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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 FBO #5777
MODIFICATION

66 -- One (1) fully functioning X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) system

Notice Date

9/15/2017
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
 

ZIP Code

20783-1197
 

Solicitation Number

W911QX-17-T-0297
 

Archive Date

10/7/2017
 

Point of Contact

Rebecca B. Patterson, Phone: 3013945351
 

E-Mail Address

rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil
(rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Amendment 0001: The purpose of this administrative amendment is to extend the solicitation response date to Friday, 22 September 2017 at 11:59AM. There are no other changes to this solicitation at this time. (i) 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. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-17-T-0297. This acquisition is issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, effective 19 January 2017. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001: X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) System to include shipping in accordance with the Salient Characteristics; QTY: one (1); Unit of Measure: Each (vi) Description of requirements: The Government requires one (1) fully functioning X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) system with the following minimum Government requirements: C.1 General Characteristics C.1.1 The system shall enable the compositional, structural and morphological characterization of materials with various degrees of crystalline order, including amorphous, semi-crystalline, polycrystalline and single crystalline. C.1.2 The system shall enable the investigation of material properties in thin films and substrates, including stress and strain, phase and composition, texture and crystal quality. C.1.3 The system shall be equipped with fully interchangeable optics, including incident and diffracted beam components, which allow instantaneous switching at operators will for different measurement modes, including Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD), In-Plane X-Ray Diffraction (IPXRD), Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction (GIXRD), X-Ray Reflectivity (XRR) and High Resolution X-Ray Diffraction (HRXRD). C.1.4 The system shall include a non-ambient chamber attachment that can facilitate low and high temperature measurements within a temperature range of -190 degrees () Celsius (C) to 900C and vacuum measurements with pressures as low as ten to the power of negative one (10^-1) millibar (mbar). C.1.5 The system shall have a sample stage that is compatible with wafers that range from eight (8) inches or more in diameter, and as thick as two (2) inches or more. C.1.6 The system shall have a loader arm which can extract substrates of sizes three (3) inch, four (4) inch, six (6) inch, and eight (8) inch in diameter from cassettes able to hold twenty-five (25) samples or more and shall center the substrate automatically on the stage. C.1.7 The system shall include a beam capillary for spot-size measurements, limiting effectively the incident x-ray beam diameter to fifty (50) micrometers (µm) or less. C.1.8 The system shall include optical components that provide incident-beam configurations with variable intensity as required for the different types of x-ray techniques enabled by the system. This includes the following: C.1.8.1 X-ray mirror that limits wavelengths to Kα1 and Kα2 and provides a direct beam intensity of 150,000,000 counts per second (cps) or more. C.1.8.2 Two-bounce and four-bounce Ge-based monochromators that limit the beam spectrum to Kα1 and provides direct beam intensities of no less than 200,000 cps. C.1.9 The included software shall enable the analysis of diffraction and reflectivity data, with capability for peak fitting using common peak functions, including Gaussian, Lorentzian and Voigt. The software shall be equipped with an extensive material database for diffraction peak identification, and be able to provide phase and composition identification. C.1.10 The included software shall be able to plot color-maps, both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D), for pole figure measurements and reciprocal space maps. C.1.11 The software shall include simulation capability for diffraction data that utilizes input parameters for both thin film materials and substrates, including thickness, composition, substrate offcut, and strain state. C.2 Goniometer C.2.1 The system shall include a four-circle goniometer with state-of-the-art digital encoders for sample positioning and reporting to user interface. C.2.2 The system shall have an open Eurelian cradle that enabled full sample rotation and movement with the following specifications: C.2.2.1 Capability for changing the sample inclination angle in a range from zero (0) to ninety (90) degrees at 0.01 degrees or less step sizes and shall have zero (0) variation in angular position error. C.2.2.2 Capability for in-plane sample rotation in a range of 360 degrees in both forward and backward direction at 0.01 degree step sizes or less and shall have zero (0) variation in angular position error. C.2.2.3 Capability for lateral sample translations in two (2) perpendicular axes, X axis and Y axis, that can enable wafer mapping of six (6) inches or larger in diameter and wafers with 0.01 millimeter (mm) step size or smaller with an accuracy of ten (10) µm or more accurate and shall have zero (0) variation in angular position error. C.2.2.4 Capability for vertical sample movement that enables the study of thin layers less than ten (10) nanometers (nm) deposited on substrates that are up to one (1) mm thick. C.3 Incident Beam Optics C.3.1 The system shall include one (1) Copper (Cu) anode