SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Portable Photosynthesis System
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Area Office, 7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 230, College Station, TX, 77840
- ZIP Code
- 77840
- Solicitation Number
- R32-7MN1-02
- Response Due
- 9/3/2002
- Point of Contact
- Michael Douglas, Contract Specialist, Phone (979) 260-9480, Fax (979) 260-9413, - Michael Douglas, Contract Specialist, Phone (979) 260-9480, Fax (979) 260-9413,
- E-Mail Address
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mdouglas@spa.ars.usda.gov, mdouglas@spa.ars.usda.gov
- Description
- 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 R36-7MN1-02 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is a small business set-aside; The NAICS is 334516, business size 500 employees. This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-08. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, requests the procurement of (2) two Portable Photosynthesis Systems. Items to be delivered. Includes console with a minimum of 512K bytes RAM for operation and 6 MB data storage. Programs for measurement automation and data plotting ability, in the field. Sensor head with CO2/H2O analyzers, internal PAR sensor, external PAR sensor, additional LED red/blue light source, CO2 injector system, and rechargeable battery with battery charger. Must come with additional leaf thermocouple, field stand, transport case, and extra scrub tubes. Unit must come with standard RS-232 serial cable and file exchange program (e.g. WinFX) for both Windows and Macintosh. Internal chamber temperature control required. IRGA location in sensor head, not in the console. One leaf chamber fluorometer (pulse-amplitude modulated) for detection and measurement of Fo, Fm, Fm', and Fo' with automatically calculated parameters including Fv, Fv/Fm, DF/Fm, qP, qN, NPQ, and ETR. All fluorescence measures must be taken simultaneously with gas exchange measurement. Fluoremeter must be easily installed on photosynthesis sensor head. One soil CO2 flux chamber for measurement of soil CO2 and water vapor production. Chamber must attach directly to the IRGA sensor head. One data logger for automated data collection. Purpose and intended use of items to be acquired. The analyzer will be used to measure gas exchange, fluorescence parameters, and soil CO2 in both greenhouse and field settings. Primary projects include evaluation of crop plant response to environmental stress including, but not limited to, drought, high temperature, low temperature, and salt stress. Crop plants include, but are not limited to, cotton, sorghum, tobacco, tomato, and maize. Current projects involving gas analysis include physiological characterization of the stay green phenotype in sorghum. Plants are grown under well-watered conditions in the greenhouse and irrigation in the field. Water stress is induced 1 day post anthesis. Physiological parameters measured during a 3 week drought period include, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll fluorescence, chlorophyll content, and relative water content. Yield data, stay green ratings, physiological data, and gene expression data are combined to produce a comprehensive profile of the stay green effect in sorghum and provide target genes for mapping the quantitative trait locus for the stay green phenomenon. Specifics regarding the environment which item will be used. Primary environment includes cultivated crop fields in the southern High Plains region of Texas. Ambient growing season temperatures range from 12 to 42?C. The mobility of the system is critical due to the nature of the experimental field trials, thus system weight, battery capacity, and overall durability is critical. Furthermore, system must be resistant to exposure to significant amounts of blowing sand, extreme heat, and fluctuating humidity. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: CO2 Analyzer: Range - 0 to 3000 mol mol-1; Response Time < 0.1 seconds; Signal Noise - 0.3 mol mol-1 peak-to-peak (at 350 mol mol-1 with 1 second signal averaging) Temperature/Air Flow/Pressure: Operating Temp. - 0 to 50 ?C, 0 to 80% RH; Flow Rate - 0 to 600 mol s-1 w/6400-01 150 to 750 mol s-1 w/out 6400-01; Pressure Range - 0 to 115 kPa absolute; Resolution - 0.002 kPa; Signal Noise - 0.002 kPa typical System Console: Memory - 512K bytes RAM for programs; 6Mb for data storage; Power - Rechargeable 12V sealed lead acid battery, or AC power; Console Size - Approx. 15H x 30W x 15cm D 6H x 10W x 6" D; Weight - < 30 lbs Leaf Chamber Fluorometer: Measuring Light - red LEDs, 630nm with software controlled intensities and modulation frequencies of 0.25 to 20 kHz; Actinic Light - blue and red LEDs, 470 and 630nm with independent control of blue and red intensity; 0 to 100 mmol m-2 s-1 (blue) and 0 to 3000 mmol m-2 s-1 (red); Saturation Light - blue and red LEDs, 470 and 630 nm; 0 to 7000 mmol m-2 s-1; Far-red light - far red LED, 740nm, software controlled intensity; Data output - + 5V analog output; Operating Temp. - 0 to 50?C; <1% drift with 10?C change in temperature Soil CO2 Flux Chamber: System Volume - >900 cm2; Soil Area - >65 cm2; Thermocouples - air and soil temperature thermocouples (Type E); accuracy + 10% between air and sensor head; ambient temperature range 0 to 50?C Data Logger: Internal Memory - 96K bytes RAM; Voltage Inputs - Four high impedence (>500Mohm) single-ended channels accessed through standard terminal block; Voltage Range Res. - ? 2.5 volts 76 microvolts; Current Inputs - Five channels; three through external sealed BNC connectors, and two through standard terminal block; Current Ranges Res. - ? 250 nanoamps 7.6 picoamps, ? 2.5 microamps 76 picoamps, ? 25 microamps 760 picoamps, ? 250 microamps 7.6 nanoamps; Analog/Digital Converter - 16 bit resolution (1 part in 65,536); 10 channels per second scanning speed; Logging Periods Seconds: 1, 5, 15, 30, Minutes: 1,5, 15, 30; Hours: 1, 3, 6, 12, 24; Sampling Interval Seconds: 1, 5, 15, 30; Minutes: 1, 5, 15, 30, 60; Operating Conditions -25 to 55 ?C; 0 to 95% RH). The Portable Photosynthesis System shall be delivered to the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas, 79415. The Government "REQUIRES" delivery no later than 90 days after receipt of order, however, each offeror shall include their proposed delivery schedule as part of their quotation. Acceptance and FOB point are destination. In order to be considered for award offerors shall provide a quotation on company letterhead detailing the unit pricing; descriptive literature, brochures, and five references for the proposed equipment. References must have received the proposed equipment within the last three calendar years (Government references preferred but will accept commercial references) shall also be provided for the product quoted. 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE; FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS; FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS applies, with the following clauses from (a) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.233, Protest after award, and (b) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-34,Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration; applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE; FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, the significant evaluation factors, in the relative order of importance, are (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) past performance; and (iii) price (based on F.O.B. Destination), where technical and past performance are more important than price. and apply to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, with this offer; a copy of this provision may be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Internet site: http://www.eps.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of these documents (if any). It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the site for release of the solicitation and any related documents. Furnish quotations to Michael Douglas, Contracting Officer, USDA, ARS, SPA, 7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 230, College Station, Texas, 77840, no later than 3:00p.m., September 3, 2002. Quotations my be provided by facsimile to (979) 260-9413 if desired. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the contracting officer at (979) 260-9480 (voice) or email below.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, TX
- Zip Code: 79415
- Country: U.S.A.
- Zip Code: 79415
- Record
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