R -- ENGINEERING SERVICES -- DESIGN AND BUILD ELECTRO-OPTICAL = EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

June 13, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and = Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau = Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, = 20899-3571

ZIP Code

20899-3571

Solicitation Number

SB134101R0037

Response Due

July 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Sandra Febach, Sup. Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 975-6326, = Fax (301) 975-8884, Email sandra.febach@nist.gov

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), = Gaithersburg, Maryland, has a requirement for the complete Optical and = Mechanical Design of a 10 cm diameter collimator of infrared radiation = generated by a high temperature blackbody to be operated at cryogenic = temperatures of 15k to 20k in the Low Background Infrared (LBIR) = Calibration Facility. The design shall be performed in three phases. = Phase I, the Conceptual Design, should be based on an optics model = developed by computer simulations using software packages such as CODE = V that would satisfy NIST requirements. Deliverables shall be the = collimator optics model schematics and schematic drawings of the = blackbody assembly. These schematic design drawings are expected to be = at least block drawings with dimensions of movable and non-movable = parts that show the instrument to fit the space available in and around = the LBIR broad band chamber. Phase II is the Preliminary design. The = optical and mechanical design drawings are to be given as AUTO CAD = files that satisfy the specifications. The drawings are expected to be = detailed enough to show each part as a line drawing and the assembly = drawing drawn to scale. Such drawings are expected from any = subcontractors selected as the manufacturer of parts. The Contractor = shall also provide the following: the results of thermal expansion analysis of all moving or non-moving = parts, the results of tolerance analysis, electromechanical design of = all motors operated at 20K and their external controls described using = algorithms through block flowcharts to be implemented using PC/LABVIEW = software, Electromechanical design for all motors operated at 20K and = their external controls described using algorithms through block = flowcharts to be implemented using PC/LABview software, Design the = location of temperature sensors on all motor driven parts that might = generate heat and also on parts that could be heated by the radiation = from the blackbody. Design computer based readout and display of all = temperature sensors. Phase III is the Critical Design. Deliverables = shall include machine drawings of all parts and the assembly drawings = ready for fabrication. Any subcontractor drawings are to be also = machine drawings with tolerances specified. The Contractor shall also = supply the LABVIEW software to run the instrumentation and all = temperature sensors. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The = period of performance for the design shall be 6 months from date of = award ( Phase I -- 6 weeks, Phase II -- 8 weeks, Phase III -- 10 weeks). = There is also an optional 12 month period for fabrication, testing and = delivery at NIST. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which = shall be considered by the agency. The competitive solicitation, = solicitation amendments, and all questions and answers related to this = procurement will be made available via the Internet at = http://www.fedbizops.gov/. The solicitation, SB134101R0037, is = anticipated for release to the vendor community on or about June 25, = 2001 and will only be available via the Internet at the above web site. = Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the web site. = Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be = considered for award of any resultant contract. There is no written = solicitation document available, telephone requests will not be = honored, and no bidders list will be maintained. Potential offerors are = requested to direct all questions via email to Marsha.Rodgers@nist.gov. = See Note 26.=20

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