66 -- ND-YAG DPIV SYSTEM

Notice Date

April 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Naval Research Laboratory, Attn: Code 3230, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20375-5326

ZIP Code

20375-5326

Solicitation Number

N00173-01-R-SK01

Point of Contact

Susan Kelly, Contract Specialist, Code 3230.SK (202) 767-6815, Carol Parnell Contracting Officer, Code 3230.CP (202) 767-6815

Description

This is a modification to a synopsis entitled 66 -- ND-YAG DPIV System published on 4/16/01 to convert the synopsis to a combined synopsis/solicitation. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation 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. This solicitation, N00173-01-R- SK02 is a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated provisions and clauses of this acquisition are those in effect for Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-24; DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20001213 and the Naval Acquisition Procedures Supplement (NAPS) 97-14. This is a Full and Open Competition. The small business size standard for this acquisition is 750 Employees and the NAICS code is 334511. . The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for CLIN 0001, Quantity 1, Unit of Measure LO, Description -- State-of-the-art Nd:YAG based DPIV System. SPECIFICTIONS, This request is for a state-of-the-art Nd:YAG based DPIV system. This system, consisting of a pair of Nd:YAG lasers, a pair of cameras, software, and other associated hardware will be an integrated system installed by the vendor at NRL with vendor supplied training. This system will provide the capability to provide high resolution velocity measurements in the NRL Free Surface Hydrodynamics Laboratory and will satisfy the specific requirements bulletized below: Overall- *The system must be able to obtain highly accurate velocity data over a 25 x 25 cm area in the center of a water tank with the laser light source located approximately 2 meters from the test area and the cameras located approximately 1.5 meters from the test area. Nd:YAG lasers- * two (2) separate lasers will be provided * each laser will be dual cavity, suitable for DPIV imaging * 120 mJ/pulse minimum power * 15 Hz repetition rate, minimum * 30 Hz repetition rate, preferred * must utilize a self-contained cooling system with no external water connection * each unit must allow operator selection of pulse separation time between 50 microseconds and 0.1 seconds, minimum * each unit must accept external, vendor supplied sync. signal and must operate in at least the following two modes: -- synchronized -- second laser fires a user definable time delay after first * one laser must be modified to allow operator access to both the 1064 nm and the 532 nm output modes (not simultaneously) * sheet formation optics for both lasers (532 nm) suitable for imaging a range of areas, specifically a 25 x 25 cm area 2 m from laser * mounting hardware for each laser Cameras- * two (2) cameras suitable for DPIV imaging * minimum 1024 x 1024 pixel resolution * minimum 12 bit resolution per pixel * system must achieve at least a 15 Hz framing rate for acquisition of pairs of images (i.e. 15 image pairs per second, minimum) * user adjustable acquisition rate for image pairs is preferred * image acquisition synchronized to laser pulse generation * ability to synchronize pulse generation and acquisition to external pulse is also required * users selectable delay between acquisition of images in a pair, synchronized to laser pulses * digital interface to allow transfer of acquired images to desktop workstation * mounts and hardware for use of cameras in Stereoscopic PIV mode * lens to allow imaging of 25 x 25 cm area at approx. 1.5 m standoff Data acquisition and processing- * acquisition system must be able to record 15 seconds of data from each of the two cameras at least at a 15 Hz rate for pairs (450 images from each camera) * must include minimum 36 Gb hard disk in the system * must include minimum 256 Mb memory, 512 Mb preferred * must include a read/write/re-write DVD for data archival * user selectable location for storage of acquired images * PIV processing software must be included and must analyze images from both standard 2-D system and 3-D stereoscopic system * software must accept and process images stored in TIFF format * options for processing of image data before vector calculation must be user selectable and well documented * software must provide user selectable option to use 'adaptive' cross-correlation technique for calculating velocity field * raw, unfiltered or verified, velocity data must be exportable in a batch mode in a documented ascii or binary format * vendor must document accuracy and resolution of resulting velocity vector data * vector validation options (including filtering or smoothing) must be user selectable and documented. * validated vector fields must be exportable, in batch mode, to documented ascii or binary format Installation and training- * Vendor must install the system at NRL and provide training in the operation of the system on site at NRL. The specification is available via the internet web site: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm as an attachment to this solicitation. The contractor shall deliver supplies, all transportation charges paid, FOB Destination to: Receiving Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, Contract Number *, ATTN: *, CODE: *, LOCATION: *, Bldg. 49, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20375-5320, no later than * days from date of award.*(To be filled in at time of award) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquistion. The following Addendum is applicable: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to that responsible offeror proposing the lowest price for the Supplies or Services that has been determined to comply with the requirements of the solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquistion. Paragraph (a) is completed as follows: The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement., (ii) Price Past Performance (see FAR 15.304) Technical and past performance, when combined, are equally important when compared to price. Offeror must complete and submit with its proposal, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items., Which are available electronically in full text at : http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/reps&certs.htm FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies: DESIRED/REQUIRED DELIVERY OR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, The desired delivery is as follows: ITEM NO. 0001 , QUANTITY 1 , WITHIN 56 DAYS AFTER DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD. The required delivery is as follows: ITEM NO. 0001 , QUANTITY 1 , WITHIN 70 DAYS AFTER DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD. AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE *,Code *,Telephone number *, is hereby designated the Authorized Government Representative for inspection and acceptance purposes. *(To be filled in at time of award) YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, This requirement applies to information technology (IT) that processes date-related information. All such IT delivered under this contract shall be Year 2000 compliant as defined at FAR 39.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS, For those portions of the work under this contract performed at any NRL site, the contractor shall comply with the Requirements for On-Site Contractors dated 11 April 2000 which are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text is available at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm. FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The additional clauses that are applicable to this acquisition in paragraph (b) are: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C.253g and 10 U.S.C.2402), (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer), (5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C.637 (d)(2) and (3)), (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O.11246), (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.4212), (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C.793), (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.4212), (21) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129), (24) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332), (28) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C.1241), (ii) Alternate I of 52.247-64, DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The additional clauses cited applicable to this acquisition are: 252.225-7007 Buy American Act -Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C.2501-2518, and 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410). Transportation of Supplies by Sea (0Alternate l) (0Alternate Il)(10 U.S.C. 2631). 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C.2631). Additional contract requirements are as follows: 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (MAR 2000) 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card (JUL 2000) Training is required as specified in the Specifications. Commercial warranty and any commercial manuals are desired. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO-C9 rated order certified for national use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15CFR700). Offers are due 11 May 2001 at 2:00PM EST at, Bldg. 222, Rm. 115A, Naval Research Laboratory, Code , 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C., 20375-5326. For more information regarding this solicitation contact Susan Kelly , Contract Specialist, (202) 767-6815 .!! !!

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Record

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