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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 10,1997 PSA#1884

Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

66 -- COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT OF A TWO-COMPARTMENT DOUBLE TROUGH SOL N68936-97-R-0224 POC Cindy Thorpe, Procurement Technician, (619) 939-4123 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA, intends to enter into negotiations, on an other than full and open competition with Nippon Laser & Electronics Laboratory, Sanbonmatsu-Cho Atsuta-Ku, Nagoya 156, Japan, to procure a two compartment double trough piece of equipment with accessories and associated services, and optional accessories. The intended use of this equipment is to fabricate polar polymer films for use in electro-optic devices for naval applications. Nippon Laser & Electronics Laboratory is the only source that will meet the requirements for a two-compartment Moving Wall LB trough. There are only few LB trough producers in the world, none domestic. A market research survey has been made to determine and identify all sources capable of meeting this requirement. The requirements are listed as the following contract line item numbers (CLIN) item and quantities: CLIN 0001 a two-compartment trough (double trough) consisting of the following items: two moving wall systems; two surface pressure sensors; heterolayer dipper system; IBM-compatible software. Additional specifications of the two-compartment Moving Wall LB Trough are: effective surface area = 512cm(squared) X 2; Substrate dimension = 80 (width) X 80 (length) mm; Trough material = Fluororesin (PTFE); Trough inner dimension = 200mm(wide) X 870mm(long) X 13(108 for the well)mm(deep)[for each of the two compartments]; moving wall material = PTFE coated on glass; monomer spreading are(max) = 530 cm(squared) [for each compartment]; compression speed = 3 to 60mm/minute; dipping speed = 3 tot 60 mm/minute; surface pressure measurement range = 0 to 100 mN/m; surface pressure resolution = 0.1 mN/m; temperature control range = 10 degrees to 70 degrees celcius; temperature control precision = .02 degrees celcius; power supply = 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1KVA; cabinet out dimension = 1500 mm (wide) X 600 mm (long) X 700 mm (high); cabinet material = steel plate; Weight of deposition portion = 140 Kg; weight of temperature controller = 48 Kg each [one for each compartment]. Other accessories are: wilhelmy plates (1 each); chemical spatula (1 each); molecular syringes (1 each); surface pressure calibrator (1 each); pincette's (1 each); CLIN 0002 cabinet for atmosphere control (1 each); CLIN 0003 freight and insurance charge; CLIN 0004 IBM-compatible includes: AD & PIO boards (1 each); CRT monitor (1 each); printer (1 each); rack (1 each); CLIN 0005 3-day's time of one engineer at China Lake for installation and training; CLIN 0006 tiltable dipper mechanism (1 each). The following CLIN items 0007-0010 are options that the Government may want to purchase as funding becomes available in the fiscal year FY98 or FY99. The options include the following contract line item number (CLIN) items and quantities; CLIN 0007 temperature controller (with water circulation) (1 each); CLIN 0008 IR Zone treatment Equipment (for heating); CLIN 0009 Monomolecular orientation control system; CLIN 0010 Two auto Spread Units and software (for dispensing and cleaning). CLIN 0011 Delivery FOB Destination at China Lake, CA, installation and training for 3 days; or alternate delivery, CLIN 0012 Delivery FOB Destination at Los Angles International Airport without training and installation. The solicitation number will be N68936-97-R-0224 with a SIC Code of 3559. Responses to this intent to solicit, other than Nipon Laser & Electronics Laboratory, should be submitted in writing to Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Center, Code 210000D, Attn: Cindy Thorpe, Procurement Technician, or L. Dell Hledik, Contracting Officer, China Lake, CA 93555-6100, no later than 15 days from the date of this synopsis and shall address your experience and capability to produce the two-compartment double trough with accessories which can meet the above stated accuracy and compatibility requirements of the Government and can be delivered within 4 months after award. Questions may be addressed to Cindy Thorpe, Procurement Technician (760) 939-4123 or L. Dell Hledik, Contracting Officer (760) 939-3772. (0189)

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