Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, 10 ABW/LGC, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840-2315

58 -- DANTEC PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV) DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH FLOW SEED IMAGE SYSTEM SOL F05611-99-T1538 DUE 082599 POC Jeane Steed, Contracting Specialist, Phone (719) 333-4085, Fax (719) 333-4404, Email jeane.steed@usafa.af.mil -- Ronald Hixson, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 333-2571, Fax (719) 333-4404, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F05611-99-T15 38&LocID=479. E-MAIL: Jeane Steed, jeane.steed@usafa.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written statement will not be issued. This solicitation, F05611-99-T1538, is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. The proposed solicitation listed here is set aside 100 percent for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 3845 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. Women and small disadvantaged business are encouraged to submit offers. Description: Dantec particle image velocimetry (PIV) data acquisition system with flow seed image system PIV2100SYS or equal, system must contain the followingcomponents: PIV 2100 processor (Dantec P/N 80N25 or equal); 128 mega pixel memory block for input buffer (Dantec P/N 80N279 or equal); Flowmanager software (Dantec P/N 80S30 or equal); Flowmanager advanced measurement synchronisation (Dantec P/N 80S32 or equal); gigabyte image storage module for flowmap processor (Dantec P/N 80N300 or equal); extended sequence analysis software (Dantec P/N 80N301 or equal); Kodak Megaplus ES 1.0 camera with class 2 CCD chip (Dantec P/N 80C51 or equal); personality module for ES 1.0 camera, 15 HZ option (Dantec P/N 80N52 or equal), Nikon 60mm lens (Dantec P/N 80x231 or equal); pentium 400MHZ, 128MB memory, 10GB hard disk, 1.44MB floppy disk, 17" monitor and operating system (Dantec P/N DMT-PC or equal); camera filter, 532NM, for Nikon lenses (Dantec P/N 80C41 or equal); equipment installation and training (Dantec P/N INST or equal); laser alignment goggles (Dantec P/N 80x230 or equal); TECPLOT for LAN (Dantec P/N TECPLOTL or equal); CD rom writer (Dantec P/N CD-ROM or equal);two (2) each heavy duty tripod for laser and/or camera (Dantec P/N TRIPOD or equal); 1500 particle generator (Dantec P/N 91S00 or equal); and light sheet optics for high power lasers (Dantec P/N 80x20 or equal); Quantity 1; Unit of Issue EA; Unit Price $____________; Total $_______________. Government proposed delivery is 30 days after receipt of order. Contractor proposed delivery is ___________. FOB for this RFQ is Destination. Delivery of items shall be accomplished between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday. No deliveries to be made on Saturdays, Sundays, or federal holidays. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item, the Government will award a contract 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 shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, past performance, and price. Technical and past performance are significantly more important than cost or price. If bidding an "or equal", the technical evaluation will include examination of such things as product literature, product samples (if transportation costs are provided at no cost to the Government), technical features, and warranty provisions. Past performance will be evaluated on similar or like work performed/supplied in the past three (3) years. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses (b)(12)(13)(14)(15)(22) and (c)(1)(2). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Alt I); and 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. Offers are to be received at the Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on 25 August 1999. Facsimile quotes are acceptable; however, a hard copy must follow by mail. Contact Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer prior to faxing quote. Contact Jeane Steed, Contract Specialist, at (719) 333-4085 or Ron Hixson, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-4969. Posted 08/17/99 (D-SN369115). (0229)

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