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66 -- DIELECTRIC THERMAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB060049 DUE 033100 POC Carolyn Wilder (301) 975-8332/ Joan Smith (301) 975-6458 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has a requirement for a Dielectric Thermal Analysis System. The Dielectric Thermal Analysis System is required to meet the following specifications: Hardware Requirements (Temperature Control System): (1) The temperature control system is required to include a sample cell for measurement of the dielectric properties of the sample films. (2) The temperature control system is required to have a temperature range of -160 C to +400 C with a 0.01 C temperature stability or better (4 loop controller with PID and fuzzy logic algorithms). (3) The temperature control system is required to include a 100 L dewar with vaporizer. (4) The temperature control system is required to include a gas heating module, cryostat, 2-stage vacuum pump, digital vacuum gauge, and the complete set of vacuum lines and electrical cables. (5) A computer interface for the temperature controller and the below-defined LCR meters. Software Requirements: (1)The software is required to simultaneously control the temperature control system and the following pre-existing equipment consisting of 3 Hewlett-Packard LCR meters: the HP4284A, the HP4285A, and the HP4291A meters. Complete automation is required to be possible. (2) The software is required to be able to plot the results of a dielectric analysis in the proper forms including a complex plane Cole-Cole representation. It is the Government's intent to negotiate with NOVOCONTROL America, Inc, 611 November Lane/Autumn Woods, Willow Springs, NC 27592-7738, the only responsible source that can satisfy the agency's requirements. Delivery is required 120 days after receipt of order. The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price purchase order. The proposed requirement is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.301-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotation. However, the government will consider all proposals received within five (5) days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this 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. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) package is not available. Posted 03/17/00 (W-SN435490). (0077)

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