NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273

70 -- LOAD CELL CALIBRATION SYSTEM SOL P8RS00158-CLV DUE 021398 POC Carol L. Van Gelder, Contracting Officer, Phone (805) 258-3071, Fax (805) 258-2904, Email carol.van.gelder@qmgate.dfrc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/DFRC/date.html#P8RS00158-CLV. E-MAIL: Carol L. Van Gelder, carol.van.gelder@qmgate.dfrc.nasa.gov. This notice 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA DFRC intends to purchase a complete turn key load cell calibration system to include: 1 each-Modern PC based computer system, brand name with a pentium processor, minimum clock speed of 166Mhz, must have a minimum of 32MB of RAM, preferably 64MB, 4GB hard drive, 24X CD-ROM, 4 full size expansion slots, a 17 inch SVGA monitor or equivalent, include and run Windows95; 1 each-Force calibration software package, be user friendly, menu driven, and not require knowledge of the operating system for a technician to operate, have plotting, printing, tracking, data storing and recall capabilities, capable of analyzing data, such as: plot and calculate percent deviation, non-linearity, error band, non-repeatability; 1 each-Three channels of high-resolution, low noise signal conditioning boards, 22 bit or higher, maintain a low noise level of plus or minus 1 micro volt or less, linearity error less than 0.001 percent full scale, a zero temperature coefficient less than 0.1 micro volt/degree fahrenheit, a span stability of plus or minus 0.001 percent or less in 24 hours and plus or minus 0.003 percent or less in one year, zero stability of plus or minus 5 micro volts or less in one year, provide 10 volt constant voltage excitation for the load cells with stability of plus or minus 1 micro volt; 1 each-A minimum of three load cell standards with capacities of 2 thousand, 20 thousand or 25 thousand, and 100 thousand pounds,load cells must be universal, preferably with a jammed thread adapter permanently installed, have an output in the 2 to 4 mV/V full scale range, a repeatability error of 0.005 percent or less,standard deviation of 0.005 percent or less, static error band of 0.05 percent or less full scale, creep of 0.01 percent or less of load in 20 seconds to 20 minutes, temperature effect of 0.0008 percent degree fahrenheit or less on output, be calibrated to ASTME74 standards; 1 each-Load cell simulator or other means to calibrate the system, must be compatible with load cell cables supplied by contractor, have output settings of at least plus or minus 5 mV/V in increments of 1 mV/V, output accuracy of 0.0015 percent or less of setting for one year, a temperature coefficient of normalized output of 3 ppm degree fahrenheit or less of setting, must have a minimum of three cables of 25 foot lengths to connect the load cell standards and load cell simulator to the signal conditioning boards, must be made of sturdy construction and have EMI shielding included, must have a minimum of two cable adapters of short lengths to connect cable assemblies to NASA load cells, must be wired according to attached diagram. System configuration, setup and checkout: The contractor shall configure the system such that 'on delivery', it is ready and configured for the checkout test. All software must instarlled, configured, and tested by the contractor. All hardware must be installed, configured, and tested by the contractor. The contractor must provide one day of training for up to 5 technicians and/or engineers at the manufacturers site or at NASA Dryden. Training must cover the operational procedures, hardware, software, and maintenance; 1 each-A minimum of three sets of complete documentation including: operating procedures, hardware manuals, software manuals, maintenance procedures, and system drawings. NASA shall provide the hydraulic load frame machine, hydraulic load controller, and the hydraulic power supply to apply the necessary loads to complete the calibrations. NASA shall provide the necessary power for the system. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3823 and 500, employees respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, Edwards, CA shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact [or bid distribution office], by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Standard_Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference. Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than 2-6-98. Quotations are due by 2-13-98, 4:00 PM PST to the address specified above and to the attention of the Point of Contact identified below. Selection and award will be made by price and other related factors. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. An ombudsman has been appointed See Internet Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). See Note(s) 1. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0029)

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