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66 -- AUTOMATIC AC THERMOMETRY RESISTANCE RATIO BRIDGE SOL 40SBNB867015 DUE 012998 POC Contract Specialist, David Orris, (301) 975-4154, Contracting Officer, Paul Cataldo, (301) 975-6332 WEB: NIST Contracts Hompage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02 applies to this acquisition. The National Institute of Standards (NIST) has a requirement for an Automatic AC Thermometry Resistance Ratio Bridge, Model F-18 and intends to negotiate with ASL, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810 as the only source. See Note 22. The SIC for this procurement is 5065. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The specified product, ASL=s Model F-18, is the only know machine that satisfies the following minimum specifications: 1) The resistance ratio shall have a resolution of 0.1 ppm from the front panel and 0.01 ppm over the IEEE-488 bus of the full range reading; 2) Ratios shall be measurable over a range from 0 to 1.299 999 9 using external resistance standards ranging between 1 ohm and 200 ohms; 3) Accuracy of the bridge shall be a 0.1 ppm of the ratio, with no more than 1 nV rms detector error; 4) The bridge shall be an AC inductive voltage divider with the carrier frequency of 30 Hz and 90 Hz (0.5 and 1.5 times the line frequency); 5) Detection bandwidth shall be selectable over a range from 0.5 Hz to 0.02 Hz; 6) Sensor currents shall be selectable at the following values: (0.1, 0.2, 0.5)x (1, 10, 100)x(1.0mA, 1.214mA); 7) The bridge shall be capable of manual or automatic balancing of both the in-phase and quadrature components of the signal; 8) An analog output of +/- 10V shall be supplied; 9) The input noise impedance shall be selectable as 1 ohm, 10 ohms, or 100ohms; 10) The bridge shall have a 115 V, 60 Hz power supply; 11) Connection cables, instruction manual, and a rack mountable case shall be provided; 12) The bridge shall be equipped wit an IEEE-488 interface capable of controlling all bridge settings and of transmitting measurement results; 13) The offeror must also include the following stipulation: If the supplier of the bridge should release a new primary standards AC thermometry bridge, then a 100% trade-in allowance of the supplied bridge towards a new bridge must be offered. The supplied bridge may be an ex-demo unit. FOB is destination. Delivery is required 6 weeks after award of purchase order at the following location: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, RT 270 @ Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. NIST intends to solicit one source pursuant to FAR 13.106-2(a)(5), which permits solicitation from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. However, NIST will consider all capability statements received within 14 days after the posting of this combined synopsis-solicitation. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by submitting a written capability statement. The capability statement must provide adequate information describing how the they will satisfy the above requirements. If it is determined that more than one source can satisfy the requirements of this acquisition, NIST will solicit competitive quotations. However, this determination is solely within the discretion of NIST. The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors -- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required To Implement Statues Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In compliance with the said clause, the following additional clauses are incorporated as part of and apply to the acquisition: 52.203-6; Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled andVietnam 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; 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products; and 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program, with Alternate I. Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer apply to this acquisition. These protest procedures can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. ASL shall submit the following: Quote which addresses the following contract line item number (CLIN): CLIN 0001, Model No. F18, ASL Automatic AC Thermometry Bridge with IEEE and +/- 10v Analog Output, Qty 1 each. ASL shall also submit a technical description and/or product literature and two copies of the most recent published price list and one completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. Submission shall be sent to National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Attn: Mr. David Orris, Solicitation 40SBNB867015. Submissions must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on January 29, 1998. The offer or modifications to the offer received at the address specified for the receipt of offers/quotes after the exact time specified for receipt of offers/quotes will not be considered. A faxed quotation will not be accepted. (0007)

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