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66 -- III-V SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL BEAM EPITAXY EFFUSION CELLS SOL 53SBNB760277 DUE 081497 POC Debra A. Hoffman, 301-975-4648, 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 & Technology (NIST) has a requirement for III-V semiconductor material beam epitaxy effusion cells. 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 53SBNB760277 IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ). THIS ACTION IS UNRESTRICTED AND IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE TEST PROGRAM CITED IN FAR SUBPART 13.6. NIST has a requirement for five (5) effusion cells for a semiconductor MBE system to evaporate the following materials: Ga, In, Al, Be, and Si. The cells are tailored for the specific material. All cells: (1) must have an integral water cooling shroud with a maximum in vacuum OD of 2.00" (5 cm), (2) must be mounted on a 4.5" (11.25 cm) OD CF flange, (3) must have an exterior (air side) length less than 3.1" (7.75 cm) measured from the 4.5" (11.25 cm) CF flange knife edge side due to space limitations, (4) must have the electrical and water connections coming out perpendicular to the cell axis (and within the space constraints in item #3 above) due to space limitations. Each cell must come furnished with a 1 kW power supply and a microprocessor controlled temperature controller with thermocouple inputs. The cells must be heated with DC power and not AC. The temperature controller must have an interface for computer control. A 25 foot power cable must be supplied with each cell. The specific specifications for each cell are as follows: (1) 40cc Ga effusion cell: in vacuum length of 10.50" (26.7 cm), the cell must be of a hot-lip design, the cell must be supplied with a 40cc PBN crucible, (2) 16cc In effusion cell: in vacuum length of 10.50" (26.7 cm), the cell must be of a hot-lip design, the cell must be supplied with a 16cc PBN crucible, (3) 40cc Al effusion cell: in vacuum length of 12.0" (30.5 cm), the cell must be a cold-lip design, the cell must be supplied with a 40cc PBN crucible, (4) 16cc Be dopant effusion cell: in vacuum length of 12.0" (30.5 cm), the cell must be supplied with a 16cc PBN crucible, (5) 16cc Si dopant effusion cell: in vacuum length of 12.0" (30.5 cm), the cell must be supplied with a 16cc PBN crucible. Quotations shall include the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). CLIN 0001 is ONE EACH 40cc Ga Effusion Cell, CLIN 0002 is ONE EACH 16cc In Effusion Cell, CLIN 0003 is ONE EACH 40cc Al Effusion Cell, CLIN 0004 is ONE EACH 16cc Be Dopant Effusion Cell, and CLIN 0005 is ONE EACH 16cc Si Dopant Effusion Cell. Manufacturer's sales literature or other documentation shall be provided in the proposals to show that offered products meet or exceed requirements as specified above. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. The required delivery date is three (3) months from the date of award. The delivery location is NIST, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Acceptance location will be the address of the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 46. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3674, with a size standard of 500 employees. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are approximately equal to price. All vendors are to include with their quotes a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded from the NIST external web page (http://www.nist.gov/ admin/od/contract/repcert.htm). The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -Commercial Items. The following additional clauses, which are cited in clause 52.212-5(b) are applicable to this acquisition as follows: 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; and 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. Additionally, the (COMM DEV) DOC AGENCY-LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES LEVEL ABOVE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER is applicable to this acquisition and is available in full text and can be downloaded from Internet address http://www/nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. All quotes should be sent to NIST, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Copies of the above referenced clauses are available upon request or can be downloaded from the following Internet address: http://www.gsa.gov/far/. Faxed quotes will not be accepted. All responsible firms may submit a quote (original plus one (1) copy) by 3:00 P.M., Washington, DC time, on 28 August 1997. (0216)

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