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66 -- SEALED WATER, CESIUM AND SODIUM HEAT PIPES SOL 53SBNB060161 DUE 082900 POC TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-4390; Paul G. Cataldo, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6332 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 FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR 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, #53SBNB060161, 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 Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3443, and the small business size is 500 Employees. This acquisition is unrestricted.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a set of three (3) sealed heat pipes (water, cesium and sodium) to serve as isothermal optical radiation sources. *****The set shall be comprised ofthe following components, and shall meet all listed specifications:*****(1) HP-1, a water heat pipe, operating in the temperature range of at least 330 Kelvin to 520 Kelvin. The geometry of the HP-1 shall be the following: external diameter of 75 +/- 1 mm, total length of 300 mm. Front flange of HP-1 shall contain a working cavity in the form of a cylindrical insert with inner diameter of 40 +/- 1 mm, conical bottom with full apex angle of 110 degrees, and total internal depth of insert of 240 mm. Rear flange HP-1 shall be equipped with 2 thermometer wells (thermowells) with total length of 260 mm and internal diameter of 7 mm. Through the specified temperature range, the thermowells shall be able to accommodate temperature sensors with sheath having outer diameter of 6.5 mm. The heat pipe shall have temperature non-uniformity along the thermowells and rear half of the inserts not to exceed 25 mK.*****(2) HP-2, a cesium heat pipe, operating at normal atmosphere in the temperature range at of least 570 K to 870 K. The geometry of the HP-2 shall be the following: external diameter of 60 +/- 1 mm, total length of 300 mm. Front flange of HP-2 shall contain a working cavity in the form of a cylindrical insert with inner diameter 25 +/- 1 mm, conical bottom with full apex angle 1 of 10 degrees, and total internal depth of insert of 240 mm. Rear flange of HP-2 shall be equipped with 2 thermowells, with total length of 260 mm and internal diameter 7 mm. The surface of the insert shall be oxidized by annealing at normal atmosphere and temperature of 1350 K for 20 hours. Over the whole specified temperature range, thermowells shall be able to accommodate temperature sensors with sheath having outer diameter of 6.5 mm. The heat pipe shall have temperature non-uniformity along the thermowells and rear half of the inserts not to exceed 25 mK.*****(3) HP-3, a sodium heat pipe, operating at normal atmosphere in the range of at least 830 to 1340 K temperature range. The geometry of the HP-3 shall be the following: external diameter of 60 +/- 1 mm, and total length of 300 mm. Front flange of HP-3 shall contain a working cavity in the form of a cylindrical insert with inner diameter of 25 +/- 1 mm, conical bottom with full apex angle of 110 degrees, and total internal depth of insert of 240 mm. The surface of the insert shall be oxidized by annealing at normal atmosphere and temperature of 1350 K for 20 hours. Rear flange of HP-3 shall be equipped with 2 thermowells, with total length of 260 mm and internal diameter of 7 mm. Through specified temperature range, thermowells shall be able to accommodate temperature sensors with a sheath having outer diameter of 6.5 mm. The heat pipe shall have temperature non-uniformity along the thermowells and rear half of the inserts not to exceed 25 mK.*****All three heat pipes shall be covered by a manufacturer's warranty for one (1) year or one thousand (1000) hours of operation at maximal temperature.*****Delivery is required within six (6) months 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 requirements); (B) Past Performance/Experience (vendors shall provide three references to whom comparable units have been sold over the past five years, including organization name, point of contact, phone number, and fax 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.*****The Government reserves the right to make award without discussions and vendors are encouraged to submit their complete offer, with best possible pricing.*****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 (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)(ii) Alternate I of 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program; (19) 52.225-13, Restriction 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 at http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/reflib/alp1296.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 29, 2000, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON (060161), 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 08/15/00 (W-SN486099). (0228)

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