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66 -- ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALIBRATION AND MEASURING CENTER SOL 52SBNB6C9087 DUE 040896 POC Kathleen Lettofsky (301) 975-6342 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) one-dimensional calibration and measuring center. It is anticipated to negotiate with the sole supplier, American SIP Corporation, Elmsford, NY for the Calibration and Measuring Center SIP-550M (Ref. No. 4001), and Pair of Ball-Tipped Probes (Ref. No. 4022). Only this equipment has the range, accuracy and design with specific requirement of variable and automatic application of the measuring force to meet NIST's requirement to calibrate ball bars and ball step gages in order to establish the measurement capability in providing calibrated artifacts that will allow U.S. manufacturers to establish traceability for their 40,000+ coordinate measuring machines. The machine's components consists of: 1) a single horizontal measuring axis, and two additional mutually orthogonal non-measurement positioning axes, capable of operating under computer control; 2) vertical axis (non-measurement) which are manually operated and are equipped with some type of scale to indicate the axis position; 3) using the manufacturer supplied computer control system, the machine has the capability to automatically and precisely apply a user selectable gaging force during measurements; 4) design of the measurement axis is a vee and flat way system to minimize carriage distortions due to imperfect geometry. Adherence to the Abbe principle is a requirement, which is provided by this single axis measuring machine. Delivery is required 90 days after contract award date. Interested offerors may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements by submitting a capability statement. The capability statement must provide adequate information and qualifications to provide the calibration and measuring center. All of the above must be received for the Government to consider whether to open this requirement for competition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all ''capability statements'' received within 45 days after date of the CBD announcement of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A solicitation is not available. See Numbered Note 22. (0057)

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