SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC06168261Q
- Response Due
- 8/22/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2007
- 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 replacement components for an Acoustic Measurement system. The following items are required: Item 1) Quantity: 39 Bruel & Kjaer type 4939 microphones or equal. Shall be industry standard 1/4-inch condenser microphones with 200 V polarization. Shall meet or exceed the following performance characteristics: a) sensitivity 4 mV/Pa b)Dynamic range 28-164 dB c)Temperature -40 to 150 deg. C. Frequency response shall be flat (within 3 dB) up to 100 kHz. Product shall be capable of functioning in outdoor environment with humidity up to 100% (non-condensing). Product shall be compatible with and capable of interfacing with existing Bruel & Kjaer type 2670 preamp and Nexus type 2690 amplifier components. Item 2) Quantity: 28 Bruel & Kjaer type 2670 preamplifiers or equal. Preamplifiers shall be compatible with and capable of interfacing with existing Nexus 2690 preamps and Bruel & Kjaer type 4939 microphones. Supply voltage shall range up to 40 VDC to support higher intensity levels and units shall support the Charge Injection Calibration (CIC) utility for microphone and cable checkouts. Shall accept standard 1/4 inch microphones and be terminated with seven pin LEMO connectors. Item 3) Quantity: 11 Nexus type 2690 signal conditioning amplifiers or equal. Shall be capable of communicating with other existing Nexus units using existing Bruel & Kjaer provided software for system control as well as having an RS-232 interface. Shall have seven pin LEMO inputs and BNC outputs. Units shall support Bruel & Kjaer CIC diagnostic feature and have both high and lo pass filtering options. Units shall interface with existing Bruel & Kjaer preamps requiring the 40 VDC supply. Item 4) Quantity: 2 Nexus type WB-1436 power supply units to provide power for existing Nexus type 2690 signal conditioning amplifiers. Item 5) Quantity: 4 Nexus type KK-0049 combination frames to enable rack mounting of existing Nexus type 2960 signal conditioning amplifiers. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-12 The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334515 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 to NASA GRC is required within 4 weeks 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 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. EST and may be mailed to NASA Glenn Research Center; 21000 Brookpark Road, Attn: Nikki Brown, M.S. 500-306; Cleveland, Ohio 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. A copy of a published price list, catalog price or computer page printout showing the price for the item may also be included. (Note: the Contracting Officer may request this information if only 1 source provides a quotation). Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form attached to this solicitation.(Ensure that the "track changes" feature is turned off when word processing this form) Fill in Block 17a including Cage code and DUNS codes. Faxed offers are not acceptable. Note: offers may be submitted via email to Nikki.D.Brown@nasa.gov however they must be complete and include all necessary signatures Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JAN 2006), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. 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. FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 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: 52.209-6 , Protecting the Government?s interests when subcontracting with contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed debarment 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal 11.107(a) 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.222-3, Convict Labor 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 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees 52.225-1, Buy American Act- -Supplies 52.225-3, Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products 52.225-16, Sanctioned European Union Country Services 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor Registration GROUPING FOR AGGREGATE AWARD (NASA 18-52.214-71) (MAR 1989) (a) The Government will evaluate offers and make award on a basis of the aggregate offers for items: Item 1)39 Bruel & Kjaer type 4939 microphones or equal Item 2)28 Bruel & Kjaer type 2670 preamplifiers or equal Item 3)11 Nexus type 2690 signal conditioning amplifiers or equal Item 4)2 Nexus type WB-1436 power supply units Item 5)4 Nexus type KK-0049 combination frames (b) If this is an invitation for bids, the Government will reject as nonresponsive a bid that is not made on all of the items specified in paragraph (a). (End of Provision) The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html 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 Nikki D. Brown not later than 2 days after solicitation issue date. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). 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://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc . These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract.(If you use Business Partner Network (BPN) Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) state that in quotation). An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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.
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