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66 -- UPGRADE OF PARTICLE IMAGING VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB960050 DUE 032499 POC Anita Tolliver, Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer, 301-975-6308; Fax 301-963-7732 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 Dantec Measurement Technology, Incorporated on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Part 13.501(a) for the upgrade of a Dantec FlowMap Particle Imaging Velocimetry Processor (PIV) from PIV 2000 to PIV 2100. The upgrade shall also include upgrading the Flow Manager Software to Version 3.0 and the purchase of a high power mirror arm and base. The upgrade of the Dantec FlowMap Particle Imaging Velocimetry Processor is only available from Dantec. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is being issued using simplified acquisition procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written quotation is being requested from Dantec Measurement Technology, Incorporated and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 53SBNB960050 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN), quantities, and unit of issue are as follows: CLIN 0001, Convert PIV 2000 to PIV 2100 Processor, Qty. 1 each; CLIN 0002, Upgrade Flow Manager Software to Version 3.0, Qty. 1 each; CLIN 0003, High power mirror arm, Qty. 1 each; and CLIN 0004, Base for high power mirror arm, Qty. 1 each. The contractor shall deliver FOB Destination within 30 days after receipt of order to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 5063, with a size standard of 500 employees, however this action is unrestricted. The clause at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and the quote will be evaluated for price reasonableness. The clause at 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 subparagraphs (1) 52.203-6, (11) 52.222-21, (12) 52.222-26, (13) 52.222-35, (14) 52.222-36, (15) 52.222-37, (21)(ii) 52.225-21, and DOC agency-level protest procedures level above the Contracting Officer, which is available in full text and can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest/htm. Other clauses that apply to this acquisition are 52.227-19, Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights. The full text for the above FAR clauses are available at the following Internet address http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Also, the Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items applies to this acquisition: The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract and listed below shall be able to accurately process date data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the product documentation provided by the contractor, provided that all listed or unlisted products (e.g. hardware, software, firmware) used in combination with such listed product properly exchange date data with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Governmentunder this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing within ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-10. Dantec Measurement Technology, Incorporated shall submit by 3:00 p.m. local time on March 24, 1999: (1) Three (3) copies of their quotation addressing CLINs 0001-0003, (2) Two (2) copies of their most recent published price list and (3) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, which may also be downloaded from the NIST external web page, at address http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. Dantec Measurement Technology, Incorporated shall submit a copy of their software license agreement if it applicable to this purchase. You are advised that the license agreement must comport with applicable Federal laws, regulations and otherwise satisfy the Government's needs. Faxed quotes will be accepted at (301) 963-7732. Or please mail to the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Attention: Anita Tolliver, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability (product literature or specifications) statements to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, the Government will consider all quotes received by March 24, 1999. The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order to Dantec Measurement Technology, Incorporated before April 9, 1999. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. For information, call the POC identified above. Posted 03/12/99 (W-SN307976). (0071)

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