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58 -- YAG LASER SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB060097 DUE 052200 POC Joan M. 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. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR 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 DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.*****This solicitation, #53SBNB060097, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15.*****The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3826, and the size is 500 Employees .*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Spectra-Physics YAG Laser or equal as further described: (1) Spectra-Physics model LAB-170-10: Oscillator only Nd: YAG laser. 850mj at 1064nm with 70% Gaussian fit beam. The nominal repetition rate required is 10Hz. The laser head shall allow integration of harmonic generator, dichroics, and injection seeder into one compact unit. The selectable pulse width shall be 2.5ns, and 200us long pulse alignment mode. (2) Spectra-Physics model Hg-4A: Hig efficiency, angle tuned, temperature stabilized, harmonic generator, and includes SHG Type II KD*P crystal. (3) Spectra-Physics model IHS-532: a pair of mounted 532nm dichroic beam splitters. This is necessary for use inside any Quanta Ray puled Nd:YAG laser system. (4) Spectra-Physics model BD-6: water cooled beam dump for internal use in Quanta-Ray pulsed Nd: YAG lasers. Vendors shall provide a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.*****Delivery is required within 60 days after receipt of order (ARO).*****Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The FOB point shall be DESTINATION,Gaithersburg, MD. *****NOTE:*****Vendors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need, or the vendor's taking exception to it.*****The Government anticipates awarding one order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the BEST VALUE to the Government, price and other factors considered, based on (A) Technical capability to meet the Government's specifications (vendors shall submit a quotation addressing all required specifications, and shall provide descriptive literature for item(s) quoted; (B) Past Performance (vendors shall submit evidence of having produced and sold comparable units/systems within the past 5 years, include the name of a contact, firm, phone number; and (C) Price. The Government reserves right to award a purchase order without discussions. Selection will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, Subpart 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items.*****The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (17)(i) 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act -- Balance of Payments Program, (ii) Alternate I; and (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration. The clause Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm, applies to this solicitation as well. Copies of other above-listed clauses are available for downloading at www.arnet.gov/far or by calling Joan Smith at (301) 975-6458. All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on MAY 22, 2000, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: Joan Smith, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3572. Faxed quotations will NOT be accepted. Posted 05/05/00 (W-SN452099). (0126)

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