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59 -- APPARATUS FOR ELEXSYS ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE (EPR) SPECTROMETER SOL 53SBNB060135 DUE 081600 POC Brenda K. Lee (301) 975-6394 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 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items at FAR Part 13.5 and 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 53SBNB060135 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 97-18. This action is not restricted to small businesses. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3829 and the size standard is 500. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to obtain an EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in accordance to the specifications identified below. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), quantities, andunit of issues are as follows: CLIN 0001, EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectrometer Acquisition Server Data Module to include the following specifications: 1) This data acquisition system for the EPR shall include data system mainframe with 15 VME-bus slots and power supplies for both digital and analog electronics; MC68040 CPU, 8Mbyte 2xRS232C interfaces, real-time clock with calendar, SCSI interface, ethernet interface; 3X transputer interfaces; flash digitizer, dual input 500 MHz digitizer, 2 ms/sec sampling rate. 100 ns aperture, hardware accumulator 8k x 32 bit memory; spectrometer interface panel; power supply unit, +/- 15VDC linear supply for analog electronics; digital rapid scan controller, up to 20mT sweep width, sweep time range and digital acquisition 500 microsec to 3.3 sec modulation generator 61 to 100 kHz; general spectrometer interface with centronics parallel port, serial interface port, IEC/625 interface, 3 programmable pulse outputs, 2 interrupt request inputs, keyboard interface; multitasking realtime operating system. The module shall be fully compatible with the software and hardware components of an EleXsys model EPR spectrometer. CLIN 0002, Signal Channel Module for the EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectrometer to include the following specifications: 1) 6 kHz to 100kHz settable in 1 Hz steps, first and second harmonic phase resolution 0.1 deg., phase stability 0.1 deg/deg-hr, modulation output 1MV(PP) -- 10V(PP), modulation reference 10V(PP) rectangular, input impedance 50 OHM, receiver gain dynamic range 106dB; 1dBsteps, time constant 0.1ms -- 5.24s, integrating ADC conversion0.3ms -- 2.62s per point, ADC resolution 8-22 bits, automatic calibration of phase and amplitude for any frequency, external trigger input, setup scan, internal buffer. CLIN 0003, Signal Channel Module for the EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectrometer to include the following specifications: 1) 100Hz to 6 kHz settable in 1 Hz steps, first and second harmonic operable in direct or cascade mode with CLIN 0002 above. CLIN 0004, Microprocessor Based Field Controller for the EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectrometer to include the following specifications: 1) -50G to +23kG operating range, field accuracy better than +/- 500mg over full range, center field setting in 50mg steps, sweep width setting in 100mg steps, 12-bit parallel sweep input and output, internal and external address advance, transputer interface. CLIN 0005, SuperX High Sensitivity X-band Microwave Bridge for the EleXsys Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectrometer to include the following specifications: 1) 60dB absorption detection, 400mw low noise dual-gunn microwave source, AFC stablility 10E-6, power meter with digital display, automatic AFC gain control. All items shall be fully compatible with the software and hardware components of an EleXsys model EPR spectrometer. Delivery shall be accomplished within five months after receipt of order. 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. Evaluation of quotations will be conducted using FAR 13.106-2. The award will be made to the responsible vendor based on Best Value using a technical/ price trade-off of the following: A) Technical capability to meet the specifications. Failure to meet the specifications will preclude the offer from further consideration; B) Past performance indicating ability to supply similar products and services and delivery on time; C) Price. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are more important than price. 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. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-1(b) and submit 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses all of the CLINs; 2) Evidence of past performance during the past three years for similar products and services; 3) 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; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s). 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, Contract Terms 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 and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Brenda K. Lee, Solicitation Number 53SBNB060135. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on August 16, 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. Posted 08/03/00 (W-SN481953). (0216)

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