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66 -- PORTABLE PRESSURE GAGES SOL N00421-00-Q-0497 DUE 082800 POC Jeanne Birrane (301) 757-9788 WEB: NAVAIR Home Page, www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/synopndx.cfm. E-MAIL: BirraneJM@navair.navy.mil, BirraneJM@navair.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6/1/98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Please insure compliance with this regulation when submitting your offer. Call 1-888-227-2423 or view at http://www.ccr2000.com for more information. This is a notice to negotiate with Ruska Instrument Corporation, 10311 West Park, Houston, Texas 77042, on an other than full and open competitive basis to purchase Portable Pressure Gages. The Government's requirement consists of 6 each, part number 7220-0019 with IEEE, and 6 each, part number 7220-0050 with IEEE. Calibration and warranty stickers for each of the gages are required. These models are also equipped with an IEEE-488 General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB). The GPIB is a mandatory requirement for use with the CASS system for automated calibration and testing. Without this GPIB capability the pressure gages are not compatible and interchangeable with other calibration standards and procedures. This type of pressure gage is required for use in CASS systems to calibrate CASS standards so that the CASS can operate within specifications. The CASS system Test Program Set (TPS) software program which drives the 7220-19 and the 7220-50 is only compatible with the 7220-19 and 7220-50 and the protocol used by Ruska on the 7220-19 and 7220-50 is proprietary. To be compatible in form, fit, and function another manufacturer's instruments would need to meet the analog specification requirements and also "emulate" the operation of the 7220-19 and 7220-50 via the GPIB operating flawlessly with the TPS. This seamless substitution is called "Plug and Play." These Portable Pressure Gages are being procured for use with NAVAIR Instrument Calibration Procedures (ICP's) 17-20MP-201L and 17-20MP-204 for the calibration of Consolidated Automated Support Systems (CASS). The ICP's were written to provide calibration support of calibration standards in the NAVAIR Metrology and Calibration Program (METCAL). The Portable Pressure Gages have been requested specifically for the NAVAIR METCAL Program as initial outfitting standards to support the calibration workload generated by the deployment and stand up of new CASS systems. The ICP's are written specifically around use of these particular Protable Pressure Gages because of the method used for measuring pressure and the use of the GPIB interface for automation-a mandatory requirement. The mating requirements for the TI's require the use of these Portable Pressure Gages. The government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Ruska Instrument Corporation of Houston, Texas, who is the only known source. The applicable SIC Code is 3823. Requests for a copy of the Request for Quote may be forwarded to Jeanne Birrane via email at BirraneJM@navair.navy.mil or facsimile at 301-342-1531 no later than 28 August 2000. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered by the Government. Posted 08/11/00 (W-SN484813). (0224)

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