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36 -- WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING EQUIPMENT SOL 53SBNB960009 DUE 121698 POC Paul Cataldo, Contracting Officer, Tel (301) 975-6332, or Anne McFarlane, Contract Specialist, Tel (301) 975-4648, FAX (301) 963-7732, e-mail anne.mcfarlane@nist.gov WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. SOLICITATION NUMBER 53SBNB960009 IS BEING ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) USING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. 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. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a BROTHER HS-3100 WIRE MACHINE OR EQUIVALENT, meeting the following specifications at a minimum. MAIN UNIT: Workpiece dimension minimum 8x8x4 (height) inches; Allowable workpiece weight minimum 50 lbs.; X and Y axis stroke minimum 7x4 inches; Z-axis stroke minimum 4 inch (manual); Maximum machining speed minimum 10 sq. inch/hour; Wire Diameter 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 mm; Surface Roughness 3 or better Micrometer Rmax; Dielectric fluid system, part submerged under water during cutting; Power Supply 208V, 3-phase,60 Hz; Total power input not to exceed 14kVA; Installation area not to exceed 90 x 90 inches (should include maintenance area); Weight not to exceed 1500 lbs. DIELECTRIC FLUID SUPPLY: Filters and ion exchangers removable and replaceable; fluid type -- water, closed-loop filtering and deionization; Self-contained, no water hook-up necessary while running; Chiller System allows continuous running; NUMERICAL CONTROL UNIT: Controllable axes X and Y; Minimum drive unit 0.00004 inch; Interpolation functions linear, Arc; Input -- Keyboard, RS-232C interface; Operating modes -- program, retract, trace, restart reset, interrupt reset, jog, step, centering, edge find, zero-set, line reset. The quotation shall include delivery to Gaithersburg, MD, installation, a minimum one year warranty from date of installation, and training for 4 NBSR employees, ranging from technician to scientist lasting from 2 to 4 days. Delivery is required within 60 Days after receipt of order. The Government will award a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the Government's requirement contains the lowest price. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Two copies of the quotation; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) A copy of the most recently published price list; and 5) 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. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. 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, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (10) 52.225-3, Buy American Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; ; 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. Copies of the above referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Anne McFarlane, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572,Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 16, 1998. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 12/01/98 (W-SN275766). (0335)

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