Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFMETCAL, 813 Irving Wick Dr. W., Heath, OH, 43056-6116

66 -- GAGE BLOCK COMPARATOR SOL F33660-00-Q7020 DUE 081700 POC Janet Casler, Contracting Officer, Phone 7407885041, Fax 7407885157, Email janet.casler@afmetcal.af.mil -- Janet Casler, Contracting Officer, Phone 7407885041, Fax 7407885157, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F33660-00-Q7020&LocID=2582. E-MAIL: Janet Casler, janet.casler@afmetcal.af.mil. AFMETCAL Det 1 intends to award a purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the purchase of six Comparators with standard commercial literature with an Option to procure ten additional units in Fiscal Year 01. These units will be direct shipped to destinations specified in the contract.This is a combined synopsis/solication for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, Request for Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation F33660-00-Q7020 is a request for a price quotation for a Gage Block Comparator.This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19. FAR clauses 52.212-3 and FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition. The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, FAR 52.212-4. This acquisition is UNRESTRICTED. The Gage Block Comparator shall be comprised of a Gage Block Comparator, Amplifier, Stepper Switch, Hand/Foot Switch, Controller, and Soak Plate. The comparator shall be a Mahr Federal model number 130B-24 or equal. The Gage Block Comparator shall embody the following salient performance and product characteristics: The comparator shall be designed such as to allow the length comparison of gage blocks in the vertical position. The gage blocks must be able to be inserted in and removed from the comparator rapidly by the operator using tongs for handling. During the insertion and removal, the length sensing mechanism must be disengaged with the support for the gage block provided by a platen. The sensing mechanism must be of a single head design, vibration isolated from the main structure of the comparator and with two gaging contacts designed to contact the gage block gaging points. Engagement of the sensing mechanism will be by a manually operated lever. Positioning of the sensing mechanism will be by an easily adjusted mechanical lead screw. The output of the sensing mechanism will be displayed on a digital meter. Appropriate controls shall be provided for meter calibration, zeroing and attenuation. The comparator shall accommodate rectangular or square gage blocks from 0.010 to 4 inches in length.The gaging pressure shall be adjustable for both sensitive and reference contacts. The nominal pressure for the sensitive contact shall be 1 ounce. The nominal pressure for the reference contact shall be 3 ounces. Both gaging contacts shall be made of diamond and shall have a radius of curvature of 0.125 inch. The range of the amplifier shall be at least +/- 199.9 inches. The range of the zero adjust shall be at least +/- 0.0003 inch. The display shall have a (Light Emitted Display) LED plus at least a 21 element approach bar for setup and approach. It shall have a 0.1 inch least count of readout. A stepping switch shall beprovided which is capable of making at least twenty-one 0.001 inch steps. Another stepping switch shall be provided which is capable of making at least ten 0.0001 inch steps. These stepping switches shall be used to adjust the measuring height of the comparator instead of having to manually adjust the height. The platen of the comparator shall be made of chrome plated, hardened material. The platen shall not be part of the measuring system. It must allow the operator to slide the gage blocks into position without exhibiting a wringing effect or damaging the gage block surface. This platen shall be serrated. The soak plate shall be a minimum of 8 inches by 24 inches wide and shall be capable of being adjusted to the same height as the platen. This soak plate shall surround the platen and fit around the platen leaving no more than a 14 inch gap between the two. The top surface shall be stainless steel.The display reading will be recorded from the comparator to the controller by depressing the hand/foot switch.The controller shall be setup such that a Digital Volt Meter is not necessary to convert the signal to the controller. The controller shall have the ability to perform data acquisition, mathematical and graphical data analysis, data display of results, print data results, data storage of results, and transfer of data via modem and ethernet network interfacing. It will be compatible with the comparator and hand/foot switch. The controller shall embody the following salient characteristics:Processor: Pentium, 300 MHz or higher Display: Color LCD panel, 13.3 inch (diagonal) minimum, TFT XGA (1024 x 768) resolution or better. Installed RAM: 64 MB SDRAM minimum, shall have a minimum of one expansion slot available of memory