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66 -- OXYGEN ANALYZER SOL 53SBNB960085 DUE 061699 POC Pauline Mallgrave, Contracting Officer, Tel (301) 975-6330, or Patricia Duggan, Contract Specialist, Tel (301) 975-8007, FAX (301) 963-7732, 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. The solicitation number is 53SBNB960085 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 Regulation Circular 97-11. This action is unrestricted. The associated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3823, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one Oxygen Analyzer, Delta F Corporation (NanoTrace II Model 560-0020) brand name or equal, to be used in research and development into Standard Reference Materials for nitric oxide mixtures below 1.0 mmol/mol (in oxygen-free nitrogen). The system shall include an Automated Zero and Span Calibration System, Model 560-CAL-A-HCP or equal, and a Two-Way RS232 Serial Communication Interface, Model 560-RS232 or equal. Salient characteristics of the system shall include: (1) trace oxygen concentration range of 0 to 20 mmol/mol (ppm); (2) lowest trace oxygen concentration range of 0 to 1 nmol/mol (ppb); (3) lowest detectable trace oxygen concentration of less than 100 pmol/mol (ppt); (4) maximum response time at 500 pmol/mol (ppt) of less than 30 seconds; (5) microprocessor controlled; (6) RS232 interface; (7) automated zero and span calibration; (8) ISO 9001 Supplier Quality and Production Quality Management (SQM/PQM); and (9) factory calibrated against NIST traceable gas standards. If quoting other than brand name product, the quoter 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 8 weeks after receipt of order, FOB destination, Gaithersburg, MD. All shipping charges must be included in quoted price. Commercial warranty shall be included in quoted price. The government intends to issue a fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotations: (1) Technical Capability, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are significantly more important than price. All quoters shall submit the following with their quotation: (1) technical description and/or product literature; (2) a list of three contracts completed during the past three years for identical items including the name of the contracting activity, contract number, total contract value, contracting officer, and telephone number; and (3) a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (available at the Internet site www.arnet.gov/far). The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. 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: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 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 Vietname 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); and 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer may be downloaded from the Internet site www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Government. 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 quotations will not be accepted. The deadline for receipt of quotes is 3:00 p.m. EDT on June 16, 1999. Posted 06/02/99 (W-SN338225). (0153)

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