DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

70 -- FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE TO STUDY THE VIBRATION GENERATED FROM HAND TOOLS SOL RQ99-025 DUE 052499 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882/Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, 304/285-5883 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN 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. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation No. RQ99-025. This procurement is being issued unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 7372 with a size standard of $18M annual receipts. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-08. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, WV has a requirement for: : CLIN (001) one each, a software system to study the vibration generated from power hand tools and CLIN (002) software maintenance for one year. The finite element program will be used for comprehensive simulations of multi-physical systems and biomechanical systems. The minimum requirements to the program are as follows: (1) Must be able to carry out the pre-process, solution and post-process in a user-friendly graphical interface. Must be able to run on a SUN or SGI (UNIX) system and float the license on the network (LAN); (2) Must be able to carry out structural analysis, including static, dynamic, transient, natural frequency, harmonic response, response spectrum, random vibration, buckling and non-linear material properties; (3) Must be able to handle greater than 100,000 DOF; (4) Must be able to model the contact between two 3D bodies; (5) Must be able to do thermal analysis including steady state, transient, phase change and thermal structure; (6) Must be able to model acoustics, fluid dynamics and coupled-fields; (7) Must be able to interact with the ADAMS program from MDI Inc. Offerors shall include in their quotation software maintenance (technical support and software upgrades) for a period of one (1) year after installation of software. EVALUATION FACTORS:Offers will be evaluated on their ability to provide all items which meet or exceed the stated specifications. The Government will evaluate based on F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must demonstrate the unit's ability to meet the specifications above or your offer may be rejected. The Government intends to make one award to the responsive, responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era "; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products." DELIVERY: The Government requires delivery of all items within 60 days after receipt of order. Quotes are due May 24, 1999, 3:00 p.m. local prevailing time. Fascimile submissions are not authorized. Submit the following to DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) original and two copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Pricing Schedule for the CLINs listed above ; (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) descriptive literature for evaluation purposes; and (5) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304)285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 05/05/99 (W-SN328226). (0125)

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