SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Time and Frequency Modem and Phase Comparator
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB688000-12-02151
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany C Atchison, Phone: 3034975534
- E-Mail Address
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tiffany.atchison@nist.gov
(tiffany.atchison@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NB688000-12-02151- Time and Frequency Modem and Phase Comparator National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Satellite Time and Ranging Equipment (SATRE) MODEM for international Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) and Multi-channel Phase Comparator to be used with multiple standards. It is preferred that this order not be split. One supplier is requested that provides MODEM and Multi-channel Phase Comparator. Supplier to provide PC-compatible software on Windows-7 OS, NIST-certified STABLE32 software. 1. The MODEM should include: one transmit (TX) channel with center frequency of 70±15MHz, impedance of 50Ώ, transmit power from 0 to -40dBm (code), from 0 to -30dBm (CW); two receive (RX) channels with center frequency of 70±15MHz, impedance of 50 Ώ, receive power from -50 to -75dBm; one measurement unit (IIOTIC) for making timing measurements; RS-232 and TCP/IP interface. The MODEM should provide SATRE compatible pseudo-random codes 32 predefined codes for chip-rate 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5 MChip/s; 16 predefined codes for chip-rate of 10 and 20 MChip/s. 2. The Multi-channel Phase Comparator should provide that one of the input signals is used as a reference signal of 100 MHz. The remaining five channels at 100 MHz are compared to that reference channel. The comparator must have built-in modular low-noise multipliers for expansion to receive 5 or 10 MHz on any channel. Every measurement channel must contain a down-converter that produces an IF (intermediate frequency) signal, with signal shaping (fast rise-and-fall voltage transitions) suitable for input to an internal high-resolution time interval counter (TIC) or a suitable set of counters that provide the same function. The 6 inputs for 100MHz are fitted with SMA standard connectors. The noise floor ADEV(tau>105s) for 100 MHz signals, +10 dBm, must be no higher than 1x10-16. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the items stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirements (see attached document for Technical Specifications), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334519- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a small business size standard for such requirements of 500 employees. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the item identified in the attached Statement of Work. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to twenty (20) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide the components. 2. Name of company that will fabricate the items. 3. Specification sheets and examples of prior provision of this type of item, addressing the criteria identified above and in the attached specifications. 4. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 4:00 pm Mountain Time on March 26, 2012. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Tiffany Atchison, Contracting Officer, at tiffany.atchison@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail.
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