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

67 -- HIGH-SPEED VIDEO CAMERA SOL 53SBNB867023 DUE 012098 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6364 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, 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 FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. Responses are due on or before January 20, 1998. The SIC code is 3861 and the related small business size standard is 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building Environment Division has a requirement for a high-speed video camera which will be used by NIST for recording pool boiling. Line Items are as follows: 0001: One (1) High-speed Video Camera, Redlake Imaging Model No. Motion Scope HR 2000; 0002: One (1) 4,000/8,000 fps Option; 0003: One (1) 12.5mm -- 75 mm Zoom Lens; 0004: One (1) Clamp, Bogen #2929; 0005: One (1) Variable Friction Arm, Bogen #2900; and 0006: One (1) Carrying Case for MotionScope. This is a brand name or equal requirement. If quoting other than brand name product, the offeror must provide the manufacturer=s brand, model or part number along with a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of this announcement. This may include product literature, specification sheets, cuts, illustrations, drawings or other documents if necessary. The performance and physical specifications are as follows: 1) Portability; 2) Weight not to exceed 15 lbs.; 3) Built in monitor; 4) Shutterspeed to 1/80,000 of a second; 5) Ability to phaselock a minimum of 3 cameras; 6) Optional cable length to 100 feet; 7) Removable infrared filter; and 8) Must have at least a 6000 frames per second speed and sufficient resolution to view a 0.3 mm diameter bubble. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination, 30 days after contract award at NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Price; 2) Contractor's approach to meeting or exceeding the performance and physical specifications. Offeror=s found to be within the competitive range shall be asked to give a demonstration of their camera which will include an evaluation of: 1) Sufficient resolution of pool boiling; and 2) Ability to focus on and fill a full camera frame with an 8mm x 8mm image. Technical performance is significantly more important than price. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, (13) 52.225-18, (15) 52.225-21, and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Quote which addresses the line items listed above; 2) technical description and/or product literature; 3) description of commercial warranty; 4) two (2) copies of the most recent published price list; and 4) one completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Faxed offers will not be accepted. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 20, 1998. (0012)

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