expansion to at least 128 MB.Cache Memory: 512 K pipelined-burst minimum Graphics Memory: 2.5 MB SGRAM minimum Floppy Disk Drive: 1.44 MB (3.5 inch) minimum CD-ROM Drive: 10 X or faster Hard Disk Drive: 4GB minimum I/O Connections/Interfacing Ports: minimum installed functional devices Fax/Modem: 56 kbps, internal (V.90) PC Card Slots: two Type II or one Type III minimum CardBus Socket: one minimum ECP/EPP Interface: one minimum GPIB Interface: one minimum, IEEE-488.2 compatible External Keyboard and Mouse Port: one minimum Serial Port: one minimum, high-speed 9-pin Network Interface: one minimum 10/100 Ethernet, 3 Com 3CXFE575BT, conforming to IEEE 802.3 (10 BASE-T)/IEEE 802.3V (100BASE-TX) Keyboard: full size keys, 85 keys minimum Pointing Device: pointing stick or touch pad minimum Mouse: one minimum, external mouse with high-speed 9-pin serial port Battery: one Lithium ion, SMART battery Battery Operation: required to run two hours of continuous operation minimum Standby/Hibernation Mode: installed feature to provide battery energy conservation External Battery Charger: one external battery charger shall be provided The power requirement of the comparator and the controller shall be 120 volts AC, 60 Hz, single phase. The controller shall be MS Windows based software. This software shall be auto-loading, i.e., upon applying power to the system, it automatically loads and waits for operator input. All prompt messages, lists, programs and keystroke identifications shall be in simple unambiguous English. A printer may be connected to the controller for direct printout of any data. All software programs used in this system shall be on either 3.5 floppy discs or CD ROMs as backups to what is downloaded onto the hard drive. The controller shall have the necessary hardware to allow it to load the back-up software onto the hard drive. All software shall be documented. The length measurement process shall consist of the following: two complete calibration runs will be accomplished, the data from the two runs will be compared to ensure they are within a set value of each other for each individual gage block size. If the data for a particular size is outside of the set value tolerance than that size will be marked and a third run will be accomplished for all of the sizes outside the required tolerance. The third run data will be compared to both of the previous runs. If the data between the third run and one of the previous runs is within the required tolerance they will be stored and the other data run for that particular size will be dropped. This process will continue until there are two runs that agree with each other within a set value. The two data runs for each individual gage block will be averaged and that final number will be the final length value recorded. The software will be configured to allow the set value to be inputted in either microinches or nanometers. The software program shall be able to store information and calibration data from the calibration of gage block sets. The program shall be able to perform three functions: Input data to the files. Modify or correct data in files. Print out data (raw, final and certificate) in the files. The software shall be organized in a menu system. The operator shall be able to select from the menu to perform the following functions: Start a new calibration. Create a calibration file from the master file and input date. Create a calibration file manually and input date. Continue an old calibration. Correct a calibration file. Print the file.Print certificates.Purge files.Help files. Start a new calibration menu option: The technician starts a new calibration, 1st or 2nd run, by selecting the appropriate file from the list in the Master file (1a) or by manually producing a nonstandard file (1b) and then typing in the following inputs: Set serial number.Master Gage block set serial number.Month and year of this calibration. The master file shall contain both inch and metric files on all the standard size gage block sets per GGG-G-15C. These calibration files will be used to calibrate each set of gage blocks twice and then compare the difference between the two runs. The values of both of these runs shall be displayed in column format on the monitor, side by side, smallest block at the top to the largest at the bottom. Corresponding with each block size shall be a column listing the nominal size (inches or millimeters), and deviation between values of the two runs. All values of the two runs are deviations from nominal length and shall be rounded and displayed to the nearest one tenth of a microinch for the inch system and one tenth of a nanometer for the metric system. A negative sign in front of the value indicates that the block is shorter than the nominal length. The date and the serial number of the set being calibrated and the serial number of the master set shall be entered at the top of this file. There are times when a calibration cannot be