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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 10, 2003 FBO #0588
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Laser Interferometer System

Notice Date
7/8/2003
 
Notice Type
Solicitation Notice
 
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
SB1341-03-Q-0640
 
Response Due
7/22/2003
 
Archive Date
8/6/2003
 
Point of Contact
Erin Hawley, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-6304, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
 
E-Mail Address
Erin.Hawley@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
 
Description
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 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-14. ****The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is unrestricted and all responsible Parties may submit a quote. ****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has a requirement for one (1) Laser Interferometer System to be used by NIST?s Electricity Division in their Electronic Kilogram project. This is a high precision measurement of the location of a moving induction coil relative to a fixed position coil. The desired precision level requires ultra-low phase noise and high stability in the laser frequency, and long term stability in the alignment of the laser beam launchers. All interested parties shall provide a quote for the following line item: ****LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one (1) each Laser Interferometer System with the following required elements and specifications: ELEMENTS: 1. Two-Frequency, He-Ne Laser, including one ultra stable wavelength head. The laser must not be sensitive to fields above 2 Gauss; 2. One (1) Axis Linear Interferometer Optics; 3. Two (2) High Speed, VME Electronic Boards for Counting Phase Information; 4. VME Crate 5. VME/PCI interface card and board; 6. Operating Software; 7. Fiber Optic Link Interfaces and Cables for One Axis Beam Direction; SPECIFICATIONS: 1. Vacuum Wavelength Stability: not greater than 2 ppb (part per billion), per hour; 2. Beam Width: 6 mm; 3. External Phase Synch capability; 4. Resolution: less than or equal to 0.61 nm (laser wavelength/ 1024 at one pass) 5. Laser frequency sensitive less than 5 ppb in magnetic fields about 2 gauss 6. Time Stamp Output; 7. Linear Optical Reflector (retro- reflector); 8. Heterodyne Detection System. ****DELIVERY SHALL BE FOB DESTINATION and shall be completed in accordance with the Contractor?s commercial schedule. The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The Contractor shall deliver to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. ****The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," 2) Past Performance, 3) Past Experience, and 4) Price. Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Past Experience, when combined, are more important than Price. ****Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quotations shall include the make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature, which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product(s) meet or exceed the specifications stated above. ****Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product and service, provided by the Contractor. Evaluation of Past Performance shall be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10) and/ or information provided by NIST or its? affiliates. Quoters shall provide a list of at least THREE (3) REFERENCES to whom the same or similar products have been sold. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; and the date of delivery or the date services were completed. ****Past Experience will be evaluated to determine the degree of vendors' experience in successfully providing comparable Laser Systems for the types of applications described herein. Information on past experience may be obtained from references. ****The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: Provisions: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; and 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Clauses: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items: 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, including subparagraphs: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (16) 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (19) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act?North American Free Trade Agreement?Israeli Trade Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note)with Alternate I; (21) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; (24) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Other than Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. ****All Parties shall submit the following: 1) Two (2) copies of a quotation which addresses all Line Items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. ****All quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Erin M. Hawley, Building 301, Room B175, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. ****Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on July 22, 2003. FAXED AND EMAILED QUOTATIONS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
 
Place of Performance
Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301 Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD
Zip Code: 20899
Country: USA
 
Record
SN00366040-W 20030710/030708213508 (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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