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66 -- 3/DIMENSION ROTATIONAL MICROSCOPE FOR CORROSION ANALYSIS LABORATORY SOL N00421-97-R-1178 POC Bill Jones, Contract Specialist, (301) 342-1825 X153, FAX 342-1864 The Protective Coatings Team (Code 4.3.4.1) of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD requires an Optical Light reflection Microscope. NOTICE: At the end of this synopsis this note will appear: END OF SYNOPSIS FULL TEXT VERSION. If the copy that the prospective offeror receives stops before this point, s/he has not received a complete document. This is usually the result of editing by on line synopsis publishing services. If this occurs, please call the Contract Specialist, Mr. Bill Jones at (301) 342-1825 X153 and a full version of this document will be faxed to you. THIS SOLICITATION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. . The applicable Standard Industrial Classification code is 3827 (Optical Instruments). REQUIREMENTS: 1. The Corrosion Analysis System shall consist of a main component and a secondary component. (This synopsis covers the main instrument only) The main component shall consist of an Optical Light Reflection Microscope controlled by an appropriate, state-of-the-art computer. The microscope shall be used to analyze the effect and extent of corrosion and electrochemical degradation encountered in the research and development of advanced metallic and polymeric composite materials. 2. The microscope shall have the following capabilities/equipment: (a) Variable 20X to 600X zoom magnification, (b) 1000X and 2000X fixed magnification, (c) Rotating (360 degree) magnification head with a 45 degree viewing angle, (d) Variable illumination angle, (e) Internal halogen light source (f) Hand-held and stationary table top usage, (g) Full color video image capture/viewing/manipulation/analysis/reproduction hardware and/or software and (g) 3-D (length, width, depth) measurement analysis hardware and/or software 3. The image analysis hardware/software shall be capable of categorizing/analyzing distinct objects by number, area, size and/or shape and be capable of enhancing color and contrast by using filters or other state-or-the-art techniques. Efficient management of numerous files (up to 30MB in size) shall be provided for via hardware and/or software. 4. The 3-D (length, width, depth) measurement analysis equipment shall have a measurement precision of +/- 3 microns (or better). 5. The computer, which shall be appropriate for efficient use of the microscope/image hardware and software, shall have the following minimum requirements: (a) 200 Mhz Pentium microprocessor, (b) 64 MB RAM, (c) 3.1 GB HD, (d) 120 MB floppy drive (e) 1.44MB floppy drive (f) 12X CD-ROM (g) 17 inch high resolution (.26 DP) color monitor. The operating system shall be Microsoft Windows 95 TM. 6. The printer shall be a high resolution (picture-quality) color printer with the following minimum requirements (a) a 33 MHz R3081 MIPS RISC processor, (b)48 MB RAM, (c) 300 pixel per inch continuous tome print resolution, (d) page size CYMK position proofs (e) 70 second per color page print rate. Accessories, such as printer paper and transparencies (8.5" x 11x) and color ink cartridges/ribbons, shall also be provided. 7. On site installation and training for all hardware and software shall be provided within 45 days of contract award or as agreed upon by the Navy if greater than 45 days. The main component shall be fully operational upon installation and training. These requirements are preliminary only and are subject to change in the solicitation. The proposed solicitation is a being issued on an unrestricted basis. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this effort is 3827 which has a size standard of 500 employees. Interested prospective offerors should direct all requests for copies of the solicitation to Bill Jones (Code 25421D M/S 32), Contract Specialist, Contracts Competency, Building 588, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. Solicitation requests may be faxed Bill Jones at (301) 342-1864 or 1847. END OF SYNOPSIS FULL TEXT VERSION. (0099)

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