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B -- PRODUCE SUPERSONIC INERT GAS METAL ATOMIZER CONTROLLER USER'S MANUAL AND REFERENCE. SOL 52SBNB6C9220 DUE 083096 POC Kathleen Lettofsky (301) 975-6342 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire the services of Intelligent Computing Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD for a scientist in the field of metallurgical processing control. It is anticipated that only Intelligent Computing Technologies has personnel with unique background and expertise that are essential to the success in the proposed tasks. A key employee can satisfy the requirement, because he was the designer and implementer of the currently existing Supersonic Inert Gas Metal Atomizer (SIGMA) controller and thus has the unique knowledge concerning its development and design, which is needed for the production of the comprehensive user's manual and reference guide required in this acquisition. Also, the scientist making the required final software modifications and additions to the SIGMA controller requires a thorough knowledge of the present system. The contractor shall produce a Supersonic Inert Gas Metal Atomizer (SIGMA) Controller User's Manual and Reference Guide that will describe comprehensively the SIGMA controller and how to operate the SIGMA Control system during a SIGMA atomization run as developed during the past two years at NIST. The manual and reference guide shall discuss in detail the steps required to perform an atomization run on this system and how to save a log of the data collected during a run. 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 this type of service. 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 requirement for competitive proposals. However, all ''capability statements'' received within 45 days after date of preparation of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A solicitation is not available. See Numbered Note 22 and 26. (0177)

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