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66 -- MODULATED DSC 2910 DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER SYSTEM SOL RFQ3-135956A DUE 121799 POC Marilyn D. Stolz, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2756, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Marilyn.D.Stolz@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&;pin=22#RFQ3-1359 56A. E-MAIL: Marilyn D. Stolz, Marilyn.D.Stolz@grc.nasa.gov. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. This notice 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, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The information required by FAR Subpart 12.6 is included in the on-line RFQ linked above or it may be accessed at http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&;pin= . NASA/GRC plans to acquire one modulated DSC 2910 Differential Scanning Calorimeter System or equal which shall contain the following features and meet the salient characteristics listed below: (1) DSC 2910 cell and accessory kit for RCS (2) TGA 2050 Thermogravimetric Analyzer (3) Complete windows-based CPU control & data acquisition system (Thermal Analyst 5000) with color monitor, keyboard, printer and all necessary software for control and analyses and accessories. The Dual Module Control feature shall also be included. (4) RCS Refrigerated Cooling System with remote head & cable (5) DSC sample press (6) Purge gas dual flow meters (2 required) Salient characteristics: Differential Scanning Calorimeter: Modulated (MDSC) technology with adjustable modulation period and temperature amplitude -- provides total heat flow, heat capacity, reversing and nonreversing signals, increased sensitivity, the ability to analyze complex transitions and the ability to measure thermal conductivity DSC Temperature range: -180 to 725 degree C (with quench cooling accessory) Temperature reproducibility: +/- 0.1 degree C using metal standards Heating & Cooling Range: 0.01 to 200 degree C/min Short Term Noise: < 0.5 uW peak to peak (rms) Calorimetric Sensitivity: Better than 1.0 uW Baseline flatness: <400 uW bow from 25 to 500degree C DSC shall be part of a upgradeable system so that TGA, TMA, DMA and DEA can be added onto the same controller. Techniques can be run in multimodule configurations or individually. Real-time Plots. Data files shall contain measured sample temperature, NOT calculated temperature. Sample and reference sample shall share common furnace to insure exposure to same temperature and environment. Shall have up to five points for temperature calibration. The standard cell shall be compatible with various cooling accessories including the quench cooling accessory, mechanical cooling accessory and liquid nitrogen cooling accessory. Mechanical refrigerated cooling accessory that provides completely automated cooling capability without the need for liquid nitrogen or other bath slurry. Local control at the module including experiment start/stop. Store minimum of 512k of data in module memory. Apply data compression thresholds during long scans to automatically slow down the data collection rate during flat baseline areas and speed up the collection rate during transition areas. Store unlimited number of methods for heating/cooling programming in the controller. Use different types of commands for developing simple heating rate methods and for developing sophisticated heating and cooling rate methods to simulate processing conditions. Thermogravimetric Analyzer: Temperature range: Ambient to 1000 degree C Balance Resolution: 0.1 ug Balance Accuracy: +/- 0.1% Sensitivity = 0.2 ug Continuously measure weight loss of up to 1.0 gram. Single thermocouple design with continuous use of the measured sample temperature to control the furnace. Isothermal temperature control of +/- 0.1 degree C. Automatic loading and unloading of sample pan such that the operator will not have to touch the microbalance in normal use. Horizontal gas purge. Vertical balance design with automated pan loading, furnace closing and experiment initiation in one key stroke. Automatic recording of initial sample weight. Automated taring. Automatically open furnace at end of run and activate compressed air/nitrogen cooling. Enter up to five points for temperature calibration. Use up to 500 ul volume pans. Continue a run when disconnected from the computer. Local control at the module including start/stop, furnace position & taring of the empty pan. Store calibration constants in module memory. Store a minimum of 512kB of data in memory. Heating rate range 0.1 to 50 degree C/min. Store a variety of methods for heating/cooling. Provide different types of commands for writing heating rate methods to automate changing the heating rate, data collection rate, isothermals, and gases. Delivery to NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio is required within 30 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items(s) described above are due by December 17, 1999 4:30 P.M. local time and may be mailed or faxed to Marilyn D. Stolz, 21000 Brookpark Road, M. S. 500-306, Cleveland, OH 44135 and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. The quoter shall submit literature with their offer that their product meets all the the above features and salient characteristics. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, the on-line RFQ and amendments (if any). An ombudsman has beenappointed -- See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html . Posted 12/15/99 (D-SN408947). (0349)

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