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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 53SBNB7C1083 DUE 031197 POC Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon -- (301) 975-4390, Contracting Officer, Pauline E. Mallgrave -- (301) 975-6330 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@NIST.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a quantity of 20, Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers, of the capsule type. The Thermometers shall have the following physical specifications -- Resistance: R(273.16 K) = 25.5 Ohms plus or minus 0.1 Ohms; Wire Element: High purity platinum wire, fully annealed, in a strain-free configuration; Purity: To meet or exceed the ITS-90 criteria of R(234.3156 K)/R(273.16) less than or equal to 0.844235; Lead Wires: 4 platinum wires each with diameters not less than 0.010" and not greater than 0.016"; length not less than 3" and not greater than 5"; Outer Sheath: metal alloy with the following dimensions: outside diameter not less than 0.198" and not greater than 0.223", diameter tolerance: round to within 0.002", and length: 1.9" plus or minus 0.2"; Inner Sheath: Platinum or platinum alloy (may be same as outer sheath); Header: Glass or ceramic high vacuum feedthrough; Encapsulation: Hermetic; Backfill Gas: 99.9999% pure Helium, internal gas pressure of at least 30 kPa at 300 K; Internal Self-heating: Self heating less than or equal to 0.6 mK/square mA at 273.16 K; Electrical Insulation: Insulation resistance of at least 1000 MOhms at 300 K; Temperature Range: Must be capable of thermal cycling between 4 K and 450 K with no noticeable degradation in hermetic seal; and Engraving: The outer sheath of each unit should be inscribed with the following characters: "NIST SRM 1750", plus a unique serial number of at least four digits. THIS 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 ; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, #53SBNB7C1083, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 40. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3822, and the small business size is 500 employees. The FOB Point shall be Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Delivery is required according to the following schedule: 10 units within 60 days of the Notice of Award; and the remaining 10 units within 120 days of the Notice of Award. Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Acceptance location will be the address of the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: Technical Capability, Past Performance and Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are significantly more important than price. All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in clause 52.212-5(a) are applicable to this acquisition and (b) as follows: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; 52.225-21, Buy American Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. All quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either bytelephone or fax. However, faxed quotes will not be accepted. All responsible firms may submit a quote (original plus three copies) by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on March 11, 1997. (0055)

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