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66 -- INSTRUMENTS & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL NHLBI-PS-2000-648 DUE 082600 POC Cecilia D. Moales, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0369, Debra C. Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, (301)435-0366 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is NHLBI-PS-2000-648, and is issued as on Request For Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. This requirement is a Small Business set aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3826, Size Standard 500 employees. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to purchase the items listed below to upgrade an existing 16 channels Stopped-Flow system which was constructed by NIH researchers with parts manufactured by Tennelec, Ortec, Phillips and Kinetic Systems. The new items must integrate 8 timing channels and all other functions into a PC card and router to aggregate 1,000,000 events per second and fifty fold improvement in throughput. The combination for 8ch/ card, under 2% DNL, picosecond resolution and megahertz throughput is required. The items to be purchased are manufactured by Becker & Hickl GmbH, the part numbers and item descriptions are provided for informational purposes only and they are as follow: 1) Two (2) each, Photon Timing Card, Model Number SPC-630, the specifications are: Photon Channel Principle Constant Fraction Discriminator 8 ps / 5 ps Time resolution (FWHM / RMS, electr.), -- 50 mV to -- 1 V Opt. Input Voltage Range, -- 20 mV to 500 mV Lower Threshold, Upper Threshold, -- 100 mV to 100 mV Zero Cross Adjust, Synchronisation Channel Principle Constant Fraction discriminator, -- 50 mV to -- 1 V Opt. Input voltage Range, -- 20 mV to -500 mV Threshold, 0 to 200 MHz Frequency Range, 1-2-4-9-16 Frequency Divider, -100 mV to + 100 mV Zero CrossAdjust, Time-to Amplitude Converter / ADC Principle Ramp Generator / Biased Amplifier, 50 ns to 2 us TAC Range, 1 to 15 Biased Amplifier Gain, 0 to 100% of TAC Range Biased Amplifier Offset, 3.3 ns to 2 us Time Rang incl. Biased Amplifier, 813 fs min. Time / Channel, Any Window inside TAC Range Tac Window Discriminator, 50 ns Flash ADC with Error Correction ADC Principle, <2% rms Diff. Nonlinearity, Data Acquisition (Histogram Mode) 125ns Dead Time, 256 -- 64 max. Number of Curves in Memory, 128 -- 32 max. Number of Detector Channels, 1024 -- 4096 Number of Time Channels / Curve, 2 16th -1 max. Counts / Channel, none / stop / repeat and correct Overflow control, 0.1 ms to 10000 s Collection Time, 10ms to 1000 s Display Interval Time, 0.1 ms to 1000 s Repeat Time, Programmable Hardware Hardware Sequencer Curve control (Internal), 7 bit TTL Curve Control (external Routing), 1 bit TTL Add/Sub (Lock-in) Control, 1 bit TTL Count Enable Control, 0 to 255 ns Control Signal Latch Delay, Data Acquisition (FIFO / BIFL Mode) 8 bit ADC Resolution, 125 ns Dead Time, 8 / 17 / 3 Output Data Format (ADC / Macrotime / Routing), 256 k FIFO bufer Capacity (photons), 50ns, 17 bit Macro Timer resolution, 3 bit TTL Curve Control (external Routing), 1 bit TTL Count Enable Control, 0 to 255 ns Routing Signal Latch Delay, Operation Environment PC Pentium or 486 Computer System, PCI Bus Connector, approx. 20 W at +5V, 0.7 W at +12V Power Consumption, 312 mm X 122 mm X 28 mm Dimensions, Accessories and Associated Products Detectors (MCPs, PMTs), Multichannel Detector Heads, Routing Devices for Multichannel Measurements, Step Motor Controllers, Pre amplifiers, PIN and Avalanche Photodiode Modules, ps Diode Lasers, availability of SPC 300/330/400/430/500/530 time-correlated single photon counting modules, gated photon counters, multiscalers and individual data sheets and descriptions are required. 2) Two (2) Each, Photon Routing Module, Model number HRT-81 with 8 Channel Router for Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting to connect up to eight separate detectors to one bh time-correlated single photon counting module, Simultaneous measurement in all detector channels, Applicable with most conventional PMTs and MCPs, Time Resolution 30 ps with MCP and Count Rat >1 MHz and with the following specifications: Negative Input Polarity, 50 Ohm, SMA Input connectors, 0.2 ... 2 pAs Input Pulse charge, negative Timing Output Polarity, 60 ps per Channel Delay Difference between Channels, 50 Ohm, SMA Timing Output connector, 4 Gain of Timing Pulse Output, TTL 3 bit + Error Signal Routing-signal, 15 pin Sub-D/HD Routing Signal Connector, +5V,-5V,+12V via Sub-D Connector from SPC Module Power Supply and 120mm x 95mm x 34mm Dimensions. 3) One (1) Each, shipping charges and 4) itemizing each miscellaneous charges incurred. The SPC-630 and HRT-81 system shall have high resolution, high throughput, DLL and source code access to customize the card parameters to our existing Stopped-Flow system to rapidly acquire data about protein -- DNA interactions size, flexibility and distances between sites. The Government's desired delivery and acceptance schedule is less than 67 calendar days from the contract award date. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The contractor must submit descriptive literature of the product quoted and the itemized price list. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with contractors. Therefore The initial offer must contain and meet all the Government specifications. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The award will be made based upon adherence to system specifications/requirements, lowest price, and delivery time after receipt of order. The contractor must include the DUNS number, a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with its offer. The Provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders Commercial Items Deviation For simplified Acquisitions, applies to this acquisition. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the items specified in this synopsis should submit two (2) copies of a quotation to the below address. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NHLBI-PS-2000-648. The quotations are due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or August 26, 2000 by 3:00 p.m. E. T., whichever is later. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building 2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817-7902, Attention: Ms. Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent, EMAIL: moralesc@nhlbi.nih.gov. Fax number 301-480-3345, Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized representative. Posted 08/11/00 (W-SN484923). (0224)

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