SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Monochramatic Cryo Filter Exchanger (MCFX)
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-07-RP-0001
- Response Due
- 12/4/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2006
- Description
- The purpose of this contract is to design and manufacture a cryogenic neutron filter system for the Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS). This system is denoted the Monochromatic Cryo Filter Exchange system (MCFX). Specialized materials for neutron filtering will be delivered by the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). When maintained at cryogenic temperatures, these materials have high transmission for low neutron energies but they are opaque for unwanted high energy neutrons. The role of the MCFX system is to maintain suitable filter materials at cryogenic temperatures and to hold them in correct locations with respect to one another. By placing the cooled filter blocks between the sample and the detectors a background suppressing filter action is achieved. To avoid neutron transmission between filter blocks, interstitial volumes are filled with highly neutron absorbing material in the form of B4C cast into poly-urethane. The period of performance of the base Conceptual Design period shall be approximately 3 months from the date of award. It is anticipated that two option periods will be included in the contract. The Detailed Design period, option 1, shall be approximately 2 months from the date of option exercise. The Manufacture, Assembly, and Test; option 2, shall be approximately 6 months from the date of option exercise. This acquisition is expected to be unrestricted; therefore any interested offeror may submit a proposal. A fixed-price contract is anticipated. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. The competitive Request for Proposal (RFP), RFP amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ under RFP number SB1341-07-RP-0001. THE RFP IS ANTICIPATED FOR RELEASE TO THE VENDOR COMMUNITY ON OR ABOUT 3 NOVEMBER, 2006, 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 RFP 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 todd.hill@nist.gov.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN01175674-W 20061105/061103220222 (fbodaily.com)
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