SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Signal Distribution Assemblies for Millimeter-Wave Phased-Array Antennas - Solicitation
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- 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
- NB672040-17-03190
- Archive Date
- 6/24/2017
- Point of Contact
- Aron Krischel, Phone: 3034973032
- E-Mail Address
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aron.krischel@nist.gov
(aron.krischel@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation NB672040-17-03190 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and the accompanying attachments. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) # NB672040-17-03190. The Contracting Officer will not use nor shall this solicitation be subject to the formal source selection procedures described in FAR part 15. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-94-1. Attached below is the Specifications describing the requirements for solicitation NB672040-17-03190 for 60 GHz LO Distribution Modules. Please submit a firm fixed price quote for this item/items that meet the attached specifications. All shipping and handling charges should be included in the firm fixed price. Delivery and Inspection & Acceptance: Destination. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is conducted under the authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with NAICS code 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, and small business size standard of 750 employees. This is a total small business set aside. All communications and documents must include the solicitation # NB672040-17-0310. Please email your quote to aron.krischel@nist.gov. (complete unit and total price below no later than June 9, 2017, 2:00 PM Mountain Time ). Please direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Aron Krischel, Contracting Officer, at aron.krischel@nist.gov no later than June 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Your quote must meet all the requirements of FAR 52.212-1, as well as include the following information: · Information sufficient to demonstrate you can meet or exceed the requirements in the Specifications. · Firm fixed price quote for the 60 GHz LO Distribution Modules · Payment Terms: Net 30. · The requested delivery is 5 weeks ARO. Early delivery is acceptable. · Inspection and Acceptance at Destination · FOB Destination including delivery cost for delivery to NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305. Delivery point of contact will be provided upon award. · Provided Company DUNS No. To be eligible for this award, the offeror must have and maintain an active registration at the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov., and have completed Representations and Certifications therein. BASIS OF AWARD: Award shall be made to the vendor with the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) quote, based upon the technical specifications as detailed within the attached Specifications. This will be a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order based on the initial quotations received. Therefore, the quoter’s initial quotation should contain the quoter’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or negotiate final purchase order terms with, one or more, but not all, quoters if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. However, the Contracting Officer will not establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, or otherwise use the procedures described at FAR 15.306. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest; and issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Documentation submitted in the quotation shall be evaluated to determine that the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the Governments minimum required specifications (FAR 6.302-1). Failure to clearly and unambiguously demonstrate this will result in an “unacceptable” technical rating. PRICE: Price shall be evaluated for reasonableness. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall meet the technical specifications deliverable schedule. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (Quotes shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria shown above). The vendor must have completed the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Reps and certs must be uploaded to the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. To be eligible for this award, the vendor must be registered with the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov., and have completed the Representations and Certifications therein for the specified NAICS code, or submit separate Representations and Certifications if the specified NAICS code is not listed in their SAM registration. