SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FREE-FIELD MICROPHONE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334310
— Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA07197691Q-NCV
- Response Due
- 5/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 Quote (RFQ) for Acoustic Front-End Equipment to be used in recording the acoustic characteristics of flight vehicles during research testing. NASA Ames has a requirement for: (1) Condenser Free-Field Microphones, 16 EA; (2) Nosecones, 16 EA; (3) Pistonphone, 1 EA; and (4) Power Supply, 2 EA. The equipment shall have the following operation specifications: 1) Microphone: 1/2" Diameter; Freq. Range: 3.5 Hz to 35 kHz (?1 dB); Sensitivity: 50mV/Pa or greater, must have removable protective grid; must mate and be compatible with NASA-Owned G.R.A.S Type 26AK preamplifiers. 2) Nosecone: 1/2" Diameter, must be compatible with microphones and swappable with their protective grids and aerodynamically shaped to minimize turbulence. 3) Pistonphone: Accommodate 1/2? microphones as well as 1/4?and 1/8? microphones using adapters; provide constant sound pressure of 114dB + 0.1dB at 250Hz + 2.5dB, must be battery operated. 4) Power Supply: 8 channels of input/output; inputs must be of type 7-pin LEMO 1B (female); outputs must be of type BNC socket; frequency range: 3.5 Hz to 40 kHz; must supply power to preamplifiers at 28V and 120V; must supply polarization voltage to preamplifiers at 0V and 200V; must provide gain settings of: -10, 0 , +10, +20, +30, +40, +50 dB; filtering capability: wideband and A-weighting; must operate from 115V AC, 12-18V DC (external), or AA alkaline batteries; must mate and be compatible with NASA-Owned G.R.A.S Type 26AK preamplifiers. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-16. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334310 and 750 Employees 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 Ames Research Center is required within 60 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotes for the items described above are due NLT 2:00 PM PDT, May 22, 2007, Attn: Naomi Castillo-Velasquez, via Email: Naomi.Castillo-Velasquez@nasa.gov or Fax: (650) 604-3952. Offers must include: (a) solicitation number; (b) FOB Destination Moffett Field, CA; (c) Time of Delivery; (d) Discount/Payment Terms; (e) Product Warranty and Duration; (f) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); (g) Identification of any special commercial terms; (h) and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the 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 (SEP 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 (FEB 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (MAR 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, and 52.232.34. 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 The following NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clauses are applicable: NFS 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, (Insert: Lewis Braxton (650) 604-5068); NFS 1852.223-72, Safety and Health (Short Form); NFS 1852.237-73, Release of Sensitive Information. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing to Ms. Naomi.Castillo-Velasquez@nasa.gov or faxed to (650) 604-3952) no later than 1:00 PM PDT, May 15, 2007. 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, warranty and past performance. Other critical requirement: Delivery. 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://orca.bpn.gov/ . Please indicate on quotation if the vendor?s Representations and Certifications have been entered at ORCA. Offerors must currently be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Further information about CCR registration can be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov Offerors must submit a completed ACH form with their quotation, with their firm?s banking information for the electronic funds transfer (EFT) or any future invoice payment. An ACH form is available at http://www.fms.treas.gov/pdf/3881.pdf All successful offerors must file a 2007 VETS-100 Report with the US Department of Labor, http://vets100.cudenver.edu 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=21 . 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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