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66 -- SPECTRORADIOMETER, PORTABLE RADOMACAM SOL 53SBNB860114 DUE 072898 POC Calvin Montgomery, (301) 975-6334 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 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 will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB860114 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using simplified acquisition procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3829. The small business size standard is 500 employees. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities, and unit issues are as follows: CLIN 0001, Spectroradiometer, Portable Radomacam, Qty. 1 each consisting of the following specifications; -Optical head should be portable, less than 16" on a side -Equipped with 9' cable to electronics module -Spectral Range: 380 nm to 780 nm -Spectral Bandpass: approximately 5 nm -Wavelength accuracy: better than +/- 1 nm -Wavelength repeatability: better than .05 nm -Color accuracy (for llluminant A): X,Y better than or equal to +/-.0005 -Stray Light: Less than 10(-4) -Polarization Error: Less than 1% over the wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm -Control software included -GPIB interface with command descriptions; CLIN 0002 is for installation; CLIN 0003 is for manuals; CLIN 0004 is fo one year warranty. Required delivery within 30 days from contract award. F.OB. Point: Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Delivery location is National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899. The provision at FAR 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Award will be made to lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Offer shall include appropriate product information that clearly documentsthat the offered products are those listed above. Offerors shall include a 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. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 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, (15) 52.225-21 (Alternate I), and 52.233.3, Protest After Award; DOC AGENCY-LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES LEVEL ABOVE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. This acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offers shall submit the following: Quotes which address the CLIN established in the CBD announcement; Technical description and/or product literature and two copies of the most recent published price list. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Calvin Montgomery, Solicitation Number 53SBNB860114. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 28, 1998. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 07/21/98 (W-SN226341). (0202)

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