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66 -- MICROHARDNESS TESTER AND XY AUTOMATIC TRAVERSING SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB7C1104 DUE 040897 POC Julie Liu (301) 975-6727, Fax (301) 963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Specifications which list all salient characteristics of the required commercial items may be obtained by calling (301) 975-6727. Solicitation 53SBNB7C1104 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Award will be made based on technical acceptability and price, with technical acceptability being significantly more important than price. An item must meet all specifications to be considered technically acceptable. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3829 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The contract line item numbers (CLIN), items, quantities, and units of measure are: CLIN 0001 Wilson Tukon 300 BM Microhardness Tester (or equal) with dust cover, operating manual and Microhardness Test Block, 1 lot; 0002 XY Automatic Traversing System (or equal) for Tukon 300 Series system, 1 lot; 0003 Knoop Diamond Indenter (or equal) for 300 Series, 1 lot; 0004 Vickers Diamond Indenter (or equal) for 300 Series, 1 lot; 0005 Indenter weight matching charge (or equal), 1 lot; 0006 Universal clamp and level device (or equal) for 300 Series, specifically modified to locate customer's part, 1 lot. Please submit your pricing in accordance with the CLIN structure identified herein. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Required delivery is FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, within 60 days after award. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Agency. All offerors are to include with their offers 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; 52.212-5(a), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in clauses 52.212-5(b) are applicable to this acquisition: 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, MD 20899-0001. Faxed quotes will not be accepted. All quotes are due by 3 PM EST on April 8, 1997. (0099)

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