66 -- FOSS -- FORAGE ANALYZER SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES

Notice Date

August 9, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Atlantic Area Office, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoo r, PA, 19038

ZIP Code

19038

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-101-1932-100-085

Response Due

August 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Lisa Botella, Contract Specialist, Phone 215-233-6551, Fax 215-233-6558, Email lbotella@naa.ars.usda.gov -- Eileen L eGates, Procurement Assistance Officer, Phone 215-233-6551, Fax 215-233-6558, Email elegates@naa.ars.usda.gov

Description

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate solely with Foss North America in Eden Prairie, MN , to furnish, deliver and install a Model 6500 Forage Analyzer System and accessories at the USDA, ARS, NAA, Appalachian Far ming System Research Center (AFSRC) located in Beaver, West Virginia. The Forage Analyzer System will be used to estimate fo rage quality (i.e., protein, energy, and mineral content). The System includes: 1 EA of: 1) Forage Analyzer, Model 6500: Dr ied and Ground; 2) Natural Product Sample Kit; 3) CYCLOTEC Sample Mill; 4) WinISI II calibration software upgrade from Winsc an and includes an upgrade to IS1455; 5) HP Computer w/monitor and printer (or Equal); 6) Warranty; 7) On-site training an d WinISI Training for two (2) people in Eden Prairie, MN; 8) Manuals; 9) Installation; and 10) Delivery. 1) FEED AND FORAGE ANALYZER which is capable of: 1) Canning wavelength range of 400-2500 nm, which allows development of an extensive database used to develop unique calibrations for complex matrices such as forages, haylage, silage, soymeal, small grain silage, tota l mixed ration and diverse finished animal feeds. 2) Standardization technique for calibration transfer from instrument to instrument. Designed for scanning, predicting, and file management; analysis of stored spectra; and real-time outlier detec tion. 3) Analyze parameters such as protein, fat, moisture, sugar, starch and fiber in feed ingredients and complete feeds. 4) Configured for reflectance measurements using a sample transport mechanism that accepts cups for ground samples, ungroun d samples, and liquids, all in the same unit and without use of reagents. 5) Nondestructive determinations of moisture, pro tein, fiber, fat, and other constituents. 6) Analysis of complete feeds (poultry feed, pig feed, cattle feed, hay, silage). 7) Analysis of feed ingredients (soymeal, corn, wheat, barley, rapeseed, fishmeal, meat and bone meal, etc. 8) Scanning mono chromator. Scanning speed of 1.8 scans per second. 9) Transferable calibrations; use the same calibration on different inst ruments. 10) Detector: Lead sulfide, 100-2500 nm; silicon, 400-1100 nm. Spectral bandwidth: 10 nm + 1 nm in reflectance. 11 ) Transferable calibrations from one analyzer to another unit in case more units are purchased in the future (networking). 1 2) User-friendly interface with software (see below). Near Infrared System: 1) Single, fully sealed, beam optical system. 2) Concave holographic graphic grating -- f/2.0. 3) Resolution at 10 nm -- 2 nm data point spacing. 4) Stray light { 0.1%. 5) Wavelength accuracy + 0.5 nm. 6) Wavelength reproducibility + 0.015 SD. 7) Photometric modes absorbance as (log 1/T) or (lo g 1/R); 8) Photometric range 0-3 Abs. (linear range), 0-5 Abs. (working range). 9) Both reflectance and transmission modes available via software switch. Accessories: one (1) Each, Reflectance Detector Module, Autogain, and one (1) Each Sample T ransport Module, reflectance only. 2) Cells Kits- One (1) each: 1) Quarter cup for ground and coarsely ground samples, avail able with paperbacks, and a version that can be sealed and used as a check cell. 2) Quarter cup check cell kit. 3) Half cup, typically used for semi-moist samples (e.g., wet feed products). 4) Natural Product Sample Cell Kit for unground samples ( e.g., whole grain, feed pellets and fresh forage/silage). 5) Bulk Cell, used with a hopper, to allow for pouring of samples (e.g., feed pellets and whole grain), with automatic emptying of the sample cell. 3) Sample Mill: 1) Compatible with near in frared reflectance analyzer. 2) Rapid, uniform grinding of feeds, grains, forage, etc., with complete sample recovery. 3) Gr inding speed of 4 grams per second or more. 3) Grind samples up to approximately 15% moisture content and approximately 20% oil content. 4) Grind samples sizes up to 10 mm, passing them through a fine-mesh screen upon completion. 5) High-volume ai r flow which will provide self-cleaning action and minimum temperature rise, resulting in a whole series of samples being gr ound with minimal cross contamination and without cleaning out between samples. 6) Minimal thermal degradation. 7) start u p kit. Maximum particle size: 0.5 mm screen -- 0.45 mm; 1.0 mm screen -- 0.75 mm. 8) 100 -- 120 V, 60 Hz. 4) Software (diagnos tics, routine operations, etc.) 1) Operating and calibration development software which allows the user to extend, expand, a nd individualize calibrations, as well as develop his own unique NIR calibrations. 