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66 -- DATA ACQUISITION UPGRADE FOR DYNATUP 8250 DROP WEIGHT IMPACT TEST MACHINE SOL S0000685 DUE 082300 POC Mr. Robert L. Mohn, Contract Officer, 412-386-4963, Mr. Arthur Petty Jr., Technical Representative, 541-967-5878 E-MAIL: mohn@netl.doe.gov, mohn@netl.doe.gov. 66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL S0000685 DUE August 23, 2000 POC CONTRACT: Mr. Robert L. Mohn, Contract Specialist, (412) 386-4963. Technical Representative is Mr. Arthur Petty Jr., (541 (967-5878. Desc: This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and an award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Data Acquisition Upgradr for Dynatup 8250 Drop Weight Impact Test Machine to be shipped to the U.S. Department of Energy, Albany Research Center, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321. The Data Acquisition Upgradr for Dynatup 8250 Drop Wight Impact Test Machine must meet the following specifications: DESC: The purpose of this specification is to procure a data acquisition system to collect time versus energy data during an impact event between an instrumented striker and a sample. It is desired that this system have sufficient flexibility to be able to accommodate a wide range of tests. Many of the samples tested are brittle and require a high speed data acquisition system capable of collecting a large number of points in a short period of time. The upgrade is necessary because the current data acquisition system on the Dynatup 8250 drop weight impact test machine is unable to collect sufficient points during brittle fracture of ductile and white cast irons. For example, the impact event for white cast iron Charpy samples is approximately 0.15 milliseconds in duration. Using the current data acquisition system, a total of 2048 points can be collected in the minimum window of 5 milliseconds, which results in a total of approximately 90 data points for the entire impact event. For comparison, approximately 900 points (a factor of 10 difference) is considered minimum for accurate results. Therefore, the new data acquisition system needs to provide at least a factor of 10 improvement over the current data acquisistion system. The currently owned Dynatup 20,000 lb striker can be integrated into the new system. At a minimum, it is expected that the data acquisition upgrade will consist of the following: (1) A computer operatingunder a Windows environment, 100 MB floppy drive or CD-RS drive, monitor, mouse, and keyboard; (2) A power supply/signal amplifier; (3) An oscilloscope card for PC; (4) Proprietary data acquisition and analysis software; (5) All necessary cables requred to install system. Specific system requirements are: (A) Hardware: (1) Minimum of 5000 load-time data acquisition points; (2) Infinitely adjustable data collection window that can be as short as 0.1 milliseconds or as long as 2 seconds; (3) Minimum data acquisition card response of 1 Mhz; (4) Automatic balancing of gages on striker for accurate response with no correction factor; (5) Data acquisition triggered by load rise sensed by striker; (6) A/D conversion at 16 bits or higher; (7) Initial data collected andarchived without the use of filters: (b) Software: (1) User-defined noise frequency filtration available through data analysis module; (2) Graphical representation of load versus time, and load versus displacement; (3) Software to calculate and report (at a minimum) total impact energy, impact velocity, total deflection, total time, load at failure, energy at maximum load, maximum load, and one user-defined field; (4) Raw data and summary report to be exported in format compatible with MS-Excel. Solicitation Number S00000685 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This proposed purchase order is 100% set-aside for Small Business concerns. The applicable SIC is 3443 and the small business size is 500 employees. All items shall be delivered FOB Destination within 4 weeks after receipt of purchase order. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (AUG 1998) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Within FAR 52.212-1, an reference to "offer" is changed to read as "quote". The provisions at 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (JAN 1999) does not apply to this acquisition. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offerors: An award shall be made to that responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable quote and offering the lowest evaluated price. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted response to this provision as it compares to the minimum characteristics provided above. Therefore, it is essential that offerors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptability. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. The offeror shall provide backup information to support the quoted price (e.g. a copy of current catalog or established price list, three invoices for the same equipment, etc.). FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.214-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. FAR provisions and clauses including FAR 52.212-3, can be found at the INTERNET site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. All responsible sources may submit a request for a copy of the RFQ by submitting a FAX request to 412-386-5770. The RFQ will close at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 23, 2000 to: U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, ATTN: Mr. Robert L. Mohn, PO Box 10940, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, FAX (412) 386-5770. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. A firm fixed priced purchase order shall be issued using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Posted 07/25/00 (W-SN478499). (0207)

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