SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Chapel Sound System
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 MSG/LGC, 8110 Industrial Drive Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840-2315, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA7000-07-T-0173
- Response Due
- 6/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items or services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This acquisition will be made as a Brand Name or Equal purchase. Each quote must meet the requirements defined in FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, see attached documents. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Solicitation number FA7000-07-T-0173, in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-16, effective 22 Mar 2007 and Class Deviation 2005-000001. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 334516 and the business size is 500 employees. The proposed acquisition is unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by 10MSG/LGCB. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this synopsis. This Notice of Proposed Contract Action is the only solicitation submitted for this requirement. No formal solicitation will be issued prior to award. 10 MSG/LGCB has a requirement for an X-Ray Diffraction Unit as follows: The Government has a requirement to purchase one (1) MPD Theta / Theta Powder X-ray Diffraction System. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System will be used in Advanced Laboratory Techniques and Independent Research courses. A suitable EQUAL must be able to meet all of the following criteria: a. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System must have a complete radiation enclosure which prevents exposure from either the direct or scattered x-ray beam. The enclosure must meet all local, state, and federal x-ray radiation safety requirements. b. Key lock to prevent unauthorized use of the system. c. Manual adjustment of generator settings available on the exterior of the enclosure. Generator settings must be restricted and password protected, software selectable, and computer control. d. Enclosure with front sliding doors for convenient access to the goniometer, optics and sample stage. These doors must lock automatically when the x-ray shutter is open, so that it is physically impossible to open them. e. Enclosure with safety interlocked hinged rear doors for easy access to the goniometer. f. An X-ray tube of the long fine focus design (0.4 x 12 mm filament size) with a maximum loading of 2.2 kW. The tube shall have a copper anode and shall have ceramic insulation that provides superior focal stability over glass tubes. The tube must be of the high stability variety for the more demanding requirements of a x-ray mirror. g. An X-ray tube and tube shield design which allows for fast and easy changeover between line and point focus operation as required for different analytical techniques in less than 10 minutes, by individuals who have no knowledge or experience in the alignment of x-ray diffraction optics, without the need for realignment of the tube, optics or goniometer. The changeover must be accomplished by loosening a locking ring at the base of the x-ray tube, rotating the tube 90?a and locking the ring. Disconnecting water lines as part of this procedure is not acceptable. h. An x-ray tube that is constructed with a solid state device that allows the diffractometer/generator control electronics to automatically recognize the model number of the tube when the tube is installed in the system. i. An X-ray tube stand which contains an electro-magnetic shutter mechanism with fail-safe interlocks. j. Must include an x-ray generator that is capable of 3.0 kW output power and the use of ultra-sonic frequency solid state technology with remote computer control and tube recognition through the diffractometer/generator control electronics. It must allow pre-set kV and mA values to be used for different analytical programs and also allow the user to program a standby setting (minimal kV and mA) for when the diffractometer is not being used. Automatic control of all important operation parameters must also be included. k. Generator must have a adjustable kV setting to 60 kV maximum output in 1 kV steps at a stability of less than 0.01% at mains variation of +/- 10%. The mA setting must be adjustable to 60 mA output in 1 mA steps at a stability of less than +/- 0.01% at mains variation of +/- 10%. l. The diffractometer/generator control electronics must be able to automatically identify the model number of the tube currently installed. Based on the model number of the tube, the generator will establish and restrict the maximum kV, mA and power settings that can be applied to the tube. The control electronics must maintain a running log of the usage of all tubes installed on the system. Each tube will have a separate log file, organized by tube serial number. Log files will track the hours each tube is used at different power levels, based on a combination of kV and mA. m. Diffractometer must consist of a very stable vertical theta / theta goniometer with a measuring circle radius that is variable from 170 to 240 mm. n. The diffractometer must have independent operation of the drive axes for the tube (omega) and detector (theta) arms. The angular range of the goniometer must be from -40 to +200 degrees in omega, and from -15 to +165 degrees in theta, depending on accessories. o. