Department of Commerce, Mountain Administrative Support Center, Acqusition Management Division, MC3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Co 80303-3328

66 -- OZONESONDES WITH INTERFACES SOL 52RANR000017 DUE 031400 POC Procurement Technicians (v: 303.497.3221, fax: 303.497.3163) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented by additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for the following items; offers are hereby requested. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Any amendment(s) hereto will only be published in the Commerce Business Daily. For pricing purposes, the following contract line item numbers shall constitute the schedule of items: 0001 Ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces and batteries, base period (effective date through 9/30/00); 0002 Ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces and batteries, Option Period 1 (10/1/00 through 9/30/01); 0003 Ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces and batteries, Option Period 2 (10/1/01 through 9/30/02); 0004 Ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces and batteries, Option Period 3 (10/1/02 through 9/30/03); 0005 Ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces and batteries, Option Period 4 (10/1/03 through 9/30/04). Prices shall be offered on a per-unit, per-period basis; note the indefinite quantity information below. The following incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15 (as of December 27, 1999). This is a 100% small business set-aside. SIC code: 3829; small business size standard: 500 employees. The NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado has a requirement for ozonesondes with radiosonde interfaces (systems) to be purchased over a period of between one and five years (one base period and up to four option years). An indefinite quantity of systems, with a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 450 per year, to be ordered in minimum lots of 50, is required pursuant to this solicitation/contract; each system shall have the following features and/or meet the following minimum description/performance requirements: 1. Sensor for detecting ozone shall be of the electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) type. 2. Pumps shall be non-reactive with ozone and shall operate effectively in the altitude range of 0-35km. A thermistor for measuring pump temperature shall be mounted in the pump. 3. Ozonesondes shall measure ozone with an accuracy and precision of 5% over the altitude range of 0-30km and for ozone mixing ratios of 0-15 parts per million by volume. 4. Each ozonesonde shall include a digital electronics interface for the Vaisala RS-80 radiosonde (or its successor models) with the following characteristics: a)interfaces shall be mounted within the chassis of the ozonesonde with the connections provided to the sensor current output and the pump thermistor. Connection shall be provided for the Vaisala RS-80 and a cable shall be provided for connection to the RS-80 radiosonde, b) each interface shall provide a power source (battery) for the interface board and pump operation, c) shall provide two-second binary data output, d) sensor current shall be read with a minimum of 12 bit accuracy, e) shall provide for the input of pressure, temperature, and humidity data from the Vaisala RS-80 radiosonde as well as the ozonesonde sensor current and pump thermistor resistance, and produce a data stream that can be transmitted by the RS-80 radiosonde, and f) the transmitted data stream shall be received by a 403 MHz FM receiver and converted to an RS-232 compatible signal by a standard serial modem. Data are transmitted using frequency shift keying (FSK). The binary data packet has cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) and uses the BEL 103 standard format. 5. Each ozonesonde shall be housed in a container that maintains the environmental conditions in the temperature range of 10-30 degrees Celsius. 6. Each ozonesonde and its container shall weigh 1.5 kilograms or less. 7. Markings: the Contractor shall affix a label to each ECC sonde providing the following information: ECC Sonde serial number, manufacturing contract number, date of manufacture, pressure developed by the pump in inches Hg, vacuum developed by the pump in inches Hg, pump voltage, pump current, and pump air flow rate in sec/100ml. PURPOSE: Each ozonesonde with interface will be mated to a Vaisala radiosonde and flown as part of a balloon-borne instrument package for measuring ozone vertical profiles from Earth's surface to 35km. Delivery shall be made within 60 calendar days after Contractor's receipt of each Delivery Order. Deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination to NIST, Building 22, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80303-3328. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information (per FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-3), or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Period for acceptance of offers: the offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an amendment to the solicitation. Standard Forms may be downloaded from the following address: http://www.gsa.gov/forms/farnumer.htm/. Clauses and provisions may be downloaded from: http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested parties are responsible for accessing and downloading documents from that (or any other) site. Firms which have no access to the Internet may telephone 303.497.3221 and ask that copies of forms and/or clauses be either mailed or faxed to them. Faxed requests to 303.497.3163 for forms or clauses will also be honored. Requests must state specifically which forms and/or clauses are required (by clause/provision/form number or title); if the documents are not specified in the request, we cannot respond. Offers shall include a properly completed and signed Standard Form 1449. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, (provision) "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS," FAR 52.212-3, (provision) "OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS," (NOTE: offerors shall include with their offers a COMPLETED COPY of the provision at FAR 52.212-3), FAR 52.212-4, (clause) "CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS," FAR 52.212-5, (clause) "CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS, COMMERCIAL ITEMS" the following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) are applicable: (1) 52.203-6, Alt I "RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT," (5) 52.219-8, "UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS" (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)), (7) 52.219-14, "LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING" (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)), (11) 52.222-21, "PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES," (12) 52.222-26, "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY" (E.O. 11246), (13) 52.222-35, "AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA." (38 U.S.C. 4212), (14) 52.222-36, "Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities" (29 U.S.C. 793), (15) 52.222-37, "EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA" (38 U.S.C. 4212), (23) 52.232-34, "PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER -- OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION" (31 U.S.C. 3332), and (17) 52.225-3 "BUY AMERICAN ACT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM SUPPLIES." In addition, the following clauses contain terms and conditions pertinent to this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity solicitation/contract: FAR 52.216-18, (clause) "ORDERING," subparagraph (a) is completed as follows: "...from date of award through expiration of the contract," FAR 52.216-19, (clause) "ORDER LIMITATIONS," blanks in indicated subparagraphs are completed as follows: (a) "50 each," (b)(1) "200," (b)(2) "200," (b)(3) "30 days," (d) "14 days," FAR 52.216-22, (clause) "INDEFINITE QUANTITY," the blank in subparagraph (d) is completed as follows: Nov. 30, 2000 for Base Period, Nov. 30, 2001 for Option Period 1, Nov. 30, 2002 for Option Period 2, Nov. 30, 2003 for Option Period 3, and Nov. 30, 2004 for Option Period 4, FAR 52.217-5, (provision) "EVALUATION OF OPTIONS," FAR 52.217-9, (clause) "OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT," blanks in subparagraph (a) are completed with "30 calendar days of the Contracting Officer's receipt of Congressionally appropriated funds" and "60."The blank in subparagraph (c) is completed as follows: "5 years." Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror shall be evaluated in accordance with the Test Program procedures at FAR 13.500. Total price for the maximum quantity (2,250) will be evaluated in order to determine the lowest price. For further information, please contact Doug Hargrove (303.497.3657 or e-mail: douglas.hargrove@noaa.gov). Offers are due at 3:00 p.m. on March 16, 2000 and shall be mailed to: BID DEPOSITORY, DOC, MASC, MC3, Acquisition Management Division, Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328. Hand-carried offers may be delivered to David Skaggs Research Ctr., Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427329). (0053)

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