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67 -- HIGH SPEED COLOR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB860068 DUE 052298 POC Contracting Officer, Joan M. Smith (301) 975-6458, Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon (301) 975-4390 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, #53SBNB860068, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3861, and the small business size is 500 Employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a quantity of one (1) High Speed Color Digital Video Camera System which will be used to record series of images of combustion, fire, and smoke related phenomena which occur on millisecond time scales, and will enable direct image analysis with high spatial and temporal resolution that will lead to greater understanding and characterization of the phenomena. The Contractor shall provide a high speed color digital video camera system that shall include all necessary hardware and cables, and that shall meet the following technical specifications: (1.) The system shall consist of a minimum of the following subsystems: (a) electronic imaging camera, and (b) processor with controls, digital storage, and interfaces; (2.) The electronic imaging camera shall image a full-frame of at least 500 pixels in the horizontal dimension and 380 pixels in the vertical dimension of the imaging plane. The camera shall produce a digital color image directly without need for postprocessing; (3.) The system shall be capable of imaging full frames at 1000 frames per second (fps). At least 2 lower framing rates shall be available for full frame imaging; (4.) The system shall be able to store at least 2500 color digital frames in Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM); (5.) The processor shall be capable of: playback at rates ranging from 1 fps to over 900 fps, at least 5 playback rates between the minimum and maximum, and both forward and reverse; (6.) The processor shall be capable of downloading digital TIFF images directly to a computer without additional postprocessing of the raw data with software; (7.) The system shall be capable of recording before or after the user supplies a manual trigger or when an electronic trigger signal is received; (8.) The system shall include RS-232C and SCSI interfaces, a PCMCIA board, and digital RGB (VGA) and NTSC outputs; (9.) The system shall include an optical disk drive that still leaves a SCSI port free for connection with other devices; (10.) Images shall include parameter settings used to produce the image as well as date and time; (11.) The camera shall have a C-type mount for lens attachment; (12.) The system shall include a cable at least 5 meters long for communication between the camera and processor; (13.) The system shall include a hand-held keypad; and (14.) The system shall include its own power supply. In addition, the Contractor shall provide (a) one copy of associated manuals and system description; (b) all required on-site installation; (c) one day of on-site training; and (d) a one-year warranty. Delivery is required within 60 days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. The FOB Point shall be Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. 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, in descending order of importance, as follows: Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government=s specifications, Past performance (offerors shall submit evidence of having produced and sold comparable units, with indication of performance success), and Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. . Offerors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need or the offeror's taking exception to it. 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 http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. 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, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (10) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; (13) 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products; (15) 52.225-21, Buy American Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; 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 interested, responsible firms should submit quotes, by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on May 22, 1998, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: Tamara Grinspon, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. (0127)

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