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR 52.212-5 clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside 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, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.225-18 – Place of Manufacture FAR 52.232-15, Progress Payments Not Included CAR 1352.213-70, Evaluation Using Simplified Acquisition Procedures CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Authority CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: NIST 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 NIST LOCAL-04, BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (a) NIST prefers electronic Invoice/Voucher submissions and they should be emailed to INVOICE@NIST.GOV. (b) Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following: (1) Contract Number. (2) Contractor Name and Address. (3) Date of Invoice. (4) Invoice Number. (5) Amount of Invoice and Cumulative Amount Invoiced to-date. (6) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). (7) Description, Quantity, Unit of Measure, Unit Price, and Extended Price of Supplies/Services Delivered. (8) Prompt Payment Discount Terms, if Offered. (9) Any other information or documentation required by the contract. (c) In the event electronic submissions are not used, The Contractor shall submit an original invoice or voucher in accordance with the payment provisions of this contract to: NIST: Accounts Payable Office 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1621 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1621 NIST LOCAL – 39, MARKING/PACKING INSTRUCTIONS (1) If the total contract/order includes multiple quantities of the same or like item(s), segregated as separate CLIN/Item numbers, deliverables shall be packed accordingly. Each individual Package / container in the shipment shall include deliverables on a per-CLIN or Item basis. (2) For each shipment made under this contract/order, the Contractor shall furnish itemized packing list(s), enumerating the specific contents of each shipping container and what specific individual components constitute a full and complete "unit" for each bid item. The packing list shall include the brief description of each item found in the Schedule. If more than one container is required for each unit, each container should be marked accordingly, e.g., "Box 1 of 2," "Box 2 of 2," and the boxes, where feasible, should be taped or shrink-wrapped together as an issuable unit. (3) The contract number AND CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) OR ORDER ITEM NUMBER shall be placed on the exterior of all containers. If you have questions, please contact Aron Krischel at aron.krischelmichael.fredericks@nist.gov. SPECIFICATIONS NB672040-17-03190 TITLE: Signal Distribution Assemblies for Millimeter-Wave Phased-Array Antennas LAB REQUESTING SERVICE: NIST/CTL/672.04 I. BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing metrology for future millimeter-wave mobile wireless communication systems. For this research program, NIST is developing channel sounding instruments that characterize the radio propagation environment at millimeter-wave frequencies. NIST will be incorporating tunable phased-array antennas into existing NIST channel sounders in the 60 GHz unlicensed communications band. In Phase I of this program, the antenna array requires a local oscillator operating in the 60 GHz band. In Phase II of this program, the antenna array requires a local oscillator operating near 30 GHz whose signal will be doubled to the 60 GHz band. These local-oscillator signals will be used in the frequency upconverters in the phased-array antenna systems for the NIST channel sounder. Because the channel sounder uses multiple antenna elements, the local-oscillator signals must be distributed (split) among four or eight channels, depending on the configuration. For accurate demodulation of the millimeter-wave-band measured signals, the local oscillator source will have extremely low phase noise. The low-phase noise and low distortion in this signal must be maintained during distribution. As well, high isolation between channels must be achieved to minimize distortion of the phased array’s transmitted or received waveform. II. OBJECTIVES Three (3) signal distribution assemblies, each consisting of passive and active microwave and millimeter-wave circuit components mounted on a metallic plate, are required to distribute signals from a local oscillator source to drive frequency converters associated with millimeter-wave antenna elements that are part of an antenna array. The assemblies shall consist of off-the-shelf coaxial and waveguide components mounted onto a metal plate made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum. Local oscillator sources to be mounted on the plates will be provided by NIST. Two assemblies operate in the 28 GHz frequency range and the third operates in the 60 GHz frequency range. III. SPECIFICATIONS A. Line Item 1: Waveguide Power Divider, 28 GHz Band, Four-Way Assembly Description 1. The assembly shall consist of a frequency source (provided by NIST) having a female coaxial 2.92 mm (K) connector at the “RF Out” port. The continuous-wave signal from this source shall be attenuated, if necessary, to provide a specified power level (defined below) at the four coaxial output ports of the assembly. The signal is then adapted to WR-28 waveguide with an endfire adapter and divided four ways. The four output signals shall be converted from WR-28 waveguide to coaxial female 2.92 mm (K) connectors using right-angle adapters. 2. The frequency source has approximately +17 dBm output. The input to the power divider shall be adjusted and tested to provide approximately 0 dBm (see tolerances below) at all coaxial output ports. 