Operational Contracting Division, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Ste 3 Bldg 1, WPAFB OH 45433-5309

66 -- ORIENTATION IMAGING & ANALYSIS SYS SOL F33601-96-R-A053 DUE 082096 POC For copy, ASC/PKWO, Attn: Bldg 260, 1940 Allbrook Dr Ste 3, WPAFB OH 45433-5309, POC: C Marion, 513-257-5197, Fax No 513-257-3926. This is only a Sources Sought. No solicitation is available at this time. Interested sources must provide proof of capability to ASC/PKWOCB, attn: Cindy Marion, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Ste 3, WPAFB OH 45433-6503 no later than 12 Jul 96. Also include your business size. The standard industry code is 3826. Therefore, the small business standard is 500 employees. The item which may be procured is a digitally linked and controlled Orientation Imaging and Analysis System (OIAS) combined/coupled with a Chemical Imaging and Analysis System (CIAS) to be installed on an existing Leica 360FE Scanning Electron Microscopy. The digital driver and computational part of this coupled system must be capable of simultaneously acquiring and analyzing orientation information as well as chemical information from a single electron beam spot size 200 by 600 nanometers. Further the system must be capable of controllling the electron beam position to produce a beam raster (with a step size of 0.1 micron) over a prescribed area (of at lest 40 square microns) in less than one hour of time. The orientation analysis part of the system must be capable of determining residual strains, texture diagrams and orientation density functions. The chemical analysis part of the system must be capable of qualitative analysis of the EDS spectra and X ray mapping. The coupled system shall be capable of controlling the SEM beam movement, operating and acquiring data from the two detectors systems simultaneously, automatically analysis of the orientation and chemical date in real time and representing the analysis by a variety of methods including charts, graphs, pole figures, and color graded imaging. The two detectors of the system must be retractable when the SEM is operating in the secondary electron imaging mode. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to Cindy Marion, Contracting Specialist, (513) 257-5197. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, Bldg 52, 2475 K. Street. Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 5433-7642, at (513) 255-3855, with serious concerns only. (0179)

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