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43 -- TURBO AUTO HIGH VACUUM EVAPORATOR SOL 53SBNB967050 DUE 040299 POC Patricia Duggan, (301) 975-8007, FAX (301) 963-7732 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 FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 53SBNB967050 and is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. This procurement is set aside for small business. The associated Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 3821, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one Turbo Auto High Vacuum Evaporator (Denton Vacuum Part Number 0058-087-106) configured with the following features and options: (1) Upgrade evaporator power supply to 2 KVA switchable between two positions on the baseplate, having circuitry for automated evaporation sequence and 5 and 10 volt transformer taps, part number 0058-082-228; (2) Cooling option for 2 KVA power supply, part number 0075-024-039; (3) Heavy-duty filament/boat holders, two pair, configured for upward evaporation geometries, part number 0084-016-045; (4) Quartz crystal thickness monitor with circuitry for automated evaporation sequence, part number XTM/2; and (5) Air operated shutter with circuitry for automated evaporation sequence, part number 0084-020-022, or equal. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: The Denton Vacuum Model 502A Turbo Auto High Vacuum Evaporator has a stainless steel chamber having two 8-inch conflat ports and front-loading access door, automatic pump down and venting controls, 100 liters/second turbo molecular pump, metal bellows-sealed pneumatic high-vacuum and backing valves, 15-inch diameter stainless steel baseplate and valve trap, integral liquid nitrogen trap, and automated deposition rate monitor with feedback control. The system must be 100 percent compatible with existing Denton chromium sputter source, sample holders, and sample rotating platforms, and must maintain all automatic functionality (pump down and deposition) associated with these devices. This is a brand name or equal requirement. If quoting other than brand name product, the offeror must provide the manufacturer's brand, model or part number along with a technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the salient characteristics of the requirement. This may include product literature, specification sheets, illustrations, drawings, or other documents if necessary. Required delivery is FOB Destination (Gaithersburg, MD) within 84 days after date of award. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a fixed price purchase order 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. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical Capability, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are significantly more important than price. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Government. All offerors shall submit the following with their quote: (1) technical description and/or product literature; (2) a list of three contracts completed during the past three years for identical items with the following information: name of contracting activity, contract number, total contract value, contracting officer, and telephone number; and (3) a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (available at the Internet site www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm). The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; and 52.212-5(a) -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in 52.212-5(b), are applicable to this acquisition: 52.226-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies; 52.221-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program (Alternate I); Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer (available at Internet site www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. All interested responsible firms should submit quotes by 3:00 p.m. EST on April 2, 1999. Quotes should be mailed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572, Attn: Patricia Duggan. Faxed quotes will not be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone (301-975-8007) or fax (301-963-7732). Posted 03/17/99 (W-SN309748). (0076)

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