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66 -- GAS ANALYZER SOL 53SBNB960122 DUE 071999 POC Fred Ettehadieh, Contract Specialist, 301-975-8329, Teresa Reefe, Contracting Officer, 301-975-6364. 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 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. Solicitation number 53SBNB960122 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) using simplified acquisition procedures. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-11. This acquisition falls under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3826 and the related size standard is 500 employees; however, this acquisition is unrestricted. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Fire Safety Engineering Division has a requirement for a Gas Analyzer which will be used by the Large Fire Research group within the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducting full-scale fire experiments in the Large Fire Research Facility (Building 205) at NIST and in the field. During the fire experiments, the exhaust gases from the fires will be monitored to determine potential toxicity and calculate heat release rate. The equipment to be obtained through this solicitation will be used in these experiments to measure oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), quantity and unit of measure are as follows: CLIN 0001, Gas Analyzer meeting the minimum technical specifications listed below, two (2) each; and CLIN 0002, Oxygen Analyzer meeting the minimum technical specifications listed below, one (1) each. The minimum specifications for CLIN 0001 are as follows: 1) Non-dispersive infrared photometry technology; 2) Separate reference/sample cells for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (dual optical benches); 3) Four measuring ranges: CO: a) 0 to 3 % (volume); b) 0 to 5 % (volume); c) 0 to 10 % (volume); d) 0 to 30 % (volume). CO2: a) 0 to 5 % (volume); b) 0 to 10 % (volume); c) 0 to 30 % (volume); d) 0 to 50 % (volume); 4) External range identification which is accessible to data acquisition system; 5) External range selectability which is accessible to data acquisition system; 6) Sample gas flow less than or equal to 0.5 liter per minute; 7) Digital Display in volume percent, 4 digit minimum with user selectable decimal place; 8) Display Response time (T90 value) to concentration changes user selectable and less than or equal to 4 seconds; 9) Analog Output: linearized, 0 -- 10 volts DC or 4 -- 20 mA DC, isolated; 10) Repeatability: plus or minus 1% of full scale value; 11) Stability of zero value: plus or minus 1.0% of span /week; 12) Stability of span value: plus or minus 1.0% of span/week; 13) Noise: less than 0.03% (CO) less than 0.05% (CO2); 14) Internal pressure sensor for correction of variations in atmospheric pressure; 15) User selectable damping: 0-60 seconds; 16) Time to purge analyzer: less than 5 seconds; 17) External analyzer fault display or identification which is accessible to data acquisition system; 18) Warm-up time greater than or equal to 30 minutes 19) Power supply: 115 volt, 60 Hz operation; 20) Rack mount, 19" wide standard rack; 21) Eight binary inputs and eight binary outputs for triggering of calibration via data acquisition system; 22) Compatible with IBM-PC data acquisition board (16 bit, 16 channel, 12 kHz) or Hewlett Packard HP-3495A Scanner Box (GPIB IEEE-488); 23) Compatible with HP-VXI Protocol (HP E1401B data acquisition system). The minimum specifications for CLIN 0002 are as follows: 1) Paramagnetic oxygen sensing technology; 2) Separate reference/sample cells for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (dual optical benches); 3) Four measuring ranges: 0-5%, 0-25%, 0-50%, and 0-100% (volume percent); 4) External range identification which is accessible to data acquisition system; 5) External range selectability which is accessible to data acquisition system; 6) Sample gas flow greater than or equal to 0.5 liter per minute; 7) Digital Display in volume percent, 4 digit minimum with user selectable decimal place; 8) Display Response time (T90 value) to concentration changes user selectable and greater than or equal to 4 seconds; 9) Analog Output: linearized, 0 -- 10 volts DC or 4 -- 20 mA DC, isolated; 10) Repeatability: plus or minus 1% of full scale value; 11) Stability of zero value: plus or minus 0.5% of span/3 months; 12) Stability of span value: plus or minus 0.5% of span/3months; 13) Noise: less than 0.05%; 14) User selectable damping: 0-60 seconds; 15) Internal pressure sensor for correction of variations in atmospheric pressure; 16) Time to purge analyzer: less than 5 seconds; 17) External analyzer fault display or identification which is accessible to data acquisition system; 18) Warm-up time greater than or equal to 30 minutes; 19) Power supply: 115 volt, 60 Hz operation; 20) Rack mount, 19" wide standard rack; 21) Eight binary inputs and eight binary outputs for triggering of calibration via data acquisition system; 22) Compatible with IBM-PC data acquisition board (16 bit, 16 channel, 12 kHz) or Hewlett Packard HP-3495A Scanner Box (GPIB IEEE-488); 23) Compatible with HP-VXI Protocol (HP E1401B data acquisition system). The vendor shall deliver CLINs 0001-0002, FOB Destination to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; delivery time shall be consistent with industry standards and will be an evaluated factor for award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a 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 in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government's technical specifications; 2) Warranty period; 3) Past Performance; 4) Delivery Time; and 5) Price. All Offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial items with their offer which can be down loaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. 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 ( Feb 1999); (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) 52.225-21 Alternate I, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Act Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. The Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures Level Above The Contracting Officer applies to this acquisition and can be down loaded from http://sage.ogc.doc.gov/OGC/fl/cld/car/car1333.html. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses CLIN 0001-0002; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list; 5) A list of two (2) contracts/purchase orders completed during the past three (3) years for similar equipment with the following information: name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, total contract value, contracting office and telephone number, and program manager and telephone number; 6) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Item, see web site above. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standard and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn.: Fred Ettehadieh, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on 7/19/99. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351916). (0189)

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