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System?s goniometer must employ direct optical positioning technology using DC drive motors for the omega and theta axes, 360 degree optical discs bonded directly to the moving axes (tube arm/omega and detector arm/theta) and LED readout banks mounted on the goniometer chassis. The DC motors and optical positioning technology must be under continuous operation to avoid any possibility of angular drift. p. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System should be capable of correcting inadvertent operator induced movements of the tube arm (omega) or detector arm (theta), momentarily pushing it out of its original angular position, the system must immediately detect this and automatically move the tube or detector to its original angular position, with no operator intervention. The use of an optical encoding system that is not positioned directly on the tube and detector arms, such as optical encoders placed on the gear train or on the drive motor shafts, is not acceptable. q. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System must use a pre-aligned, fast interchange optics modules for the incident x-ray beam, with each module attached to identical incident beam sub frames (individual). The optics mounting frames must be made of hardened steel and remounting of optics must be reproducible to < 3 microns. Interchange of each optics assembly must occur in under 2 minutes by persons who have no knowledge or experience in the alignment of x-ray diffraction optics and without the need for realignment of the goniometer or optics modules. The exchange of the modules must be accomplished by the loosening and tightening of no more than one screw, using no more than one tool that is provided with the diffractometer. r. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System must use pre-aligned, fast interchange optics modules for the diffracted beam arm, with each module attached to identical diffracted beam sub frames (individual). The optics mounting frames must be made of hardened steel and be reproducible to <3 microns. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System?s interchange of each optic must occur in under 2 minutes by persons who have no knowledge or experience in the alignment of x-ray diffraction optics and without the need for realignment of the goniometer or optics module. The exchange of the modules must be accomplished by the loosening and tightening of no more than one screw using no more than one tool that is provided with the diffractometer. s. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System must have a programmable anti scatter slit module, for use with the X?Celerator solid state linear array position sensitive detector. This assembly must have a fixed slit mode with software controlled settings of 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, ?, ?, 1, 2 and 4 degrees and a continuously variable mode with software controlled settings of the irradiated area on the sample from 0.5 mm to 20 mm sample irradiation in 0.5 mm increments. Each jaw must be under independent control to allow asymmetric illumination and extremely low angle work (less than 0.5 degrees 2theta). It must be possible to install this programmable anti scatter slit module on the detector arm, along with a parallel plate collimator module, so that the operator can switch between para focusing slit optics and parallel beam optics through software, without the need to physically switch out any optics modules. t. The Powder X-ray Diffraction System must have a Video camera module. Real time viewing of the sample from the diffractometer host PC during movement must be possible. Frame grabber software must be included to save pictures of samples being measured. It must be possible to install this camera on the diffractometer's detector arm, along with a complete set of receiving optics and detector, so that samples can be aligned with the camera and then data collected without having to switch out any optics modules. To avoid restriction in the angular range of the detector arm, mounting the video camera on the goniometer chassis, positioned above the sample stage, is not acceptable. u. Must have a dual detector arm assembly. v. The System must have a rotation stage which utilizes front reference sample holder mounting. This stage must be operable in both reflection and transmission geometry. w. The System?s operational, data collection, and analytical software must be written and supplied by the diffractometer vendor in order to maximize long term support and enhancement in future versions, and compatibility with potential hardware upgrades to the specific unit that is purchased. The software must be licensed for installation on 10 computers within a single department at the purchaser's site. The requirement to use vendor supplied dongles in order to run the software is not acceptable. x. The System must have the capability to do Hierarchial Cluster Analysis. y. The System must have a controlling computer for the diffractometer system which must be equivalent to, or better than the following configuration. The use of XRD vendor proprietary boards or interface electronics is not acceptable. The need to use XRD vendor supplied dongles in order to run the diffractometer or the software supplied with the diffractometer is unacceptable. It must be acceptable for the USAFA to supply the control PC locally, without the need to ship the PC to the XRD vendor for system integration. Dell Precision 470 desktop, 2.80GHz XEON processor, with 2MB L2 Cache, 1GB DDR2 ECC SDRAM 400 MHz Memory, entry level USB Dell keyboard, Dell UltraSharp 19" flat panel monitor with height adjustable stand, nVidia Quadro FX 540 128MB dual VGA or DVI+VGA capable graphics card, dual 160GB serial ATA 7200RPM hard drives with DataBurst Cache for RAID, 3.5inch 1.44MB floppy drive, MS Windows XP Pro operating system SP2, Dell USB 2-button optical mouse with scroll, 48X CDRW & 16X DVD+/-RW with Sonic Digital Media and CyberLink Power DVD, Dell AS501 Sound Bar UltraSharp flat panel display, MS Office 2003 Professional, Norton Internet Security 2005 90 day, and Dell 3 year next business day parts & labor on site service contract. z. The System must be supplied with a water recirculator unit, which is sufficient to cool the tube and generator at maximum load must be included. It must have a water cooled condensing heat exchanger which is mechanically refrigerated. aa. The System must be capable of Phase Identification & RIR Quantitative Analysis. bb. The System must have an ?Inorganic Crystal Structure Database?. This PAN-ICSD database will be used in combination with the ICDD PDF-2 database and the XRD vendor?s phase identification software. cc. The System must be capable of Rietveld Refinement. dd. The System must also be capable of Full Pattern Quantitative Analysis. ee. The System must also be capable of Crystallography. ff. The System must also be capable of doing Profile Fitting. gg. The System must also be capable of doing Reflectivity. hh. The System must also be capable of automatic database linking of crystal structure data (used for Rietveld analysis) to reference patterns (from phase analysis). ii. The software program and auxiliary programs that allow the user to define the specific configuration of one's diffraction system, collect data, organize data, import/export data, convert data file formats, view data and print data must be included. When the software is installed, extra functionality must be made available in the Windows Explorer to allow extra pop-up menu items, dedicated information pop-up fields and dedicated thumbnail views of XRDML files. The display of diffraction patterns, HTML reports and XML file views will be possible. The ability to assign users various access levels to the various functions of the data collection software mustl be included. jj. The System must be equipted with the following items to be an EQUAL: Ceramic Tube , Cu Long Fine Focus (0.4 x 12 mm), 1.8 kW Goniometer, High Speed Step Scan & Continuous Scan Spinning Capillary Stage Goniometer Head, For Use With Capillary Stage Alignment Microscope, For Use With Capillary Stage Computer controlled Sample Stage With Spinner, Variable Speed, PreFix Mount Two Sample Holder Back Plates, Circular, Set Of 3, For Use With Inserts Two Sample Inserts, 27 mm, Set Of 3, For Bulk Powders Sample Preparation Station, For Use With Circular Sample Holders Two Sample Holders, Circular, 3 ea., For Use With Zero Background Holders Three Zero Background Sample Holders, Si, Set Of 2 Sample Holder, Circular, Set Of 3, For Air Sensitive Samples Sample Positioning Stage, Phi ? Psi (Chi) ? X ?Y ? Z, PreFix Mount Stage Spec?s: X translation:+/-37.5 mm, 50 ?? min. step, max. speed 667 ??/sec Y translation: +/-25 mm, 50 ?? min. step, max. speed 667 ??/sec Z translation: +75 mm, 2 ?? min. step, max. speed 667 ??/sec Phi drive: unlimited rotation, min. step 0.010, max. speed 30/sec Psi (Chi) drive: +/-100, min. step 0.010, max. speed 0.3330/sec Max. sample volume: truncated cone; 70 mm base, 50 mm top, 75 mm tall Max. sample mass: 300 g Dial Indicator Gauge, For Positioning Stage Z Alignment Video Camera System, For Sample Alignment In X-ray Beam Mechanical Adapter, TTK 450 & THC, Motorized,computer controlled Anton Paar TTK 450 High & Low Temperature Stage Anton Paar TTK 450 Liquid Nitrogen Delivery System Liquid Nitrogen Dewar, 10 Liter Medium Vacuum System For Use With TTK 450 Non Ambient Stage Prefix Optics, X-ray Mirror, Cu Radiation Soller Slit Assembly, 0.01 Rad Divergence, Incident Or Diffracted Beam Soller Slit Assembly, 0.04 Rad Divergence, Incident Or Diffracted Beam Beam Mask Set, Exit Side Anti Scatter Slit Assembly, Incident Beam Automatic Beam Attenuator, For X?Pert MPD Capillary Collimator, 0.1 mm ID x 135 mm Length Programmable Divergence Slit (PDS), PreFix Mount X?Pert MPD Pro Incident Beam Anti-Scatter Assembly, PreFix Mount Programmable