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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 30, 2004 FBO #1130
MODIFICATION

66 -- Spectroscopic Portal Monitors

Notice Date

12/28/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

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

SB1341-05-Q-0165
 

Response Due

12/30/2004
 

Archive Date

1/14/2005
 

Point of Contact

Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

carol.wood@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
 

Description

The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to respond to a technical comment submitted. The due date for quotations, Thursday, December 30, 2004 at 3:00 PM Local Time remains unchanged. COMMENT: The recent NIST solicitation for Spectroscopic Portal Monitors states that only neutron detectors that utilize He-3 elements will be accepted for consideration in this solicitation. The modification of this solicitation announced in the FBO Daily December 25, 2004 FBO #1125 did not the alter the stipulation that He-3 detectors be utilized for the portal monitors that shall be utilized by NIST for evaluating the testing parameters for the proposed ANSI N42.38 standard. We feel that limiting this solicitation to only He-3 detectors for neutron detection negates a number of well developed and understood detector technologies. We also believe that the condition that He-3 solely be used for evaluating the ability of a detector system to meet the proposed testing criteria for ANSI N42.38 restricts the type of neutron detection technologies to be utilized or which will be considered for use in spectroscopic portal monitors. We request that this NIST Solicitation be modified to allow for other neutron detection technologies to be utilized in the portal monitors. We feel quite strongly on this point. RESPONSE: At this time NIST needs to have all He-3 detectors so we can compare the performance for the same type of detector. In the future, NIST will purchase different types of instruments. NIST understands that there are other technologies and they do work, but, at this point in time, due the type of test we want to perform NIST needs all the monitors to have He-3 detectors. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (28-DEC-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-05-Q-0165/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Contractor's Site

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00727585-F 20041230/041228212813 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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