamber to maximum temperature. The set-up shall insure that Item 1 meets all functionality specifications listed in this document. Set-up shall be performed Monday-Friday, non-federal holidays, during normal business hours at NASA GRC (typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). B. The Contractor shall include a minimum four day training course at contractor?s facility for two NASA and/or Contractor personnel within 1 year from the delivery of Item 1. C. The Contractor shall include a minimum of two days of on-site operational training within 4 weeks of delivery to coincide with the system verification. ITEM 4: WARRANTY A. As part of the system requirements, the Contractor shall provide a minimum one year labor and parts warranty. Goniometer?s gears shall have a five year warranty. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-08. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334516 and 500 respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery of Items 1-4 shall be to the NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135 (Receiving, Bldg. 21) and is required within 120 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by May 10, 2006, 4:30 p.m. local time and may be mailed or faxed to Marilyn D. Stolz, 21000 Brookpark Road, M.S. 500-306, Cleveland, OH 44135 and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the attached Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JAN 2006), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 are as follows: None. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 (SEPT 2005), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: None. FAR 52.212-5 (FEB 2006), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553), 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78) (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (July 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a), 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-1, Buy American Act?Supplies (June 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). The quoter shall submit literature with their offer that their product meets all the above features and salient characteristics. Tehnical acceptablility will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to Marilyn D. Stolz not later than May 2, 2006. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made on an aggregate basis to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror, with acceptable past performance (delete if past performance will not be considered)]. Technical acceptability will be determined by review of information submitted by the offeror which must provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://orca.bpn.gov . These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22 . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
- Web Link
-
Click here for the latest information about this notice
(http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#119936)
- Record
- SN01035895-W 20060428/060426221349 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |