SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FIBER LASER
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NB844060-7-05029
- Response Due
- 6/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2007
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-16. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with the small business size standard of 500, however, this acquisition is being procured using full and open competition, therefore, any interested vendor shall submit a quotation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Fiber Laser. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one (1) each Fiber Laser, meeting or exceeding all of the following required minimum specifications: 1. Must have 5w CW output at 1064 nm; 2. Must have linear polarization, extinction ratio greater than 17 dB; 3. Output must be TEM00 with M squared less than 1.05 beam quality; 4. Must be air cooled; 5. Must have greater than 50,000 hours pump lifetime, with maintenance free operation; 6. Beam diameter must be less than 1.5 mm; 7. Linewidth must be less than 1 nm; 8. Output power tunability must be 10 percent ? 100 percent; 9. Output power long term stability must be plus or minus 2 percent; 10. Modulation capability: must have a maximum modulation speed of at least 50 kHz; 11. Must run on 120 V AC power; 12. Must have a red guide laser for alignment; 13. Must have a minimum of a 2 year warranty. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. 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 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. Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the contractor?s commercial schedule. Award shall be made to the quoter who meets all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accordance with this solicitation and quotes the lowest price. Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall include the manufacturer or brand name, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which addresses all minimum specifications and clearly documents that the offered product meets the specifications stated above. The full text of the FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provision(s) apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (14)52.222-3, Convict Labor (15)52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (16)52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (17)52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (19)52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (23)52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (26)52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (31)52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All quoters shall submit the following: 1). An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses the above line items. 2). Two (2) originals of technical description and/or product literature; This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.? OR The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) All quotes must be sent to the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Lynda Roark, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received by 3:30 pm local time on June 22, 2007. EMAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED. FAX QUOTES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG,MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01316296-W 20070614/070612220341 (fbodaily.com)
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