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66 -- GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB960058 DUE 040199 POC Julie M. Liu, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6492, Fax (301) 963-7732; Sandra L. Febach, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6326. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.Nist.gov/admin/od/Contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (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. SOLICITATION NUMBER 53SBNB960058 IS BEING ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-10. The SIC code applicable to this acquisition is 3829 and the related small business size standard is 500; however, this requirement is unrestricted. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a gamma-ray spectrometry system consisting of the following components: (1) coaxial high-purity germanium gamma detector, meeting the following requirements: (a) relative efficiency = 40% or greater; (b) resolution at 1333 keV -- 1.75 keV or less; (c) Peak/Compton ratio = 65:1 or greater; (d) coaxial slimline resistive-reset preamplifier in vertical cryostat with 30-L Dewar; (2) research grade nuclear pulse amplifier, Ortec Model 672 or equal; and (3) bias supply of 6kV with remote shutdown controlled by detector in item 1. Required delivery shall be FOB Destination (Gaithersburg, MD) within 60 days of award. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer. To be considered technically acceptable, an offer must meet all the minimum requirements stated above (i.e., product specifications, delivery requirements). The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition. In addition, 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 (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (21)(ii) 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program, Alternate I; 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 all FAR clauses are available at www.arnet.gov/far. All offerors shall submit the following as part of their offers: (1) quotation -- three copies; (2) technical description and/or product literature -- two copies; (3) most recent published price list, if available -- two copies; and (4) 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. Offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Building 301, Room B-117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572, Attn: Julie Liu. For additional information, call the POC identified above. Submissions must be received by 3:00 PM local time on April 1, 1999. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 03/15/99 (W-SN308654). (0074)

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