completed in one continuous time period. Continue old calibration functions are needed to allow the technician to start back up at the point where the calibration was halted. The technician shall be able to print out the calibration file at any time. There will be three certificates, a _Report of Measurement_ certificate, an inch or metric calibration chart, and a metric equivalent to the inch system calibration chart. These certificates will be linked to the calibration file by the gage block set serial number. The technician will import this data into these certificates and then type in the following 12 inputs for the Report of Measurement Certificate: Model Number of the set. Set Serial Number (if it is not imported) Owner (the name of the base the owner is located at) Total uncertainty value (of the gage block set) Laboratory conditions Name of the technician that calibrated the gage block set PMEL where this set was calibrated DSN phone number of the PMEL Com Phone: number of the PMEL Date the set was calibrated ID number. The software will allow for the technician to add information to the certificate The technician will type in the following 4 inputs for the Calibration Chart: Set Serial Number (if it is not imported) Date the set was calibrated Model Number of the set Individual gage block serial number of the set. The imported data shall be the block size(s) and the average(s) of the two deviations to the nearest microinch or nanometer and the set serial number. The inch gage block sets will have both inch and metric equivalent deviation values on the Report of Measurement certificate and an inch calibration chart and a metric equivalent calibration chart. The metric gage block sets will only be reported in metric units. The technician shall have the option of deleting any unwanted data files and certificates at any time. A help file is required. This is a description of the programs used by this system in the calibration of gage blocks. The software will allow parallelism to be measured on each individual gage block in the set. The parallelism calibration shall consist of 5 length measurements over different locations on the measuring surface. This measurement will be accomplished before the length measuring process begins. The parallelism data does not need to be stored. The parallelism results will be displayed on the monitor.This item will be inspected and accepted at a destination specified in the contract. The itemwill be checked with test equipment with parameters equal to or better than those required to assure specified performance requirements are met. Test equipment used has first echelon certification directly traceable to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where required Such testing at a destination does not relieve the contractor of performing all inspections and quality checks at the point of fabrication, as is specified elsewhere in the contract, or as is necessary, to assure performance as specified herein. Commercial manuals must include operation and maintenance instruction, theory of operation and calibration procedures. Software manuals tells a hand-on software user to install and use a Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI) a group of related CSCIs, or a software system or subsystem. It may also cover a particular aspect of software operation, such as instructions for a particular position or task. The software manual is developed for software that is run by the user interface requiring on-line user input or interpretation of displayed output. If the software is embedded in a hardware-software system, user manuals or operating procedures for that system may make separate software manuals unnecessary. Delivery is required 180 days after contract award at a minimum rate of one each and a maximum of six each every thirty days until completion of the contract. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Defense Priorities and Allocations System assigned rating is A70. Please acknowledge all requirements on your quote. Offerors must provide brochures/literature of the items being offered with their quote. Approved item is Mahr Federal model number 130b-24. If the approved item is not offered the offeror must provide technical detail to clearly demonstrate the offerors understanding and compliance with the minimum requirements listed above. As of 1 Oct 1997, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database as a condition of award. DOD will no longer award contracts to contractors not registered in the CCR database. Quotes should be directed to Carol Zigan, Contract Specialist, at AFMETCAL Det 1, 813 Irving-Wick Dr W., Bldg 2, Heath OH 43056-6116. PHONE 740-788-5042, FAX 740-788-5157. E-Mail Carol.Zigan@afmetcal.af.mil. Offers are due no later than 4:00P.M. E.D.T. on 17 Aug 2000. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be Posted 07/28/00 (D-SN480092). (0210)

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