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

66 -- IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB860077 DUE 061798 POC Linda Shariati, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-5053 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 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 through this announcement and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement is the solicitation. The solicitation number is 53SBNB860077. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. This requirement is not set-aside; The SIC Code associated with this requirement is 3827 and the size standard is 500 employees. The Offeror shall identify the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in the following format: CLIN number -- 0001; description -- Imaging Workstation; unit -- each; quantity = 1; unit price = $______; and total price = $_______; CLIN number -- 0002; description -- Microscope of incident and transmitted light, brightfield/darkfield; unit -- each; quantity = 1; unit price = $_____; and total price = $_______; CLIN number -- 0003; description -- Warranty of Image Analysis System; unit -- lot; quantity = 1; unit price = $_______; and total price = $______; CLIN -- 0004; description -- User Manuals for the Image Analysis System; unit -- lot; quantity = 1; unit price = $_______; and total price = $_______; CLIN number -- 0005; description -- Installation; unit -- lot; quantity = 1; unit price = $______; and total price = $________; and, CLIN 0006; description -- On-site user training; unit -- lot; unit price = $_____; and total price = $_______. Please provide your pricing in the CLIN structure identified above. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities to meet the following requirement. The Contractor shall provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with a Image Analysis System that meets the following requirements: Comprehensive selection of digital imaging analysis; Application solutions for measurements of digital and real time thermal spray coating images (particles in flight, impacting splats and interface contiguity); Digital image analysis requirements for process protyping in thermal spray coatings includes applications that can perform automatic processing of multiple exposure images (autocorrelation, particle tracking, particle image velicimetry, Fourier transform analysis) and morphological analysis (size, shape, area, count, percent, etc.) Phase identification and scan large areas at high resolution through multiple field analysis; Monitor system shall present application software and image on same screen; a minimum of 8.4 gigabyte hard drive; a minimum of 128 Meg of RAM; a high resolution (minimum 736 x 574) color camera with both monochrome and color; Programmable scan input for compatibility with non-standardvideo sources; Premium PC: Pentium 300 MHZ Pentium II or faster; Full Macro library; and, Built in PIV and Fourier transfer analysis software. Due to the complexity of the multiple exposure images (auto-correlations, particle tracking, particle interactions on the substrate, etc.) specialized transformations and enhancements like those described below to decipher these images shall be provided: Grey transforms such as top hats may be used for identification of small detail (useful in analysis for fine structure); Gradient (useful for identification of subtle grey level changes); Color images segmented into RGB (Red, Green, Blue) or HSI (Hue, Saturation, Intensity). The ability to detect and analyze colors in both modes allows the user to detect structure with very subtle color variation more accurately and respectably; Automated analysis of coincident structures including number of substructures and total area included by substructure. This can be used in texture analysis (thermal spray coatings) and opticalreticle analysis; Qwin software tools applied in a macro sequence to be used in a repetitive fashion or driven interactively under operator control. The Contractor shall provide warranty with this system. The Government requires delivery within 60 days after receipt of the order. FOB Destination. The system shall be delivered as one unit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 231, Room B156, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The system shall be installed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide at least one copy of the user manuals for the system. The Contractor shall grant the Government the right to reproduce the manual. The Contractor shall provide user training on the system. The training shall be conducted at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, as mutually agreed to by the parties. The Contractor shall provide at a minimum one year of warranty on the system. The provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are responsible for submitting information in an original and two copies which addresses (1) FAR 52.212-1, (2) the technical requirements, (3) Warranty terms and conditions, and (4) Prices in accordance with the CLIN structure above and a copy of any published price lists. In addition, the Offeror shall submit one completed and signed representations and certification in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. A copy of these representations and certifications can be downloaded from the Internet at url: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with the evaluation and award based on lowest priced technically acceptable. To be considered technically acceptable, the Offeror shall submit information/product literature/product description which addresses each of the technical requirements stated above. Offerors should assume that the evaluation will be based primarily on the information submitted in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation. Promises to comply or a blanket offer of compliance with the requirements is not acceptable and will be considered as not meeting the technical requirements. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated in the resulting contract. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and incorporates those clauses identified as items (6) through (10) and (13). All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Offers must be submitted to the address above. Offers must be received by June 17, 1998, 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. If you have any questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Linda Shariati at (301) 975-5053. FAR references can be retrieved in full text at the following url: http://www.arnet.gov/far. Copies of the Representations and Certifications as well as the Agency Level Protest Procedures can be retrieved in full text at the followingurl: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. This acquisition incorporates the Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer (Dec 1996). (0156)

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