3. The components shall be mounted onto a metal plate made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum. The frequency source provided by NIST shall also be mounted on the plate. Physical dimensions of this source to be supplied by NIST. 4. The assembly shall include, at a minimum, (1) an endfire 2.92 mm (male) coaxial-to-waveguide WR-28 adapter from the frequency source; (2) a coaxial level set or fixed attenuator, as required, to obtain the desired output power at the coaxial output ports; (3) a four-way WR-28 waveguide power divider; (4) four right-angle waveguide-to-coaxial WR-28-to-2.92 mm (female) adapters; (5) waveguide connecting hardware, as appropriate; (6) four 2.92 mm (male-to-male) coaxial cables, 12” length. Electrical, Performance, and Physical Specifications 1. Port Isolation of power divider: 25 dB (Typ) 2. Insertion Loss of power divider: 0.5 dB (Typ) 3. Amplitude imbalance between the four coaxial output ports: ± 0.20 dB (Max) 4. Frequency range: At least 28.5 to 30.5 GHz 5. VSWR: 1.4:1 (Max) 6. Power Dividing: Four ways 7. Waveguide connectors: WR-28 with UG599/U Flange B. Line Item 2: Waveguide Power Divider, 28 GHz Band, Eight-Way Assembly Description 1. The assembly shall consist of a frequency source (provided by NIST) having a female coaxial 2.92 mm (K) connector at the “RF Out” port. The continuous-wave signal from this source shall be attenuated, if necessary, to provide a specified power level (defined below) at the eight coaxial output ports of the assembly. The signal is then adapted to WR-28 waveguide with an endfire adapter and divided eight ways. The eight output signals shall be converted from WR-28 waveguide to coaxial female 2.92 mm (K) connectors using right-angle adapters. 2. The frequency source has approximately +17 dBm output. The input to the power divider shall be adjusted and tested to provide approximately 0 dBm (see tolerances below) at all coaxial output ports. 3. The components shall be mounted onto a metal plate made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum. The frequency source provided by NIST shall be mounted on the plate. Dimensions of this source to be supplied by NIST. 4. The assembly shall include, at a minimum, (1) an endfire 2.92 mm (male) coaxial-to-waveguide WR-28 adapter from the frequency source; (2) a coaxial level set or fixed attenuator, as required, to obtain the desired output power at the coaxial output ports; (3) an eight-way WR-28 waveguide power divider; (4) eight right-angle waveguide-to-coaxial WR-28-to-2.92 mm (female) adapters; (5) waveguide connecting hardware, as appropriate; (6) eight 2.92 mm (male-to-male) coaxial cables, 12” length. Electrical, Performance, and Physical Specifications 1. Port Isolation of power divider: 25 dB (Typ), Max 30 dB, Min 24 dB 2. Insertion Loss of power divider: 0.9 dB (Typ) 3. Amplitude imbalance between the eight coaxial output ports: ± 0.20 dB (Max) 4. Frequency range: At least 28.5 to 30.5 GHz 5. VSWR: 1.4:1 (Max) 6. Power Dividing: Eight Ways 7. Waveguide connectors: WR-28 with UG599/U Flange C. Line Item 3: Waveguide Power Divider, 60 GHz Band and Power Amplifier, Four Way Assembly Description 1. The assembly shall consist of a frequency source (provided by NIST) having a female coaxial 1.85 mm (V) connector at the “RF Out” port. The continuous-wave signal from this source shall be adapted to WR-15 waveguide with an endfire adapter and amplified with a WR-15 waveguide amplifier supplied by NIST. The signal shall then be attenuated, if necessary, to provide a specified power level (defined below) at the four coaxial output ports of the assembly. A waveguide level-set attenuator provided by NIST shall be used for this purpose. The signal is then divided four ways. The four output signals shall be converted from WR-15 waveguide to coaxial male 1.85 mm (V) connectors using endfire adapters. The four divided signals shall be fed into the LO ports of four mixers (supplied by NIST) having 1.85 mm female connectors at the LO and RF ports. 2. The frequency source has approximately +17 dBm output. A waveguide power amplifier to be supplied by NIST will increase the input power to the four-way divider. The input to the power divider shall be adjusted with the level-set attenuator and tested to provide approximately +13 dBm (see tolerances below) at the four coaxial RF output ports of the mixers. 3. The components shall be mounted onto a metal plate made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum. The frequency source, amplifier, and level-set attenuator provided by NIST shall be mounted on the plate. Dimensions of the source, amplifier, level-set attenuator, and mixers to be supplied by NIST. 4. The assembly shall include, at a minimum, (1) an endfire 1.85 mm (male) coaxial-to-waveguide WR-15 adapter from the frequency source to the amplifier; (2) a waveguide WR-15 power amplifier and level-set attenuator (both to be provided by NIST); (3) a four-way WR-15 waveguide power divider; (4) four endfire waveguide-to-coaxial WR-15-to-1.85 mm (male) adapters; (5) waveguide connecting hardware, as appropriate; (6) four 1.85 mm (male-to-male) coaxial cables, 24” length. Electrical, Performance, and Physical Specifications 1. Port Isolation of power divider: 25 dB (Typ) Min 23 dB 2. Insertion Loss of the power divider: 1.0 dB (Typ) 3. Amplitude imbalance between the four coaxial output ports: +/- 0.40 dB (Typ) 4. Frequency Range: 59 to 61 GHz 5. Waveguide: WR-15 with UG385/U Flange IV. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY Local oscillator sources to be mounted on the plates will be provided by NIST. NIST is responsible for shipping the GFP to the Contactor. V. DELIVERY No later than five (5) weeks after receipt of order. VI. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Contractor’s facility. VII. WARRANTY Three-year warranty required on all waveguide components.
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