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66 -- ELECTROMAGNETIC IMMUNITY TEST FACILITY ENCLOSURE SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB060148 DUE 082500 POC TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-4390; Paul G. Cataldo, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-4648 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 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR PART 13-SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, AND FAR SUBPART 13.5-TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS, 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, #53SBNB060148, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18.***** The associated Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3569, and the small business size is 500 Employees. This acquisition is unrestricted (full and open competition).*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) Electromagnetic Immunity Test Facility Enclosure System, which will be used to conduct tests for the immunity of digital load cells to radiated electromagnetic fields, in accordance with the procedures of the International Standard IEC 1000-4-3 (Electromagnetic compatibility -- Testing and measurement techniques -- Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test).*****The Electromagnetic Immunity Test Facility Enclosure System shall be a "turnkey" test facility ready for use by the NIST Force Group staff, and shall meet the following specifications: (1) The facility (enclosure and associated instrumentation) shall be designed to meet the requirements of IEC 1000-4-3 no.6, for a frequency range of 26 MHz to 1000 MHz, in order to carry out the test procedures in accordance with IEC 1000-4-3 no.8 as described in specification (2) below, while accommodating an Equipment Under Test (EUT) in accordance with IEC 1000-4-3 no.7 as described in specifications (3) to(5) below.***(2) The test facility shall enable the test procedures of IEC 1000-4-3 no.8 to be carried out for a frequency range of 26 MHz to 1000 MHz, using a test field strength of 3 V/m (Level 2 in Table 1 of IEC 1000-4-3). The signal used to generate this field shall be 80% amplitude modulated with a 1 kHz sine wave. The instrumentation system shall permit the option of choosing to sweep either continuously or incrementally, with sweep rates or increment steps selected by the user to be consistent with the response characteristics of the EUT. For an incrementally stepped frequency sweep, the instrumentation shall enable the exciting signal to be stopped at each step, allowing a comparison between the instrument responses for (a) a field strength of 3 V/m and (b) a field strength of 0 V/m.***(3) The test facility shall accommodate an EUT having dimensions up to 0.4 m in height by 0.4 m in width by 0.4 m in depth, when located in accordance with IEC 1000-4-3 no.7.1, Arrangement of table-top equipment. The EUT will consist of a load cell containing digital electronics, connected to an indicating instrument to be located outside of the enclosure. The EUT may be reoriented about a vertical axis to allow radiation of different sides in accordance with the test procedures of IEC 1000-4-3 no.8. However, the test facility shall not require any reorientation of the EUT about a horizontal axis -- the vertical axis of the EUT shall remain vertically aligned (i.e., the test facility shall be able to meet the horizontal and vertical polarization requirements of the no.8 test procedure through repositioning of the antenna rather than through repositioning of the EUT).***(4) The test facility shall accommodate a non-conducting table (for supporting the EUT according to IEC 1000-4-3 no.7.1) that is sturdy enough to support a downward weight of 500 pounds. While no EUT is itself expected to weigh this much, NIST requires the capability of exerting a steady downward force onto the load point of the load cell (EUT) while theimmunity tests are in progress (the sum of this downward force and the weight of the load cell itself may reach 500 pounds). The projected method of achieving this downward force is to construct a non-conducting yoke around the EUT and applying force from below through a thin non-conducting cord loaded in tension.***(5) The floor of the test facility shall incorporate removable panels in the area about the table to support the EUT. This requirement will allow access beneath the floor of the enclosure, should it become necessary to use that area for the construction of a force generating mechanism. The floor shall permit the feed-through of a thin non-conducting cord in tension directly beneath the vertical axis of the load cell. (If a non-conducting lever and weight mechanism can be constructed on the underside of the supporting table to generate the required force without violating the electromagnetic field uniformity requirements of IEC 1000-4-3 no.6.1, then access beneath the floor would not be necessary.)***(6) The enclosure shall have external dimensions that do not exceed 24 ft long x 11 ft wide by 12 ft high. It shall be capable of being installed over an existing concrete floor.***(7) The system shall include all equipment necessary for performing the test procedures of IEC 1000-4-3 no.8 and for establishing and verifying the field uniformity requirements over the applicable area in accordance with IEC 1000-4-3 no.6.2 (Calibration of field). This includes the antenna and associated mounting hardware, the RF signal generator, amplifiers, field-strength sensors, and the probe system for verifying uniformity.***(8) The system shall incorporate automation necessary to carry out the frequency sweeps of IEC 1000-4-3 no.8 automatically without manual control required of the user. In addition, the system software shall permit the field calibration and verification procedures of IEC 1000-4-3 no.6.2 to be carried out in an automated manner. All instrument controllers, interface cards, cabling, and software shall be included to provide NIST with a "turnkey" system. Any interface cards and software that require a separate computer to be provided by NIST shall be compatible with an Intel PC computer, having a 200 MHz Pentium processor, 64 MB RAM, and using the MS Windows NT version 4.0 operating system.*** (9) All components of this immunity test facility, which include the enclosure, the antenna and instrumentation for generating the required electromagnetic field, the field sensing and monitoring instruments for establishing and verifying field uniformity and other required characteristics, the computer interfacing hardware, and all associated software, shall be supplied by the manufacturer; the manufacturer shall be a single-source vendor who can achieve, demonstrate, and guarantee compliance of the final test facility with the required conditions of IEC 1000-4-3.***(10) Complete assembly and installation of the enclosure and associated instrumentation, and all checkout, calibration and verification of performance of the final facility shall be included by the manufacturer; all calibration traceability documentation and other documentation for demonstrating compliance with IEC 1000-4-3 shall be provided; necessary on-site training of NIST personnel shall also be included. *****Delivery is required within twelve (12) weeks after receipt of purchase 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.*****Quotations will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-2-Evaluation of quotations or offers. Award will be made based on vendors' (A) Technical Capability to Meet Specifications (vendors shall address all specifications, and shall provide indication of understanding and ability to meet the requirements, plus relevant catalogs, brochures, and a current, official price list); (B) Past Performance/Experience(vendors shall provide three references to whom comparable instruments have been sold over the past five years, including organization name, point of contact and phone number for each); and (C) Price. (A) and (B), when combined, are more important than (C).*****The Government anticipates awarding one purchase 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.*****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.*****All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from www.arnet.gov .*****The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision applies to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; ***** The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.*****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 (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; (5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (8) 219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; (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; (19) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; (20) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products; (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.*****All interested, responsible, business firms should submit quotes (Original Plus One Copy Of Quote And Enclosures), by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on August 25, 2000, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON (060148), Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3572. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. Posted 08/11/00 (W-SN484826). (0224)

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