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36 -- DYNAMIC CONTACT MODULE SOL 53SBNB960057 DUE 032699 POC Nick Nichols, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6333: Romena R. Moy, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-4999 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.Nist.gov/admin/od/Contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This action is restricted to manufactured products of Nano Instruments Innovation Center (NIIC) of MTS Systems Corporation to ensure mechanical compatibility and software continuity in existing National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Nano Indenter II system. NIST intends to negotiate for a brand name Dynamic Contact Module System with the following components and minimum specifications: a) displacement resolution: 0.0002 nm. b) Maximum indentation depth: >15 microns. c) Loading column mass: <100 mg. d) Typical damping coefficient: 0.02 Ns/m. e) Typical resonant frequency: 180 Hz. F) Load resolution: 1 nN. g) Max load: 10 mN. h) Installation and calibration included at no extra charge. Commercial warranty shall be included in the quoted price. Delivery is F.O.B. Gaithersburg, MD and is required six weeks after receipt of the purchase order award. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for brand name only commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal AcquisitionRegulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. FAR clauses and provisions referenced in this solicitation may be downloaded from http://www.arnet.gov/far. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB960057 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. This action is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) code is 3629. The small business size standard is 500 employees. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. 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, price and other factors considered. Other factors include the offerors ability to provide post sales and engineering support on a timely basis. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-2 and submit a sufficient description of the items being offered in order to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of the provision 52.212-2 are as follows: (1) the technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government's requirement; (2) past performance. Technical capability and past performance when combined are significantly more important than price. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including paragraph B, subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, and (15) 52.225-21, Alt.I, and paragraph C, subparagraphs (1) 52.222-41 and(2) 52.222-42. Wage Determination Number 94-2103, Revision 16, dated June 5, 1998 is applicable to performance in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. Offers are due by 3:00 P.M. EST on March 26, 1999 and must include a copy of the provisions 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 & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Bldg. 301, Rm. B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Faxed offers will not be accepted. For information, call the POC identified above. Posted 03/12/99 (W-SN307890). (0071)

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