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66 -- ONE X-RAY DIFFRACTION IMAGING APPARATUS SOL 53SBNB760230 DUE 081897 POC Calvin Montgomery (301)975-6334 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 X-Ray Diffraction Imaging Apparatus meeting Aerotech part numbers and minimum specifications or equivalent for the following : CLIN 0001, ATS50100-U-02P-0-00/ES1347-1 -- X-axis, 40 inch travel linear table with end of travel limits, 0.2in/rev precision ground ballscrew; CLIN 0002, ATS50045-U-02P-0-00/ES13447-2 -- Y-axis, 18 inch travel linear table with end of travel limits, 0.2in/rev precision ground ballscrew; CLIN 0003, ATS50075-U-02L-0-00/ES13447-3 -- Z-axis, 30 inch travel linear table with end of travel limits, 0.2in/rev leadscrew; CLIN 0004, ES13447-4 -- Z-axis bracket for detector side of system; CLIN 0005, Alignment -- PAL5/five arc second orthogonal XY assembly; CLIN 0006, Alignment -- PAL5Z/five arc second orthogonal Y, Z, L-bracket assembly; CLIN 0007, ES13447-5 -- Mounting plate for the base of Detector Y-axis; CLIN 0008, ATS50030-U-02P-0-00/ES13447-6 -- Y axis, 12 inch linear travel table with end of travel limits, 0.2in/rev precision ground ballscrew; CLIN 0009, ATS50030-U-02L-0-00/ES13447-7 -- Z axis, 12 inch linear travel with end of travel limits, 0.2in/rev leadscrew; CLIN 0010, ES13447-8 -- Z-axis bracket for sample side; CLIN 0011, Alignment -- PAL5Z/ five arc second orthogonal Y, Z, L-bracket assembly; CLIN 0012, ES13447-9 -- Intermediate mounting plate for sample load; CLIN 0013 SMS-0-30/ES13447-10/ -- 50ft cables with tinned controller end leads; CLIN 0014, 450SMB3-HM/ -- Stepping motor with connector and once-per-rev home marker; CLIN 0015, INTEGRATION-CO -- System setup and checkout. Includes special assembly and engineering for system. Drawings will be available with RFP. This Acquisition is a Small Business Set-Aside. Required delivery is 3 months from contract award. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. This award will be done using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The anticipated award date is August 29, 1997. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Please request copies of the proposal in writing. See Note Numbered 1 (0216)

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