National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div.,100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572

58 -- DIODE-PUMPED YAG LASER SOL 53SBNB960066 DUE 041499 POC Patricia Duggan, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-8007; 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. This action is restricted to manufactured products of Bruker Optics of Bruker Spectrospin to ensure full optical, mechanical, and electrical integration of all parts and components in existing National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST)Bruker Model RFS-100FT Raman system. NIST intends to negotiate for a brand name Bruker Model R514-N diode-pumped Nd YAG laser, 1064 nm, 2-Watt with the following components:(a)Bruker Model R272-03 fiber optics laser cable for coupling to Bruker Raman Microscope; (b)all required mounting parts plus components for full integration with RFS-100 bench for 785 nm and 1064 nm excitation; and(c)installation. Commercial warranty shall be included in the quoted price. Delivery is FOB, destination Gaithersburg, MD,and is required 60 days after contract award. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for brand name only 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. FAR clauses and provisions referenced in this solicitation may be downloaded from Internet site http://www.arnet.gov/far. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 53SBNB960066 and is being issued as a Request for Quotations(RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. See numbered Note 1. The Standard Industrial Classification(SIC)code is 3826. The small business size standard is 500 employees. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, is applicable 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 3 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 -- Commerical 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 Condidtions -- Commercial Items; and 52.212-5(a)-Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in 52.212-5(b), are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity;52.222-35,Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans;52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities;52.222-37,Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era;52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies;52.225-21, 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. EDT on April 14, 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 (304-963-7732). Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315269). (0091)

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