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58 -- LASER SCANNERS AND SENSORS. SOL 53SBNB967048 DUE 030599 POC Patricia Duggan, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-8007, Fax (301) 963-7732; Pauline Mallgrave, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6330. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate with Robotic Systems Technology of Westminister, MD, on a sole source basis for a 32-Laser Rangefinder Line Scanner to include a Processor Board Assembly with FireWire Interface. The design, physical, and performance characteristics of the 32-Laser Rangefinder Line Scanner shall include the following: The laser shall have a nominal maximum range of 50 meters; the laser line scanner shall have 32 horizontal line scans, each line shall cover 90 degrees in azimuth having 180 range measurements at .5 degree steps; the 32 lines shall be equally spaced over +/- 10 degree steps; the system size not including the shroud shall be 14.5 inches wide by 5.56 inches high by 12.5 inches deep; the system shall have a scan rate of 60 scan frames per second; the input voltage shall be 18 to 32 volts DC; and the power shall be less than 110 volts. The equipment shall be compatable with the Department of Defense Demo III program. The required delivery is 30 weeks after receipt of order, FOB destination, Gaithersburg, MD. The government intends to issue a fixed price purchase order for this requirement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations to NIST, Attn: Patricia Duggan, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all quotations received by 3:00 PM Eastern Time March 5, 1999, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Posted 02/22/99 (W-SN300980). (0053)

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