2) Prediction functions for analysis of stored spectra; display of analysis values; entering reference or lab values; and statistical comparison of NIR predictions and lab values. 3) Equation program which provides for display of NIR equation calibration statistics, coefficients and int ercept; calculation of values from NIR constituents; and preparation of NIR analysis equations. 4) Capability for user to p erform automatic prediction of sample composition while determining whether a sampler is an outlier. The methods used to d etermine outlier status are the "H" statistic (Mahalanobis distance), or the IT-squared distance between the unknown sample spectrum and the known calibration spectra. 5) A "predict samples" function which will provide for analysis, editing, and d isplay of data. 6) Ability to analyze stored spectra at any time, either presently or for later retrieval. 7) A separate fil e for lab values, with complete editing functions. 8) Ability to perform statistical analyses for lab values versus NIR anal ysis values. 9) Option to add calculations to the NIR analysis result in order to predict calculated constituents from the N IR analysis. 10) Easy access to specific equations. 11) Ability to perform sequential analyses which allow prediction of "as is" moisture basis using an NIR moisture analysis from a ground sample. 12) Ability to create and print reports and custom forms based on analytical data. 13) Provide for selection of segment size (wavelength coverage) and math pre-treatments. 14) Provide for the selection of one of five regression methods. 15) Statistical comparison of lab files, spectral files, analy sis results files, and all combinations of these file types. 16) Graphic display option. 17) Provide for the selection of p lotting the mean, standard deviation, or difference spectra within an NIR file. 18) Ability to transfer spectral data or equ ations from other instrument manufacturers for use on NIR systems instrumentation. 19) Provide for transfer of: a) spectra f rom one monochromator to another; b) spectra from a monochromator to a filter instrument; and c) transfer from one filter in strument to another filter instrument. 20) Ability to calculate global "H" statistic for any suitable set of samples; abilit y to choose "H" or R2 measurement; ability to calculate the "H" or R2 distances. 21) A standard commercial warranty is requi red. 5) COMPUTER: Pentium III 866 processor (OR EQUAL). Memory: DIMM 128 MB, 133 MHz DIMM; Memory sockets: 2 DIMM; Cache processor based; Hard drive: Ultra ATA 5400 RPM 10 gig; Floppy: 1.44 GB; Keyboard port: PS2; Mouse Port: PS2; Video: Intel integrated 3D on MBD; Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional/Single/FAT32; Parallel ports: 1; PCI slots: 3; AGP slot: 0; Serial ports: 2; USB ports: 2; Chipset: Current; PCAnywhere (host only) -- one license; 56K Winmodem: 1 internal 3Com 569 9 PCI Winmodem; NIC card: Integrated 10/100 base-TX; CD-RW 8X/4X/24X Slim Format CD Burner; Iomega Internal Zip Drive Kit; 1 7" NEC monitor (OR EQUAL); Color ink jet printer (OR EQUAL). The system and software must meet the Section 508 Accessibilit y Compliance Clause. All Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) procured through this contract must meet the applicabl e accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194. 6) WARRANTY- The Contractor shall provide a one-year parts and 90-day labor warra nty with this equipment and a standard commercial software warranty. A copy of the warranties shall be provided with the of fer. The Contractor must also be capable of servicing the equipment/software through an extended warranty. 7) TRAINING -- T he company shall provide a minimum of 1 day on-site training for a maximum of five (5) people, completed within two (2) week 's after delivery, and includes all pertinent training materials. Training shall be coordinated with the COR (to be named at time of award). Additional WinISI training for two (2) ARS employees shall be performed at the Contractor's headquarters in Eden Park, MN. This training will be scheduled with the Contractor upon delivery and setup of the NIR equipment and sha ll be completed within 1-year after equipment installation. 8) MANUALS -- The company shall provide one (1) copy each of the users, software, and maintenance manuals for each component at time of delivery. 9) INSTALLATION: Included in the price. I nstallation shall be coordinated with the COR and completed within two (2) weeks after delivery. 10) DELIVERY: Delivery sha ll be F.O.B. Destination within Consignee's Premises, within ten (10) weeks after receipt of the order to USDA, ARS, Appalac hian Farming System Research Center, 1224 Airport Road, Beaver, WV 258113-9423. Companies with the demonstrated capability a nd financial capacity to provide and service such equipment must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is suff icient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received with 10 days of publi cation of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be place d with Foss North America. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. This is not a request for propo sal. No solicitation is available.

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