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66 -- SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET HORIZONTAL FIELD SPLIT PAIR FOR NEUTRON DIFFRACTION SOL 53SBNB860156 DUE 090898 POC Brenda K. Lee, (301) 975-6394 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to procure a Superconducting Magnet Horizonal Field Split Pair For Neutron Diffraction using simplified acquisition procedures, under the authority of the test program for certain commercial items cited in FAR Surpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. 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 53SBNB860156 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. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3826. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This action is unrestricted. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities, and unit issues are as follows: CLIN 0001 SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET HORIZONTAL FIELD SPLIT PAIR FOR NEUTRON DIFFRACTION: Central Field: 7.5 tesla at 4.2 K in symmetric mode, 9.0 tesla at 2.2 K in symmetric mode. Bore Diameter: 50mm, Stability in Persistent Mode: at least 5 parts in 100000 per hour. Neutron access: +/- 3.5 degrees conical onto 25mm dsv through split,+/-5 degrees onto 25 mm dsv through bore. HOMOGENEITY: 0.5% over 10 mm dsv, 1.0% over 20 mm dsv. Protection Circuit: Resistor/Diode. CRYOSTAT: Overall Diameter: 450 mm, Rectangular tails at the level of magnet. Beam height: 152 mm above base of cryostat is preferred can not exceed 182mm. Mounts on goniometer with 4 x 6M 325.4 PCD. Hold times: Helium: 60 hours, with magnet in persistent mode at 4.2K and VTI at 300 K . Nitrogen: 60 hours. VARIABLE TEMPERATURE INSERT: Temperature Range: 1.5 K to 300 K, as measured at the VTI heat exchanger. Sensor and Heater: Cernox sensor and heater mounted on heat exchanger. Sampler access: 30 mm. Automated Temperature Control. WINDOWS: OVC with sapphire windows over the full beam access described above. LN radiation shield windows of single-xtal silicon and 100 nm Al film. VTI windows of sapphire to withstand 1.5 bar in either direction. CLIN 0002 Cryogen level probes and meters. CLIN 0003 Bipolar superconducting magnet power supply with RS-232 interface. CLIN 0004 Temperature Controllers to monitor and control both the VTI and sample and with RS-232 interface. CLIN 0005 Sample stick with baffles and mounted Cernox calibrated sensor and 25-50 Ohm 50 Watt heater. CLIN 0006 INSTALLATION: Service engineer will arrive at facility, unpack, leak check, cool down, operate and train on system operation. The contractor shall provide installation of the system within 30 days after delivery. A 30 day acceptance testing period after the installation shall apply. Required delivery within nine (9) months after contract award. FAR 52.247-35 FOB Destination, Within Consignee's Premises, Delivery location is National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 235, 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. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Award will be made to the lowest price, technically acceptable offer. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-1(b) and submit 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses CLIN 0001-0006; 2) three (3) copies of technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation; 3) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s) or contract prices with current proposed prices for the same or similar items (include the contract number, contact person, and telephone number, company or organization, contracting officer and telephone number; And 4) Past Performance Information. Two (2) copies of a list of two contract/purchase order completed during the past three years for similar equipment with the following information: Name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, total contract value, contracting officer and telephone number. 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 (1) 52.203-6, with Alternate I (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, (15) 52.225-21(ii) (Alternate 1), and 52.233.3, Protest After Award; Department of Commerce 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. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Brenda K. Lee, Solicitation Number 53SBNB860156. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 1998. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Requests for a copy of a solicitation package will be disregarded. No solicitation package will be issued. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Brenda K. Lee at the telephone number identified above. Posted 08/28/98 (W-SN243323). (0240)

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