SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source, HBM Gen 3i high speed transient recorder and data acquisition system
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Special 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 B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-16-RQ-0871
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2016
- Point of Contact
- Susan Ruzicka, Phone: 3019756321, Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.ruzicka@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov
(susan.ruzicka@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Hottinger Baldwin Measurements, Inc. (HBM) located at 19 Bartlett Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, 01752 to purchase a HBM Gen 3i high speed transient recorder and data acquisition system (HBM Model 1-GEN3i-2) to record load and strain measurements on the NiST owned spring actuated Kolsky tension measurement system. The system shall be a high speed transient recorder and data acquisition system to read the analog voltage from strain gages, extensometers, thermocouples, and load cells at 100 Million Samples per second using the HBM GN412 (Model GN412-2) 4 channel differential input card. The system shall be shock resistant and portable, but also capable of interfacing with a stand alone PC system. The instrument shall have sufficient computer memory to hold up to 10 seconds of high speed data; a local graphical user interface with real time data display; and software to view, analyze, and manipulate the recorded data after acquisition. The system shall be interchangeable with the HBM high speed data acquisition systems (Gen 3i, Gen 5i, and Gen 7t) to provide the capability to compare transient data collected on two different Kolsky instruments in two different locations at NIST and the interconnectivity of input boards that will allow the government to temporarily expand operational capabilities (insert of HBM acquisition boards) at minimum cost and time. The sole source justification is based on the following: NIST is collaborating with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to conduct polyethylene fiber strength measurements on Kolsky tension instruments at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen MD and NIST Gaithersburg, MD. The data acquisition system at ARL is an HBM Gen 7t data acquisition system and a GN412 differential input card. In order for this project to succeed, duplicate sensors and acquisition systems are required to maintain the same input signal resolution and signal to noise ratios across instruments. If this is not done, the quality of the scientific results in this project will be compromised and the project deliverables will not be met. Additionally, HBM uses a.prnf data file format to save the recorded sensor data and experimental meta data (data, recording settings, experimental notes). The ARL has performed tests and has a significant quantity of data obtained in the.prnf file format. Data continuity between the ARL and NIST systems will prevent mistakes and ensure data integrity for the project's performance. Having to switch between data types could lead to mistakes or a misinterpretation of the raw data, skewing the results. Finally, NIST currently owns two other Kolsky measurement systems that use HBM Gen 31 and HBM Gen 5i data acquisition systems. The systems also use HBM GN6470 and GN413 input cards. In order to expand the testing to recording temperature during testing of polyethylene fibers, NIST needs to be able to utilize the existing systems. As such, the required system needs to be directly compatible with the current NIST owned HBM systems. Market research has shown that HBM is the sole company who can provide this equipment to NIST. Given these facts, HBM is the only source reasonably available to provide the required equipment and software. The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 11:00 am EST 29 August 2016, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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