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66 -- DOUBLE TILT 360 DEGREES ROTATION HOLDER SOL 53SBNB060022 DUE 012800 POC Brenda K. Lee (301) 975-6394 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 53SBNB060022 is 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 Circular 97-15. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3491. This action is unrestricted. This is a brand name or equal. Brand name or equal description is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristic of products that will be considered satisfactory to meet the agency requirement. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to obtain a Double Tilt 360 Degrees Rotation Holder. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities, and unit of issues are as follows: CLIN 0001, 1 each Double Tilt 360 Degrees Rotation, manual mode sample holder for Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). CLIN 0002 1 lot One (1) set of Manuals CLIN 0003 12 Month Warranty on all parts and labor. The Government requires the holder to have both double tilt and 360 degrees rotation capability. The combination of such capabilities in one holder shall allow any specific linear feature of interest within range of the double tilt axes to be oriented parallel to the x-axis of the microscope stage. In this alignment of a linear feature, removal of the sample from the TEM to adjust the sample orientation shall not be necessary. The holder shall be used to orient samples in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The sample holder shall be used to orient planar features in 3-mm samples along the x-axis of the microscope stage. The holder shall be used for manipulation and crystallographic characterization of nanoparticles. The Government also requires the following specifications; (a) 360 degrees endless rotation; (b) Beryllium specimen cup and hexrings to minimize the x-ray background during EDX analysis. (c) Specimen rod stand for specimen loading under a stereo microscope; (d) Tilt and rotation may be separately adjusted at any orientation of the specimen cradle. The description of the TEMs in which sample holder will be used: (a) FEI CM30 TEM twin or supertwin lens pole piece; (b) EDS detector at 90 degrees from sample holder rod axis (towards back of TEM; (c) FEI CM300 FEG TEM with compustage and supertwin lens; (d) EDS detector at 90 degrees from sample holder rod axis (towards back of TEM). Model 925 Double tilt Rotation Holder specifications are as follows: a) Designed to tilt and rotate 3mm samples to display planar features, such as semiconductor interfaces, and simplify stereological studies of crystalline materials; b) The cradle has a continuous manual rotation in both in both directions of 360 degrees; c) The cradle may be tilted manually plus/minor 25 degrees; d) Tilt and rotation may be separately adjusted at any orientation of the specimen cradle; e) Beryllium specimen cup and Hexrings are provided to minimize the x-ray background during EDX analysis; f) The Basic Instrument includes two beryllium Hexrings, two beryllium anti-twist washers, one Hexring tool, one loading jig assembly and a specimen rod stand to facilitate specimen loading under stereo microscope; g) Tilt ranges of specimen holders vary according to manufacturer, model, polepiece gap, and the presence of in-gap accessories of the TEM used. Required delivery within 60 days from contract award. FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination, Delivery location is National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Shipping & Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-0001. The provision at FAR 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will make award to one offeror. Award will be made to the offeror whose quote offers the best value to the Government, technical, price, and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate information based on the following criteria listed in descending order of importance with the TECHNICAL FACTORS when combined are significantly more important than price. 1) Technical capability factor " Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," and 2) Past Performance. Technical capability factor is worth three-fourths of the total point score. Past Performance factor is worth one-fourth of the technical points. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. 1) Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement. Evaluation of this factor will be based on the information provided in the technical quotation. Offerors shall include the manufacturer or brand name, make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which addresses all salient characteristic, which clearly documents that the offered products meet or exceed the specifications stated above and meet the needs of the Government in essentially the same manner as the brand name. Past Performance. Evaluation of this factor will be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10). (Offerors must provide a list of at least three (3) references confirming the use of the holder. The list of references shall include a minimum: The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; The telephone number of the reference contact person; The contract or grant number; The amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; And the date services were completed. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-1(b) and submit 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses CLIN 0001-0003; 2) three (3) copies of technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail toevaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation and a copy of the terms and conditions of the proposed warranty; 3) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); And 4) Two (2) copies of a list of references. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraph (1) 52.203-6 (3) 52.219-4 (5) 52.219-8, (8)(ii) 52.219-23, (11) 52.222-21 (12) 52.222-26, (13) 52.222-35, (14) 52.222-36, (15) 52.222-37, (19) 52.225-18, (21) 52.225-21(i), 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal and 52.233.3, Protest After Award; Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://contracts.ogc.doc.gov/cld/car/car1333.html. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Brenda K. Lee, Solicitation Number 53SBNB060022. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on January 28, 2000. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Requests for a copy of a solicitation package will be disregarded. No solicitation package will be issued. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Brenda K. Lee at the telephone number identified above. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416190). (0014)

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