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66 -- TWO-AXIS ELECTRONIC AUTOCOLLIMATOR SOL 53SBNB960084 DUE 052599 POC TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-4390;Paul G. Cataldo, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6332 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/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 DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.*****This solicitation, #53SBNB960082, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-09. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 5048, and the small business size is 500 Employees.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a quantity of one (1) Two-Axis Electronic Autocollimator. The autocollimator shall be capable of measurement in two-axes (X and Y), so as to be able to measure artifact squareness errors.*****The Autocollimator shall meet the following specifications: Instrument resolution of at least 0.05 arc-seconds in both measurement axes over a measurement range of at least 30 arc-minutes; a signal acquisition range greater than the measurement range, approximately 60 arc-minutes. Accuracies shall meet the following 3 criteria: accuracy over the total measurement range of +/- 0.25 arc-seconds or better; in any single 10 arc-second interval in the measurement range, accuracy of +/- 0.10 arc-seconds or better; autocollimator repeatability of +/- 0.05 arc-seconds or better. The autocollimator optics shall have a focal length of at least 300 mm to make full use of existing laboratory optical fixturing equipment. A minimum working distance of 15 meters is required. The autocollimator shall have an RS-232 computer interface for computer control and data acquisition, and an adjustable base ( x and y dimensions) for fine adjustment of the reflected image and positioning of the autocollimator. The autocollimator shall meet the following acceptance testing uncertainty when being used tomeasure a well-known NIST six-sided polygon check-standard before final acceptance of the instrument is given. Measured angle deviations in each of the 60 degree intervals shall not exceed +/- 0.25 arc-seconds from NIST measurement history as defined by the equation : -- -- -Square root of the sum of the autocollimator uncertainty squared and artifact geometry squared -- -- - where autocollimator uncertainty is a one sigma value from the test data representing short term repeatability and alignment errors; and artifact geometry is a value determined from taking the one sigma value (from a rectangular distribution) of surface topography data already obtained on this polygon from phase stepping interferometry. *****Delivery is required within 7 weeks after receipt of order (ARO).*****Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The FOB point shall be DESTINATION, Gaithersburg, MD.*****The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items.*****Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: (A) Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government's specifications (offerors shall submit a quotation addressing all required specifications, and shall provide descriptive literature for item(s) quoted; (B) Past Performance (offerors shall submit evidence of having produced and sold comparable units within the past 5 years, with indication of performance success (list of 3 references, with name of contact, firm, phone number, and item(s) purchased); and (C) Price. Technical evaluation criteria [(A) and (B)], when combined, are more important than price.*****The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.*****Vendors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need, or the vendor's taking exception to it.*****All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 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) Alternate I of 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; 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.***** All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes (Original Plus One Copy Of Quote And Enclosures), by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on MAY 25, 1999, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3572. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. Posted 05/10/99 (W-SN329703). (0130)

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