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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 29, 2006 FBO #1615
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Spectrofluorometer Instrument

Notice Date

4/27/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-06-854-5086
 

Response Due

5/8/2006
 

Archive Date

5/23/2006
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Horiba Jobin Yvon, of Edison, New Jersey, for the acquisition of a Spectrofluorometer Instrument. *****Sole source determination is based on the need for the Spectrafluorometer Instrument to have broad band excitation with detection spanning the entire UV-Vis-NIR. Specifically, A research grade spectrofluorometer with the following specifications is required: 1. 450W ozone free Xe source and power supply. 2. Double Czerny-Turner excitation spectrometer with 1200 g/mm gratings blazed at 330 nm. 3. Double Czerny-Turner emission spectrometer with 1200 g/mm gratings blazed at 500 nm. 4. Continuously adjustable entrance and exit slits operated under computer control. 5. T-format sampling module with all reflective optics. 6. Photodiode reference detector. 7. Excitation shutter. 8. Multi alkali pmt emission detector. 9. Photon counting electronics. 10. Controlling software. Horiba Jobin Yvon is the only known vendor capable of supplying the required research grade Spectrofluorometer. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the Contractor?s commercial schedule. *** *** As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (FAR), FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items to NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001. *** *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 Employees. ******A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by May 8, 2006 will be considered by the Government.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving, Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Zip Code: 20899-0001

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01036269-W 20060429/060427220401 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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