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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 07, 2006 FBO #1746
MODIFICATION

66 -- Laser Scattering Device

Notice Date

9/5/2006
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

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

SB1341-06-Q-0681
 

Response Due

9/7/2006
 

Archive Date

9/22/2006
 

Point of Contact

Todd Hill, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-975-8802, Fax null,
 

E-Mail Address

todd.hill@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The purposes of this amendment are to 1) modify the technical requirements based on feedback and questions from industry, 2) add a Central Contractor Registration deadline, and 3) extend the response date for submission of quotes. Therefore, the solicitation is modified as follows: 1. Delete the specifications set forth in the solicitation in their entirety and replace with the following in lieu thereof: ***All interested Offerors shall provide a quote for the following line item(s): Line Item 0001 - The Contractor shall furnish one (1) each, Laser Scattering/Laser Particle Sizing System *** The system shall meet or exceed the following technical specifications: 1. The system must use a dual wavelength light source 2. The system must have an optical system capable of automatic alignment. 3. The system must be capable of measuring the size of particles in the range 20 nm to 2000 micrometers in suspensions and emulsions of liquid monomers (e.g. epoxies and polyols) and solvents, with particle concentrations from 0.05 wt percent to 1 wt percent. 4. The sample holder or flow cell system must be compatible with toluene, ethanol, acetone and water for wash between particle size distribution measurements in order to eliminate cross contamination. 5. Be capable of controlling the temperature of the sample between room temperature and 50 degrees C. 6. Be capable of measuring forward scattering, side scattering, back scattering and wide angle scattering. 7. The system must report output of the raw scattering data in an ascii file. 2. Delete the ?strongest consideration? items set forth in the solicitation in their entirety and replace with the following in lieu thereof: ***Award will be made on a best-value basis. Under the Technical Capabilities factor, strongest consideration will be given for a system with one or more of the following additional features or capabilities (if below features or capabilities are offered, please include itemized pricing in the quotation): 1. Auto sampler with at least 20 sample capacity and bar code recognition (auto sampler must be compatible with system proposed for Line Item 0001). 2. System capable of measuring the size of particles in the range 20 nm to 2000 micrometers in suspensions and emulsions of liquid monomers (e.g. epoxies and polyols) and solvents, with particle concentrations above 5.0 wt percent. 3. Flow cell with capability to control and vary flow rate between 0 and 10 mL/min 4. Dispersion unit capable of stirring and sonicating (must be compatible with system proposed for Line Item 0001). 5. System capable of controlling the temperature of the sample between 10 degrees C to 80 degrees C. 6. High power (greater than 5.0 mW) light source 7. Sample holder or flow cell with short optical path (less than 2 mm). 8. Auto wash between particle size distribution measurements. 9. Greater than 10 detectors. 10. System able to measure samples with a high viscosity (greater than 500 cp). 3. To be considered for award, offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to 8 September 2006. The web-site for registration is www.ccr.gov. 4. The response date for quotations is hereby extended to 3:30 P.M. EDT 7 September 2006. 5. Except as modified herein, the solicitation remains unchanged. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-SEP-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-06-Q-0681/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: NIST

Zip Code: 20899

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01134576-F 20060907/060905222315 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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