NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

36 -- AMPLIFIER TRANSDUCERS SOL 8-1-8-02-B9959 DUE 062298 POC Carlos M. Smiley, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0355, Fax (256) 544-4080, Email carlos.smiley@msfc.nasa.gov -- Carlos M. Smiley, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0355, Fax (256) 544-4080, Email carlos.smiley@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-8-02-B9959. E-MAIL: Carlos M. Smiley, carlos.smiley@msfc.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). LINE ITEM 01 QTY: 10 EACH, TRANSDUCER AMPLIFIERS, CONTROL AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDED, MFG PACIFIC INSTRUMENTS, P/N 9355 Q, OR EQUAL. LINE ITEM O2 QTY: 1 EACH, TRANSDUCER AMPLIFIER RACK, MASTER RACK WITH 10 CHANNEL CAPABILITIES, POWER 110 VAC, MFG PACIFIC INSTRUMENTS P/N R93-010-M, OR EQUAL. LINE ITEM 03 QTY: 2 EACH, FAN ASSEMBLY, POWER 110 VAC, MFG PACIFIC INSTRUMENTS P/N FM-3F, OR EQUAL. SPECIFICATIONS: 1. FEATURES: A. COMPLETE PROGRAMMABILITY B. GAINS 1 TO 10000 C. 300 VOLT COMMON MODE D. VOLTAGE AND CURRENT EXCITATION E. AUTOMATIC BALANCE AND ZERO F. VOLTAGE AND BRIDGE CALIBRATION G. EIGHT LOW PASS FILTERS H. REAL TIME DIGITAL OUTPUT 2. INPUT: A. CONFIGURATION: 2 TO 7 WIRES PLUS SHIELD B. BRIDGE COMPLETION: -- ALL FOUR ARMS PROVIDED ON CONFIGURATION CARD. C. MONITOR: -- TERMINALS ON FRONT PANEL USED TO MEASURE SIGNAL. 3. BALANCE: A. RANGE: -- RANGE RESISTORS MOUNTED ON THE COMPLETION CARD RESOLUTION: 0.025% B. ACCURACY: +/- 0.05% OF RANGE C. STABILITY: +/- 50 PPM/DEG C D. TIME: -- 1 SECOND 4. CALIBRATION: A. SHUNT CALIBRATION: SERIES VOLTAGE INSERTION PROVIDING 4096 STEPS OF SIMULATED SHUNT CALIBRATION. B. VOLTAGE CALIBRATION: ALTERNATE CALIBRATION INPUT TO THE DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER FOR APPLICATION OF AN EXTERNAL CALIBRATION SIGNAL. C. AUTO ZERO: AMPLIFIER AUTOMATICALLY SET TO ZERO. PERFORMED AT POWER UP AND GAIN OR FILTER CAHANGE. 5. EXCITATION: A. CONSTANT VOLTAGE: (1) OUTPUT RANGE: PROGRAMMABLE FROM 0.5 TO 15 VOLTS WITH 10MV RESOLUTION. (2) CALIBRATED STEPS: 32 EXCITATION STEPS (3) OUTPUT CURENT: 100 MA (4) STABILITY: +/- 0.01% (5) TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT: +/- 0.005% (6) MAXIMUM OUTPUT: VOLTAGE LIMITED TO 25 VOLTS, CURRENT LIMITED TO 140 MA. B. CONSTANT CURRENT: (1) OUT PUT RANGE: PROGRAMMABLE FROM 1 MA TO 100 MA WITH 50 MICROAMPS RESOLUTION. (2) CALIBRATED STEPS: 32 EXCITATION STEPS (3) COMPLIANCE VOLTAGE: 0.1 TO 15 VOLTS (4) STABILITY: +/- 0.01% (5) TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT: +/- 0.005% (6) MAXIMUM OUTPUT: VOLTAGE LIMITED TO 25 VOLTS, CURRENT LIMITED TO 140 MA. C. OPERATION: (1) REMOTE SENSE: SWITCH ON CONFIGURATION CARD SELECTS LOCAL OR REMOTE SENSIMG IN VOLTAGE EXCITATION MODE. (2) MONITOR: TERMINALS ON THE FRONT PANEL MEASURE EXCITATION. VOLTAGE OR CURRENT MONITOR SELECTED BY SWITCH ON CONFIGURATION CARD. (3) MONITOR CONTROL PANEL: EXCITATION LEVEL IS DISPLAYED ON FRONT PANEL. (4) ISOLATION: 10,000 MEGOHMS SHUNTED BY 1 PF TO POWER AND RACK GROUNDS (5) SELECTION: SWITCH SELECTION OF CONSTANT VOLTAGE OR CONSTANT CURRENT EXCITATION. 6. AMPLIFIER: A. INPUT: (1) INPUT IMPEDANCE: 50 MEGOHMS (2) SOURCE IMPEDANCE: 1,000 OHMS IN ANY UNBALANCE. (3) PROTECTION: +/- 50 VOLTS DIFFERENTIAL, AND +/-350 VOLTS COMMON MODE. B. GAIN: (1) RANGE: 1 TO 10000 WITH 0.05% RESOULITION (2) STEPS: TOTAL OF 32 GAIN STEPS (3) LINEARITY: +/- 0.01% C. OUTPUTS: (1) DATA OUTPUT: +/- 10 VOLTS AT 10 MA. OUTPUT IMPEDANCE LESS THAN 1 OHM (2) TAPE OUTPUT: 1 VOLT RMS AT 10 MA. OUTPUT IMPEDANCE LESS THAN 1 OHM. SETABLE TO +/- 10 VOLTS (3) MONITOR: TERMINALS ON FRONT PANEL MEASURE DATA OUTPUT. (4) MONITOR FRONT PANEL: OUTPUT VOLTAGE DISPLAYED ON FRONT PANEL. (5) BANDWITH: INTERNALLY SELECTED WIDEBAND OR FILTERED RESPONSE FOR EACH OUTPUT. (6) PROTECTION: PROTECTED AGAINST CONTINUOUS SHORT. D. DYNAMIC RESPONSE: (1) BANDWITH: 3 DB AT 100KHZ FOR ALL GAINS TO 1000. BANDWITH DECREASES PROPORTIONAL TO GAIN ABOVE 1000. (2) FILTER: FOUR-POLE BESSEL(24 DB/OCTAVE) LOW PASS FILTER WITH PROGRAMMABLE BANDWITHS OF 10 HZ, 30 HZ, 100 HZ, 300 HZ, 1 KHZ, 3 KHZ, 10 KHZ, 30 KHZ AND WIDEBAND. 7. RACK ENCLOSURE: 19 INCH WIDE 8. POWER REQUIREMENTS: 120 VAC, 60 HZ The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 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 3699 and 500, 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 MSFC is required within 30 days ARO. Delivery 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 CommercialItems form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Standard_Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. 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://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable. Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing (PREFERABLY BY RETURN E-MAIL) no later than JUNE 18, 1998. Quotations are due by JUNE 22, 1998, 3:00 PM, CENTRAL TIME to the address specified above. Selection and award will be made (on an aggregate basis) to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter. 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 SIGNED 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. (0166)

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