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66 -- AVATAR 360 ESP FT-IR SPECTROMETER SYSTEM SOL 8-1-0-E3-C8561 DUE 060600 POC Gloria J. Coffey, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-9187, Fax (256) 544-8688, Email gloria.coffey@msfc.nasa.gov -- Michael R. Sosebee, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0415, Fax (256) 544-8641, Email michael.sosebee@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#8-1-0-E3- C8561. E-MAIL: Gloria J. Coffey, gloria.coffey@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Avatar 360 ESP FT-IR Spectrometer System to include the following: ITEM 1: AVATAR 360 SPECTROMETER, INCLUDING: 1 CM -1 STANDARD RESOLUTION; AUTOALIGN ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMICALLY ALIGNED INTERFEROMETER; KBR BEAMSPLITTER; DTGS-HP DETECTOR; EVERGLO MID-IR SOURCE. SYSTEM MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE FOLLOWING SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: COMPACT SIZE WITH SMART ACCESSORIES AND FULL SAMPLE COMPARTMENT; 0.5 CM-1 OPTIONAL RESOLUTION CAPABILITY; ASTM E1421 ORDINATE LINEARITY LESS THAN 0.1% T DEVIATION FROM 0.0% T AT 4 CM-1 RESOLU.; MINIMUM 15,000:1 PEAK TO PEAK SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO USING TGS DETECTOR AT 4 CM-1 RESOLUTION; BETTER THAN 0.01 CM-1 WAVENUMBER PRECISION AT 2000 CM-1; 7400 TO 375 CM-1 SPECTRAL RANGE; DIAMOND TURNED, PINNED IN PLACE MIRROR OPTICS; PERMANENTLY ALIGNED OPTICS, NO ADJUSTMENT NEEDED; PREALIGNED, PINNED IN PLACE DETECTORS FOR EASY TOOLLESS REPLACEMENT AND HIGH PERFORMANCE D-7GS; HELIUM NEON REFERENCE LASER, PREALIGNED AND PINNED IN PLACE (CAN BE REPLACED BY USER); INTERFEROMETER HAVING FRICTIONLESS MAGNETIC DRIVE AND DIGITAL DYNAMIC MIRROR ALIGNMENT; REUSABLE DESSICANT IN EASY TOOLLESS REPLACEMENT CANISTER WITH MOISTURE INDICATOR VISIBLE WITHOUT OPENING SYSTEM COVER; FULL SAMPLE COMPARTMENT TO ACCOMMODATE MOST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ACCESSORIES; ESP RECOGNITION CHIPS FOR TRADITIONAL AND SMART ACCESSORIES; TRANSPARENT SLIDE DOOR FOR EASY VIEWING AND SAMPLING; ACCESSORIES DO NOT REQUIRE MOTORIZED ALIGNMENT; RS-232 INTERFACE; AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION AND PARAMETER SETUPS; WINDOWS COMPATABLE SOFTWARE PLATFORM; INTEGRATED PROGRAM. P/N 912A0404 GSA. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 2: MCT-A DETECTOR FOR AVATAR 360 (WITH SYSTEM ORDER ONLY) INSTEAD OF DTGS DETECTOR. P/N: 840061800 QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 3: ENGLISH LANGUAGE KIT. P/N: 699-059200. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 4: PURGE KIT: INCLUDES REGULATOR, FILTER, FLOW GAUGE, PLUMBING ASSEMBLY. P/N: 470-089800. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 5: SMART ARK COMBINATION KIT FOR THE AVATAR . P/N: 869-0031-297. QUANTITY: 1 EACH.ITEM 6: SMART ACCESSORY SOFTWARE CD (MUST SELECT) . P/N: 834-022600. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 7: REFLECTANCE NEEDLE-PROBE FIBER OPTIC KIT FOR THE AVATAR . P/N: 869-0034-297. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 8: SENSIV 2 METER IR CABLE WITH SMA CONNECTORS. ONE PAIR OF CABLES. P/N: CH750L2. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 9: ANALYTICAL OMNIC ESP CD SOFTWARE PACKAGE. P/N: 833-009100 GSA. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 10: OMNIC ESP HELP AND TUTORIALS CD FOR AVATAR INCLUDING: OMNIC ESP SOFTWARE, AVATAR DATA COLLECTION, OMNIC SEARCH WITH EXAMPLE LIBRARIES, MULTI-MEDIA TUTORIALS AND HELP, EZ OMNIC, APPLICATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY, SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION GUIDE, MACROS BASIC. P/N: 834-004500. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 11: LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH ACTIVE COLOR DISPLAY AND WINDOWS 98 AND INCLUDES: INTEL PENTIUM III 600 MHZ PROCESSOR, 64 MB RAM, 12 GB HARD DRIVE, 14.1" TFT DISPLAY, MAX 1024X768, 24X MAX CD ROM, STEREO SOUND AND BUILT IN SPEAKERS, INTEGRATED TOUCH PAD, 1.44 MB 3.5" FLOPPY, V.90 MODEM, ONE PRINTER PORT, ONE USB PORT AND ONE 9 PIN SERIAL PORT, EXTERNAL KEYBOARD/MOUSE PORT AND MONITOR PORT, COMPAQ ARMADA E500 SERIES. P/N: 912A0413. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 12: 128 MB MEMORY UPGRADE FOR LAPTOP., P/N: SBI, QUANTITY: 1 EACH. ITEM 13: HP DESKJET HIGH QUALITY COLOR PRINTER 120V/240V; HP DESKJET 895C (OR EQUAL); HP IEEE 1284 CABLE INCLUDED. P/N: 840-051300. QUANTITY: 1 EACH. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Nicolet Instrument Corporation, 525 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711. This recommendation is made pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on May 30, 2000. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determinationby the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 05/23/00 (D-SN457714). (0144)

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