National Inst. of Stds & Technology; 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572; Building 301, Room B117; Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572

67 -- ICCD CAMERA SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB060070 DUE 051500 POC Brenda K. Lee, Contract Specialist,(301) 975-6394; Alba Sanchez,Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6344, Fax(301) 963-7732 WEB: NIST Contract Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contract 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 53SBNB060070 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. This action is set aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 5045 and the size standard is 100. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to obtain an ICCD Camera System in accordance to the specifications identified below. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities, and unit of issues are as follows: CLIN 0001, ICCD Camera System gating speed 0.2 ns with Enhanced IR photo cathode on Quartz to include the following specifications: 1) The camera shall be an integrated intensified-CCD camera system with a standard C-mount for mechanical/optical connection to a f/0.8 objective lens and its distortion must be less than 0.1 pixel. 2) The camera system shall have a 25 mm Micro Channel Plate (MCP) with Enhanced IR photocathode on Quartz. 3) The camera system shall have a system equips HAD interline CCD chip with 768 x 494 (H x V) pixels with correlated double sampling and dark current corrected. 4) The camera system shall have a fastest opening (closing) time for photocathode must be less than 100 ps and jitter is less than 20 ps. The shortest total shutter time must be no longer than 200 ps. The longest exposure and delay times are up to 80 s. 5) The camera system shall be variably programmable for multiple delay and exposure sequences in 100 ps steps. 6) The camera system shall possess a single photon sensitivity, better than 1 nLux at 80 s gate time, 16 bit dynamic range. CLIN 0002, Pletier Cooling. CLIN 0003, Frame grabber board with cable. CLIN 0004 Warranty. The Government requires a 12 month warranty on all parts and labor. Required delivery within 30 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. 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. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offerors shall address ALL requirements herein, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding, ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need. 2) Past Performance. Past Performance factor is worth one-fourth of the technical points. 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 this analyzer. 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 0001-003; 2) three (3) copies of technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate 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 (Feb 2000), with its offer, which may be downloaded from http://www.arnet.gov/far. The clause at 52.212-4, ContractTerms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 1999) applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb 2000), applies to this, including subparagraph: (11) 52.222-21, (12) 52.222-26, (13) 52.222-35, (14) 52.222-36, (15) 52.222-37, (17)(i) 52.225-3, (22) 52.232-33, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.227-19, Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights and the Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items; 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 www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Brenda K. Lee, Solicitation Number 53SBNB060070. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on May 15, 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. Note Number 1 applies. Posted 05/04/00 (D-SN451572). (0125)

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