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66 -- INSTRUMENTATION AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL SP4700-00-R-0004 DUE 050800 POC Ms. Carol R. Leon, Telephone # 703-767-1167 or via e-mail carol_leon@hq.dla.mil . This is a sole source combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. The standard industrial classification code is 3826, Laboratory Analytical Instruments, 500 employees. This also serves as a notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis (Ref. FAR 6.302-1, Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements), with Finnigan MAT, subsidary of ThermoQuest Corp, of 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134 on an other than full and open competitive basis because they are the only known source for the equipment. Prior to providing pricing, the offeror should take note of the following: The offeror shall provide separate pricing for each of the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0001- TRITON TI Mass Spectrometer(P/N 0722150)(1ea), The filament assemblies shall be compatible with thermal ionization mass spectrometers used at the US Department of Energy (DOE) standards laboratory, specifically New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL), for interlaboratory calibration purposes and independent checks of sample preparation and filament loading procedures. The mass spectrometer shall be capable of analyzing masses up to 340 amu and shall allow static analyses of lithium. The working resolution of the magnetic-sector analyzer system shall be 500 (10% valley definition.) The ion source shall incorporate a multisample turret with a capacity of at least 20 samples. The data system shall be based on the Windows NT platform and shall have been developed following current software development practices. Upgrades to the System Software for 3 years beyond the delivery date of the contract are included. The system shall be capable of being networked and operated remotely. A scripting capability shall be included for flexible instrument control and data evaluation. The computer system supplied with the mass spectrometer shall be Pentium III based. The system shall meet all of the sellers standard tests prior to shipping. The following are optional items: 0001AA- Expansion to an 8 collector system-high mass range (P/N 0722160)(1ea); 0001AB- Ion counting SEM (P/N 1091460)(1ea); 0001AC- Cryopump (4L)(P/N 0547710)(2ea); 0001AD- Filament bending and welding kit (P/N 0592290)(1ea); 0001AE- Filament Loading Kit (P/N 0502800)(1ea); 0001AF- Spare ion source (P/N 1093200)(1ea); 0001AG- Additional Sample Magazine (P/N 1092740)(1ea); 0001AH- Spare Parts (P/N 1136790)(1ea); 0001AJ- Outgassing device for filament units (P/N 0641141)(1ea); 0001AK- Refrigerated Water Recirculator (P/N 1118200)(1ea); 0001AL- Reference Pyrometer(P/N 1113370)(1ea); 0001AM- Potentiometric Recorder(P/N 1028180)(1ea); 0001AN- Remote Control(P/N 0724690)(1ea); 0001AP-Rhenium double Filaments(P/N 0467650/0467620) (20 boxes; @ at 15 units/box); 0001AQ- Installation by a factory-trained engineer; 0001AR- One week of on-site training to occur within one week of complete installation(1 Lot); 0001AS- Extension boards to test electronic components; 0001AT- Complete documentation of the instrument to include drawings, maintenance manuals, software manuals, and installation instructions(1 Lot); The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government's right under the Inspection clause, nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall beginupon final acceptance of the applicable deliverables listed in the schedule. The government elects to award any, all, or none of the items above. This procurement will be F.O.B Destination and delivered to Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. The contractor shall deliver all items by December 31, 2000. Inspection and final acceptance shall occur during installation. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2000) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS applies to this acquisition, paragraph (a) add, The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Evaluation will be based on the following technical evaluation factors: 1)Compatibility with spectrometers currently in use at US DOE standards laboratory, (NBL) 2)Instrument capabilities, 3)Past performance and services offered, 4)Price reasonableness and realism. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ALT I (OCT 1998) -- COMMERCIAL (FEB 2000) with proposals. The provision may be obtained at http: farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition with the following addendum: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (OCT 1998) (a) The Contractor shall ensure that all information technology, which will be required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, shall: (1) be Year 2000 compliant or (2) if the Contracting Officer approves in writing, the identified information technology will be upgraded to be Year 2000 compliant prior to the earlier of: (I) the earliest date on which the information technology may be required to perform date/time processing involving dates later than December 31, 1999 or (ii) December 31, 1999; and (3) Describe existing information that will be used with the information technology to be acquired and identify whether the existing information is Year 2000 compliant. (b) "Year 2000 compliant" means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and lap year calculations, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2000), is hereby incorporated by reference. The following clauses apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract, FAR 52.203-6,Alternate I, FAR 52.212-4, FAR 52.216-24, FAR 52.222-35, 52.222-37, FAR 52.232-33, FAR 52.222-26, DFARS252.225-7001, DFAR 252,225-7002, and DFARS 252.247-7023. A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) assigned rating for this procurement is DO-C9E. One original signed and dated offer must be submitted to Carol Leon, Contracting Officer, DLA, by 3:30 P.M. EST, May 8, 2000. For information regarding this solicitation contact Carol Leon, Telephone # 703-767-1167 or via e-mail: carol_leon@hq.dla.gov or fax correspondence/requests to the point of contact above at facsimile (703-767-1183). Posted 04/27/00 (W-SN449391). (0118)

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