National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div., Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

66 -- MOLECULAR MEASURING MACHINE CONTROLLER SOL 53SBNB760264 DUE 081297 POC Sandra Febach/301-975-6326; 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. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for an instrument controller and data acquisition system ("controller system") for an in-house-built, 2D coordinate-measuring machine that features a large-range STM probe and laser-interferometer-based displacement measurements. The controller system hardware shall be based on the industry standard VME bus or VXI bus. A low-noise VME/VXI chassis shall be provided. There shall be four independent digital signal processors (DSPs) (TI TMS320C40 or equivalent) accessible through the VME/VXI bus. Each DSP shall have its own independent mezzanine bus for interfacing with input and output (I/O) modules. 32-bit TTL parallel I/O modules are required on all four DSPs. Two of the DSPs also require 8 channels of 16-bit DAC and 6 channels of 16-bit ADC on each. The controller system shall interface with an existing Sun Ultra workstation, operating under Solaris 2.5. The controller system development software shall be installed on this workstation. Bus adaptors shall be provided to the VME/VXI chassis including necessary hardware and software. The provided software shall also include a C source-code editor, a DSP cross-compiler, an optimized C-callable library of DSP and I/O hardware drivers, C-language programming examples, and command-line-input software for data streaming between I/O modules, DSPs, memory, and the host workstation. Complete specifications can be obtained via facsimile by calling the POC listed above. The system shall be delivered in a "ready-to-program" state, FoB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. All of the hardware and software shall be installed and fully functional. The software that is to be installed on the Sun workstation shall be installed at the NIST site. A minimum of one day of on-site training on system use shall be provided. Delivery and installation are desired two months after receipt of Order and are required four months after receipt of Order. A 30-day on-site testing period shall be allowed before final acceptance in order to allow evaluation of the differential linearity of the DACs and ADCs, the integrated functioning of the application software, etc. A minimum 1-year warranty shall be included for the system hardware and supplied software. Failing or malfunctioning components shall be replaced or repaired at no cost during the warranty period. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB760264 is issued as a Request for Quotes. The Government will award a Purchase Order to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-2 and submit a technical description of the item(s) being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of this solicitation. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (i) Degree to which the proposal meets the additional desirable features, (ii) Past experience of offeror in supplying, installing and training on similar systems, and (iii) Ease of use and breadth of features of software development systems. These technical evaluation factors are approximately equal in value, and when combined are significantly more important than price. In order for the Government to evaluate Criterion (ii) above, offerors should provide a list of three recent customers for whom similar controller systems have been delivered, and who may be contacted. Please provide addresses, telephone numbers and points of contact from each source. Offerors shall include appropriate product literature and a statement of compatibility which clearly document that offered products meet or exceed solicitation requirements. In the event that no offer is received which meets all of the minimum requirements, the Government reserves the right to award to that offer that most nearly meets the requirements. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including the following FAR clauses: 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-6, 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; and 52.225-21, Buy-American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of payments Program. The full text of all of the above clauses is accessible on the Internet at: http://www.gsa.gov/far/. In addition, DoC clause entitled Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer applies, and full text is accessible at: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. The solicitation provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 46. Offers are due by 3PM EST on August 12, 1997, and must include a fully completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Offers should reference the solicitation number (53SBNB760264) and may be mailed or hand delivered to the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Bldg 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Facsimile quotes will not be accepted. For additional information, contact the POC identified above. (0206)

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