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66 -- LASER BEAM DELIVERY AND FOCUSING OPTICAL SYSTEM SOL N00173-99-R-AT03 POC Evangelina R. Toledo, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.AT, (202) 767-2021, Wayne Carrington, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: CLICK HERE, TOLEDO@CONTRACTS.NRL.NAVY.MIL. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, N00173-99-R-AT03 is a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated provisions and clauses of this acquisition are those in effect for Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Federal Acquisition Circular 97-08 (excluding 97-07) and for Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) through Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 91-13. The small business size standard for this acquisition is 100 and the SIC code is 5049. This acquisition is unrestricted. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for CLIN 0001, Laser Beam Delivery and Focusing Optical System with Sample Visualization. The laser beam delivery and imaging system will be part of a two step laser desorption/multiphoton ionization mass spectrometer microprobe instrument being constructed for the Microchemistry and Molecular Biology of Microbial Biofilms program. The system will deliver a pulsed laser beam of specified wavelength, energy and beam diameter to the surface of a sample in the mass spectrometer system. This beam will desorb components of the sample, which will be ionized by a second laser. The system must be capable of delivering the output of a carbon dioxide laser (wavelength of 10.6 microns) to the surface of a sample so that the beam is focused to a spot size of 40 microns and the pulse energy is at least 100 microjoules. The carbon dioxide laser will be provided by the end user. The system must also be capable of delivering the output of a UV laser (wavelength 248 nm) to the sample surface with a 10 micron spot size and pulse energies of at least 15 microjoules. The UV laser will be provided by the vendor. Steering and collimating optics must be used to deliver a collimated laser beam to an objective lens that will be used to focus the beam on the sample. The steering and collimating optics must be designed so that the distance between the laser and the objective lens can be varied to accommodate the experimental setup. Combined or separate objective lenses may be used to focus the beam on the sample, but the objective must be designed such that it does not have to be located closer than 2.5 cm from the sample. The imaging portion of the system must be capable of illuminating, with visible light, the spot on the sample being irradiated by the laser. It is critical that the visible illumination of the sample be centered at the same point as the laser beam. The illuminated spot and the sample must be visualized by a real time video imaging system. It must be possible to grab frames of the images from the video system and store them on a computer (PC-compatible) based data system. The Laser Beam Delivery and Focusing Optical System with Sample Visualization must meet or exceed the following specifications: 1. UV Laser: Wavelength -- 248 nm; Maximum pulse duration -- 70 ns; Minimum pulse repetition rate -- 50 Hz; Minimum Pulse energy -- 45 microjoules; 110 volt operation 2. Beam delivery and viewing system: 2.1. 248 nm beam focusing system: 2.1.1. 10X vacuum compatible objective; 2.1.2. must be capable of delivering minimum spot size of 10 micrometers; 2.1.3. must be capable of delivering pulse energy of at least 15 microjoules; 2.2. 10.6 micron beam focusing system: 2.2.1. 10X vacuum compatible objective. 2.2.2. must be capable of delivering minimum spot size of 40 micrometers; 2.2.3. must be capable of delivering at least 100 microjoules 2.3. beam attemuator: a variable attenuator must be supplied to adjust pulse energy; 2.4. pulse energy monitor: a laser energy detector must be provided; 2.5 Visible Imaging System: 2.5.1 must be capable of illuminating, with visible light, spot that is irradiated by the laser; 2.5.2 must utilize same optical delivery system as that used for laser; 2.5.3. illumination spot must be centered on spot irradiated by the laser; 2.5.4. imaging must be at least 250 lp/mm; 2.5.5. illumination spot must be visualized with a color CCD camera and displayed in real time on a 17 inch color monitor; 2.5.6. selected digital images from the color CCD camera may be stored on a computer system, (frame grabber) for later evaluation; 3. Gas cabinet and laser enclosure: gases for laser should be suitably enclosed; laser beams should be suitable enclosed; 4. System must be tested at factory before acceptance and must be installed by vendor on-site. Full documentation of operating instructions and repair/maintenance manual must be included. Contractor must provide a standard commercial warranty, including an offer of extended warranty as provided in customary commercial practice. The contractor will be required to certify that the offered equipment will perform precisely as described in this specification. All capabilities must be demonstrated during the initial installation and will be reviewed prior to final acceptance of the instrument. Delivery and acceptance is at the Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue, S.W. Washington D.C. 20375-5326, FOB Destination, no later than 120 days from date of award. The FAR and DFAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. The proposal must demonstrate an understanding of all requirements covered in the RFP's terms and conditions. General statements that the offer can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, that well-known techniques will be used, or paraphrases the RFP's Specifications in whole or in part will not constitute compliance with these requirements concerning the content of the technical proposal. Offerors will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. The specific evaluation criteria under paragraph (a) of FAR 52.212-2 are: (1) price, (2) technical capability of the item offered to meet NRL needs, and (3) past performance. Technical and past performance combined are of equal importance compared to price. Offerors are advised to include with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The additional clauses that are applicable to this acquisition are FAR 52.203-6, FAR 52.203-10, FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-37, FAR 52.225-3, FAR 52.225-18, and FAR 52.247-64. The clauses at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The additional clauses cited applicable to this acquisition are DFARS 252.225-7001, DFARS 252.225-7007, DFARS 252.225-7012, DFARS 252.204-7004, and DFARS 252.232-7009. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO rated order certified for national use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15CFR700). Any questions generated, as a result of this solicitation must be received no later than 10 days before the closing date. Original and two (2) copies of the Offeror's proposal must be delivered to Contracting Officer, Bldg. 222, Rm. 115A, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220.AT, 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C., 20375-5326 no later than 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. on 26 March 1999. The package should be marked RFP N00173-99-R-AT03, Closing Date: 26 March 1999. For more information regarding this solicitation contact Evangelina R. Toledo, Contract Specialist,(202) 767-2021. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Synopsis number AT03. Posted 01/27/99 (W-SN292033). (0027)

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