SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Microcomputed Tomography (Micro CT)
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334517
— Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, California, 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA16591101RFQ
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Matthew J Heagy, Phone: 6506041019, Umetria Thomas, Phone: 6506043001
- E-Mail Address
-
matthew.j.heagy@nasa.gov, umetria.y.thomas@nasa.gov
(matthew.j.heagy@nasa.gov, umetria.y.thomas@nasa.gov)
- 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 Quotations (RFQ) for one (1) High-Resolution Microcomputed Tomography Instrument. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005-89 dated 15 August 2016. This procurement is a full and open requirement. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334517 and 1000 employees respectively. These Items called for by this request for quotation have been identified by a "brand name or equal" (BNOE) description. NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has identified a BNOE for the Bruker Skyscan Microtomograph. Such identification is intended to be descriptive but not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. Quotations offering "equal" products will be considered for award if such products are clearly identified and are determined by the Government to fully meet the salient characteristics and requirements listed in the solicitation. To ensure that sufficient information is available for technical evaluation, the offeror shall furnish descriptive material (technical information, brochures, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. Offerors not providing technical information shall be excluded from competition. Specifications (CLIN 0001) – The Microcomputed Tomography instrument shall: 1. be capable of scanning bone tissue and other specimens 2. have a resolution of 350 nm or better 3. shall have an integrated variable X-ray intensity source that is selectable by the user A. - 100 kV variable X-ray source with < 5 micron spot size with automatically variable spot size B. - Continuous variable peak energy 20-100kV, 0-250 uA, 10W 4. have an integrated X-ray detector A. - Cooled 16 Mp CCD detector or better with coupling to the scintillator of at least 1:1 fiber-optic plate B. - No smaller than 24 x 36 mm field of view, C. - No less than 4904 x 3280 pixels image size D. - 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 variable binning for fast live imaging E. - 14-bit digital output for extended dynamic range 5. be capable of scanning samples A. Scanning object diameter of at least 75 mm B. Scanning length of at least 70 mm 6. have the capability for reconstruction arrays with cross section formats of up to 14456x14456 pixels (209 Mp/slice) with isotropic grid 7. have a multi-position automatic filter changer 8. be supplied with at least 3 sample mounts of different types and a beam alignment pin 9. have an integrated micro-positioning stage with at least 5 mm X and y travel 10. have integrated radiation safety capability limiting radiation exposure level to <1 microSv/h at any point of external surface of the instrument 11. have an automatic sample changer with at least 16 positions 12. include a graphics computer workstation system with: a. Dual Intel six or more -core Xeon processors b. 3Gb NVIDIA Quadro graphics card c. 128 GB RAM d. 9 TB HDD 13. provide GPU accelerated reconstruction software based on the NVIDIA Quadro CUDA standard 14. The Microcomputed Tomography instrument computer system shall provide the following additional suite of software that is open source and able to be downloaded an used simultaneously on multiple workstations: a. Acquisition software b. Visualization software to view reconstructed data c. Format converter software (e.g. convert to TIFF, BMP, JPEG) with color adjustment palette, inversion, renaming, and combining data sets d. Bone morphological analysis software e. Realistic visualization by surface rendering software f. Realistic volume rendering software, including 3D visualization CLIN 0002- Shipping Shipping cost to NASA ARC, Moffett Field, CA, 94035 QUESTIONS: Offerors are encouraged to contact the Government for clarification if there are, or appear to be, errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the request for quote. Questions should be submitted in writing to the point of contact identified below. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: · Offers for the item(s) described above are due by Thursday September 15, 2016, 4:30 p.m. PST, to Matt Heagy, Contract Specialist, at matthew.j.heagy@nasa.gov · Must reference the solicitation number. · The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. · Offerors must have current registration and Representations and Certifications in the website www.sam.gov, · Provide the firm's DUNS number with their offer. · Quotes for the High-Resolution Microcomputed Tomography Instrument shall be Firm Fixed Price (FFP), · Be inclusive of FOB Destination (Delivery to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035). · Submissions shall also include proposed delivery period, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), · Identification of any special commercial terms, · Be signed by an authorized company representative, · Shall include acknowledgment of all amendments (if any). · Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://servermpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (OCT 2015), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Clauses Incorporated by Reference: FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management (SAM) Maintenance (July 2013) FAR 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items (OCT 2015) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification- Commercial Items (JUL 2016) 52.212-4 -Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) 52.247-34, FOB Destination (NOV 1991) Clauses Incorporated by Full Text: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items: The purchase order will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. In order to be found technically acceptable the offeror must provide the following: 1) All quoted items that meet or exceed the specification criteria set forth; and 2) offeror must show the ability to deliver the items within 8 weeks from award. Technical acceptability will be determined by a review of information submitted by the offeror which must provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. Those offerors providing an item "equal" to the stated requirement must provide descriptive literature showing the item meets the specifications in accordance with FAR 52.211-6, Bruker Skyscan Microtomograph or Equal or be considered non-responsive. FAR 52.212-5 (MAR 2015), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, 52.247-34 FOB Destination. 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) - Fill-in Text Reads as follows: the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): 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 52.232-35 Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer Information. (JUL 2013) (a) As provided in paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than System for Award Management, the Government has designated the office cited in paragraph (c) of this clause as the office to receive the Contractor's electronic funds transfer (EFT) information, in lieu of the payment office of this contract. (b) The Contractor shall send all EFT information, and any changes to EFT information to the office designated in paragraph (c) of this clause. The Contractor shall not send EFT information to the payment office, or any other office than that designated in paragraph (c). The Government need not use any EFT information sent to any office other than that designated in paragraph (c). (c) Designated Office: Name: NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Mailing Address: Financial Management Division (FMD)—Accounts Payable Bldg. 1111, Road C Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Electronic Address: NSSC-AccountsPayable@nasa.gov (End of Clause) NFS 1852.215-84 Ombudsman, (NOV 2011), is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. NFS 1852.225-70 Export Licenses (FEB 2000) – Fill-in Text: NASA Ames Research Center NFS 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information (JUN 2005) ARC 52.232-90 Submission of Invoices (JAN 2012) – (a) Invoices shall be prepared and submitted to the designated billing and payment office noted below in accordance with FAR 52.232.25 Prompt Payment clause: NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) Financial Management Division (FMD)—Accounts Payable Bldg. 1111, Road C Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Invoices shall include the Contractor's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Electronic submission is preferred, via email NSSC-AccountsPayable@nasa.gov or fax 866-209-5415. A copy of the invoice shall be provided to the Contracting Officer. (b) In the event that amounts are withheld from payment in accordance with the New Technology clause or other provisions of this contract, a separate invoice for the amount withheld shall be required before payment of that amount is made. (c) This Contract does not provide for partial payments. If applicable, payments will be made in accordance with the following schedule: Payment will be made for separately priced items which have been received and accepted by NASA, and upon receipt of a payable invoice submitted in accordance with this clause. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
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- Address: 255-3, Receiving Station, Moffett Field, California, 94035, United States
- Zip Code: 94035
- Zip Code: 94035
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