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63 -- RADIO FREQUENCY DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SOL 53SBNB860144 DUE 090998 POC Anita K. Tolliver, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6308 -- Fax (301) 963-7732 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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. SOLICITATION NUMBER 53SBNB860144 IS BEING ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a requirement for Pentek digital signal processing hardware and software. This Pentek hardware is the heart of the Sub-Atomic Displacement Competence project at NIST and has been proven over the past 8 months to meet all of NIST's prototype design goals. The prototype hardware that NIST has proven to be effective uses the Pentek 41 MHZ A/D converter and the Pentek digital receiver. NIST now needs to expand their signal processing system and move their project out of the prototyping phase and into the implementation phase. To accomplish this, NIST requires three (3) more Pentek 41 MHZ A/D converters and three (3) more digital receivers. The Pentek boards are drop-in replacements both for hardware and software with NIST's existing system. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN), quantities, and unit issues are as follows: CLIN 0001, Pentek 41 MHz 12-bit Dual A/D Converter, Part #6441, Qty. 3 each; CLIN 0002, Pentek 8 ch Digital Receiver 2 input HSP500116, Part #6508, Qty. 3 each; CLIN 0003, Pentek 2 slots wide cable, Part #2117-002, Qty. 3 each; CLIN 0004, Warranty (specify what is included in the warranty); and CLIN 0005, Manuals, The contractor shall provide all manuals and the Government has the right to reproduce the manuals for its use as necessary, CLIN 0006, Technical support over-the-phone via toll-free number or a number that shall be within the local calling distance of Gaithersburg, Maryland and CLIN 0007, FOB Destination: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the contract; and pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination, to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The desired delivery time is 30 days after award. The required delivery time is 90 days after award. The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. However, as an addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items, paragraph (f) Late offers does not apply to this acquisition. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Offers shall include appropriate product information that clearly documents that the offered products are those listed above. 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, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (15) 52.225-21 (Alternate I), 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. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3669 with a size standard of 750 employees. However, this acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of a quotation which address CLINs 0001-0006; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 4) 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. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Anita K. Tolliver, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on September 9, 1998. Faxed offers will be accepted at #301/963-7732. Posted 09/03/98 (W-SN245520). (0246)

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