Anti-Scatter Slit (PASS), PreFix Mount Soller Slit Assembly, 0.01 Rad Divergence, Incident Beam Soller Slit Assembly, 0.04 Rad Divergence, Incident Beam X?Celerator RTMS Scanning Detector, PreFix Mount X?Celerator RTMS Scanning Detector Soller Slit Assembly, 0.01 Rads X?Celerator RTMS Scanning Detector Soller Slit Assembly, 0.04 Rads Beta Filter, Ni, To Discriminate Against Cu K beta Radiation Parallel Plate Collimator / Thin Film Attachment, PreFix Mount Diffracted Beam Monochromator, Flat Graphite Proportional Detector (Pro), Sealed, 20 mm x 24 mm Window PreFix Module, For Second Set Of Diffracted Beam Optics X?Pert ID Software Package PW3240/92, X'Pert Data Collector, V2.2 PW3209/92, X?Pert HighScore V2.2 X'Pert HighScore To HighScore Plus V2.2 Software Upgrade License, 5 Yr Edu., ICDD PDF-2 X-ray Diffraction Database, 2006 - 2007 X?Pert Reflectometry Software V1.1 HP Color LaserJet Printer Customer Training Course, 4 Days License, No Expiration, for HighScore Plus V2.2 The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and technical aspects of the Diffraction Unit will be factors considered. Please submit your quote on company letterhead with all pertinent point of contact information including CCR Cage Code, DUNS No., Tax Id No., and size/type of small business. In addition, your quote should provide unit price, total price, delivery date, and FOB Destination. No formal format is required as this is a combined synopsis/request for quote solicitation. If your company has a GSA contract, please provide the GSA Contract No. as well. Offeror must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, and no addenda applies. The provisions at 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Evaluation factors are price and delivery. Offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Other clauses that apply are: FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities (Apr 1984); FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (Dev) (Nov 2006) applies to this acquisition, no addenda applies. Additional clauses checked within this clause are: FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor ? Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2006) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002) FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998) FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2006) FAR 52.204-7, Central Contract Registration (Jul 2006); FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase (Feb 2006); FAR 52.232-1, Payment (Apr 1984); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Center Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); FAR 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989); FAR 52.247-35, FOB Destination (Apr 1984); FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998); DFARS 252.225-7014, (Alt I) Preference For Domestic Specialty Metals (Jun 2005); DFARS 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (Jun 2005); DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract terms and conditions required to implement status of Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Dev)(Jan 2007); DFARS: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Jun 2005); DFARS: 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements (Nov 2006); DFARS: 252.204-7004, (Alt A) Required Central Contractor Registration (Nov 2003); DFARS: 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (May 2006); AFARS: 5352.242-9500, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (May 2003); AFARS: 5352.201-9101, Ombudsmen (Aug 2005) ? Tara Petersen, 8110 Industrial Dr., Ste 103, USAF Academy, CO 80840, Telephone No. 719-333-2074, FAX 719-333-9018, email: tara.petersen@usafa.af.mil. The full text of any provision can be accessed electronically at http://farsite.af.mil. Delivery Requirement: FOB for this RFQ is Destination. Quotations received with FOB other than Destination will not be considered. Delivery address: Transportation Officer 8110 Security, Door 11/12/13 USAF Academy, CO 80840 Hours of Delivery: Delivery of items shall be accomplished between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except as otherwise specified. No deliveries are to be made on Saturdays, Sundays or Federal Legal holidays. Delivery will be required no later than 90 DAYS ARO. Offers must be received NLT 10:00am, MDT, 22 June 2007, at 10 MSG/LGCB, Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315. Offers received after this date and time will be considered late in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. Quotes may be emailed or faxed to the attention of Michella Hill, Contract Specialist, 719-333-3200, 719-333-4747 (fax) or email to michella.hill@usafa.af.mil. Please contact Russell W. Jordan, Contracting Officer, 719-333-6224 or email to Russ Jordan at russ.jordan@usafa.af.mil in my absence. (End of Text)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, USAF Academy - 10 MSG/LGC, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO.
- Zip Code: 80840-2315
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80840-2315
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