DOC; Mountain Administrative Support Center; Acquisition Management Division; 325 Broadway MC3; Boulder, CO

66 -- FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SOL 51RANB00C009 DUE 042400 POC Procurement Technicians, 303/497-3221, FAX 303/497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, masc.solicitation@noaa.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subparts 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with 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. The solicitation number is 51RANB00C009 and is issued as a Invitation for Bid (IFB). For pricing purposes, the following contract line item numbers (CLIN) shall constitute the schedule of items. CLIN 0001 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, 1 each; CLIN 0002 Installation of the Microscope, 1 each; CLIN 0003 Additional 1 year warranty covering parts and labor. Specifications: GENERAL -- Spatial Resolution 1.5 nm or better at an operating voltage of 20 kV, 5.0 nm or better at an operating voltage of 1 kV; Accelerating Voltage Range of 0.25 to 30 kV, adjustable in steps of 0.1 kV or less; Magnification Range of 20X to 500,000X or better, with continuous control. ELECTRON GUN AND OPTICS -- Electron Gun of Field-emitter type, Source lifetime of at least 2000 hours, Gun shall provide uninterrupted emission over a period of 16 consecutive hours with no user intervention; Probe Current Range of 5 pA to 2 nA or better, Probe current shall be stable enough to provide electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) pattern acquisition over a period of 16 consecutive hours; variation shall be considered acceptable upon viewing of an indexable diffraction pattern after such a scan, Beam blanker shall protect specimens when live image is not present. ELECTRON DETECTORS -- In-lens or above final lens secondary electron detector, Out-of-lens Everhardt-Thornley detector with photomultiplier, Annular, solid-state backscattered electron detector capable of signal addition or subtraction, Probe current detector comprising a Faraday cup and microammeter. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE CHAMBER AND STAGE -- Specimen Chamber shall allow for incorporation of a 6 inch silicon wafer, infrared camera for chamber viewing, port to accommodate a TexSEM Laboratories (TSL) EBSD detector; port shall allow for tilting of large specimens (50 mm diameter) up to 71 degrees towards detector; Sufficient number of ports to accommodate 1 user-defined experiment in addition to EDS detector, EBSD detector, out of lens Everhardt-Thornley detector, chamber viewing scope, and backscattered electron detector; Specimen Stage Translation of a minimum of 50 mm in the X-direction and also in the Y-direction, Translation in the Z-direction over a distance of at least 30 mm, Tilt of at least 71 degrees, as described above, Continuous 360 degree specimen rotation, Motorized control of X-translation, Y-translation, and rotation; Specimen Holders: 1 holder pre-tilted to 70 degrees for electron backscatter diffraction, 1 holder for irregular samples, 1 holder for standard scanning electron microscope stubs. SCANNING SYSTEM—Interface to allow for scan coil control by TSL EBSD system, Reduced area scanning, Spot mode, Line scan, Several scanning rates, including but not limited to nearly live-time scanning. IMAGE PROCESSOR AND DISPLAY -- Processor: Variable image frame resolutions up to at least 4 million pixels, at 8-bit depth, Frame averaging and frame integration, Image Display and Overlays: 17-inch or larger monitor to display SEM image and computer controls, Split screen capability, Data display (magnification, voltage, working distance, scale bar), Image annotation by user, Measurement functions including but not limited to length and angle measurement, Image input/output: Ability to store and export images in a variety of formats, including but not limited to tiff and bitmap, Output of video signal to a video cassette recorder or television. CENTRAL COMPUTER -- Processor: 400 MHz or faster, 32 megabytes or more of RAM, Operating System: Windows 98 or Windows NT, Disk Drives: Hard disk at least 6 gigabytes in size, Floppy drive for 3.5 inch 1.44 megabyte disks, CD-ROM drive, Zip drive; Networking: Shall connect to local ethernet. VACUUM SYSTEM -- Vacuum System Turbo molecular pumping system to minimize microscope-induced contamination, Automatic column isolation valve, Penning vacuum gauge, System shall allow for complete sample exchange, pump down, and electron beam generation within 5 minutes from the time the chamber is sealed after specimen insertion. MISCELLANEOUS -- Water chiller or recirculator and any other accessories necessary to basic operation of the microscope. WARRANTY AND SERVICE -- Minimum of one year warranty covering parts and labor, Service capability allowing for emergency on-site technician within 4 hours of initial call. TRAINING -- On-site training shall be provided for at least 2 users. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. This acquisition is unrestricted. Standard Industrial Classification code is 3826. Small business size standard is 500 employees. Delivery shall be no later than 120 calendar days from receipt of notice of contract award. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to NIST, Building 2, Room 1064, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80303-3328. Offers that fail to furnish the required representations and certifications or information (per FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-3), or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from further consideration. Period for acceptance of offers: the offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer for 30 calendar days from the date specified for the receipt of offers. Standard Forms may be downloaded from: 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 who have no access to the Internet may call 303-497-3221 and ask for copies of the combined synopsis/solicitation, forms, clauses or provisions to be either mailed or faxed to them. Fax requests to 303-497-3163 for these items will also be honored. Requests must state specifically which documents, forms, clauses or provisions are required (by clause/provision/form number or title); if the documents are not specified in the request, we cannot respond. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, (provision) "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items"; FAR 52.213-3, (provision) "Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items" (NOTE: Offerors shall include with their offers a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.213-3.); 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" including the following additional FAR clauses in paragraph (b): 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-5, and 52.232-34. Contract award shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.214-10, Contract Award -- Sealed Bidding. Offers are due at 3:00 p.m. on 4/30/00 and shall be mailed to BID DEPOSITORY, DOC, MASC, MC3, Acquisition Management Division, Building 33, Room GB 506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328. See Numbered Note 12. Posted 03/13/00 (D-SN433921). (0073)

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