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66 -- LASER SYSTEMS (2) SOL 263-99-P-(AB)-0058 DUE 090499 POC Ann Bryant, Contract Specialist, 301/402-3080 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 263-99-P-(AB)-0058 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 97-12. The standard industrial code (SIC) is 3826 and the business size is 500 employees. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, Bethesda, Maryland, has a requirement to acquire the following: Item One: Laser System, -- Solid State, Diode-Pumped Frequency-Doubled and Item Two Laser System, -- Solid-State Titanium: Sapphire. The NIH intends to contract with Coherent Laser Group, Inc., 5100 Patrick Henry Dr., Santa Anna, CA 95054, the only known source for this particular equipment. The equipment shall be capable of the following salient characteristics/specifications: Item One: 1. Shall incorporate tunable output in the range of 700-1000 nm; 2. Shall incorporate pulse width in the 100 fs regime; 3) Shall incorporate noise of less than 0.04% rms; 4) Shall produce output power greater than 10 W at 532 nm; 5) Shall incorporate pulsed output with no continuous wave components in the beam; 6) Shall be a single frequency pump laser; 7) Shall incorporate wavelength of 532 nm; 8) Shall have power stability error of no more than +/- 1.0%; 9) Shall incorporate beam diameter of 2.25 nm +/- 10%; and 10) Shall incorporate beam divergence of less than 0.5 mrad. Item Two: Shall incorporate noise of less than 2%, such that the total system noise when used; with Item 1 is less than 0.1%rms.; 2) Shall produce tunable output in the range of 700-1000 nm; 3) Shall produce power of 1.3 W when used with Item 1; 4) Shall have power stability error of less than 5.0% (Power drift in any two (2) hour period after warm-up when crystal's cooling water is maintained =+/- 0.1 degree C) 5) Shall produce repetition rate of 76 Mhz. Items One & Two shall both be in accordance with the following additional specifications: 1) Contractor shall provide professional installation of complete laser system including cooling system; 2) Contractor shall provide one (1) day training at the Government facility; 3) Contractor shall provide five (5) working days training at the Contractor's facility for two (2) Government staff members; and 4) The contractor shall provide a YEAR 2000 Warranty for each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract. The contractor shall be able to accurately process the data (including, but not be limited to, calculating comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and for the YEAR 2000 and leap year calculations. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than YEAR 2000 performance. The contractor shall deliver the equipment within ninety (90) calendar days after date of contract award. The Government will evaluate based on F.O.B. Destination and acceptance at ( Bethesda, Maryland), and the requirements of FAR 52.214-21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Proposals/Information provided must demonstrate the equipment's ability to meet the specifications described herein. Award will be made to the technically acceptable low offer. A completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, is required as part of the offer. The clause 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. The Contractor will be paid following delivery, and acceptance of the equipment. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify to the Contracting Officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Address responses to the attention of Ms. Ann Bryant at the above address. FAX responses are acceptable at 301/402-3406. Posted 08/20/99 (W-SN370547). (0232)

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