tube and one (1) Cobalt (Co) anode tube with a lifetime of at least five (5) years. C.3.2 The system shall be able to change the tube focus mode between point to line and line to point. C.3.3 High brightness and interchangeable optical components that secure beam collimation which includes no white radiation or K-beta line and a minimum direct beam intensity of 150,000,000 cps using just an x-ray mirror. C.3.4 The system shall be able to range the incident x-ray beam from 0.05 mm to five (5) mm in length and two (2) mm to twenty (20) mm in width; the beam must be homogeneous even at a length of five (5) mm and a width of twenty (20) mm. C.3.5 The system shall have four (4) bounce and two (2) bounce monochromators that secure monochromatic incident beam and limit the incident beam angular divergence to 0.003 degrees or less. C.4 Diffracted Beam Optics C.4.1 The system shall include a solid-state pixel detector that is position sensitive with a sharp point-spread function. C.4.2 The system shall include detector measurement modes that are changeable with user interface including zero-dimensional (0D), one-dimensional (1D), 2D, and 3D options, and are both static and scanning. C.4.3 The system shall have ninety-nine percent (99%) count rate linearity. C.4.4 The system shall be able to range the diffracted beam acceptance window from two (2) degrees to 0.003 degrees or less in angular position, as needed for high resolution measurement mode. C.4.5 The system shall have the ability to do reciprocal space mapping, reducing data collection time by a factor of ten (10). C.5 Non-ambient measurement stage attachment C.5.1 The stage attachment shall be compatible with temperatures that range from -190ºC to 900ºC. C.5.2 The stage attachment shall use a domed stage to hold samples as large as twenty-five (25) mm in diameter. C.5.3 The environment in the stage attachment shall range from atmosphere to ten to the power of negative one (10^-1) mbar. C.5.4 The sample chamber of the stage attachment shall be fillable with Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Argon (Ar), and air. C.5.5 The stage attachment shall be compatible with a four-circle Goniometer and shall be able to incorporate XYZ translation. C.6 Automatic Wafer Loader C.6.1 The automatic wafer loader shall be fully automated, be able to load wafers from cassette-to-cassette, and be able to access one (1) or more cassettes holding wafer sizes that range from eight (8) inches or more in diameter, and as thick as two (2) inches or more. C.6.2 The automatic wafer loader shall not produce damage to the surface of the wafer during transfer to the diffractometer. C.6.3 The automatic wafer loader shall have a programmable sample alignment sequence to ensure the transferred wafer is centered with respect to the incident beam and attached to the holder, without introducing significant stress from vacuum hold that would otherwise alter XRD data. C.6.4 The automatic wafer loader shall be able to be custom mounted into the wall to enable dual access in two (2) different classified cleanroom areas. C.7 Calibration Samples C.7.1 The system shall come with one (1) calibration sample for texture, one (1) calibration sample for reciprocal space mapping, one (1) calibration sample for residual stress, (1) calibration sample for IPXRD, and one (1) calibration sample for reflectivity measurements. C.8 User Interface and Analytical Software C.8.1 The system shall have a user interface that allows for the automation of experiments which can run on twenty-five (25) wafers utilizing the automatic wafer loading capability. C.8.2 The system shall come with analytical software for all measurement modes and capabilities that the aforementioned diffractometer can perform. C.8.3 The system shall come with comprehensive material database that is comparable to updated crystallography database versions for phase and compositional analysis of materials. C.8.4 The analytical software shall be able to perform automatic and manual peak recognition, peak fitting and peak analysis. C.8.5 The analytical software shall offer plotting in linear and logarithmic scales, as well as automatic and manual reciprocal lattice point center recognition, convert reciprocal lattice units to angles and automatically convert to d-spacing for reciprocal space maps. C.8.6 The analytical software shall be able to perform full analysis of a reflectivity curve including critical angle, curve extinction rate, density, and sample thickness for reflectivity analysis. C.8.7 The analytical software shall be able to perform data simulation that takes into account reflectivity, texture, and diffraction. C.8.8 The analytical software shall enable exporting data as text and ascii file type conversion. C.8.9 The analytical software shall be able to perform texture analysis and provide pole figures. C.8.10 The analytical software shall include a one (1) year warranty that includes yearly upgrades to the current version of the software. C.9 General Qualifications The Contractor shall ensure that the XRD system meets the following qualifications: C.9.1 The system shall meet current industry standard requirements for safety as regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Electrical Code (NEC) including the use of EMO (Emergency Off) panic buttons, shielding and interlocks for hazardous areas including high voltages, radiation, and moving parts. C.9.2 The system shall have signage denoting the hazards present. C.9.3 The Contactor shall provide one (1) spare parts kit consisting of, but not limited to, bulbs, filters, screws, fluids, gaskets, seals, fuses, clips, nuts, and O-rings. C.9.4 The system shall come with two (2) complete sets of schematics including electrical diagrams, two (2) complete operating manuals written in English, and one (1) manual on clean room paper. C.9.5 The system shall have shipping costs that include insurance and customs fees. C.9.6 The Contractor shall ensure that the electrical components within the XRD system are based on voltages, frequency and currents commonly used in the United States of America that include 120, 208, 240, and 480 Volts. C.9.7 The Contractor shall deliver and install the XRD system to the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Bldg. 102, Shipping and Receiving Warehouse, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD. C.9.8 The system shall have dimensions that fit into a box measuring six (6) feet wide by (8) feet deep by (7) feet high. C.9.9 The Contractor shall prove to the Government that the XRD system is fully functional after the system has been installed. C.9.10 The Contractor shall submit a post-installation acceptance test report to the Government outlining the results of the acceptance tests. The Government will approve the acceptance test report within one (1) week of receiving the results. C.9.11 The Contractor shall conduct operator and maintenance training following the installation of the XRD system at the Government's site. For training purposes, the Contractor shall travel to the ARL in Adelphi, Maryland, to provide operator and maintenance training for up to eight (8) participants. C.9.12 The Contractor shall provide access to a technical support agent to answer questions regarding tool operation, hardware troubleshooting and basic photoresist process via telephone or email during normal business hours for the time zone of the contractor's main base of operations for the duration of ownership by the Government. C.10 One (1) Year Warranty The day the Government approves the post-installation report, the Contractor shall provide a warranty on the XRD system for one (1) year that meets the following minimum requirements: C.10.1 The warranty shall cover repairs or modifications if the XRD system is no longer functional. C.10.2 The warranty shall cover labor and transportation costs including airfare, accommodation and per diems to and from ARL for the technical support individual when necessary. C.10.3 The warranty shall guarantee a response time of two (2) business days or less from the time the Government calls or emails for a request for service. C.10.4 The warranty shall cover all parts excluding consumable parts and materials. C.11 Anti-terrorism Operational Security (ATOPSEC) Requirements C.11.1 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures: This standard language is for Contractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes. C.11.2 Access to a DoD facility or installation that do not require a CAC: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations. C.11.3 Army iWATCH Training: For contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed by the contractors on their first day of arrival for system installation. (vii) Delivery is required no later than (NLT) six (6) months after contract award. Delivery shall be made to Shipping and Receiving Warehouse, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Building 102, Adelphi, MD 20783 USA. Acceptance shall be performed at Shipping and Receiving Warehouse, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Building 102, Adelphi, MD 20783 USA. The FOB point is destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: Evaluation Criteria (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has the lowest evaluated price of all offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The technical acceptability element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. Past performance will not be evaluated. The Contracting Officer determines that past performance need not be evaluated because the supplies being purchased are commercial and of low complexity that past performance information would not make a substantial difference. Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any). (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR: 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006) 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2016) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015) 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013) 52.219-4 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (Nov 2016) 52.219-16 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES-SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 1999) 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR - COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (OCT 2016) 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILIITIES (APR 2015) 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016) 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (OCT 2015) 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (FEB 2016) 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010) 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) 52.222-60 PAYCHECK TRANSPARENCY (EXECUTIVE ORDER 13673) (OCT 2016) 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013) 52.242-5 PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (JAN 2017) 52.222-59 COMPLIANCE WITH LABOR LAWS (EXECUTIVE ORDER 13673) (DEC 2016) DFARS: 52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984) 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (OCT 2016) 252.204-7011 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) 252.204-7015 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT (MAY 2016) 252.215-7007 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RESOLICIT (JUN 2012) 252.213-7000 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PEFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM-STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (JUN 2015) 252.215-7008 ONLY ONE OFFER (OCT 2013) 252.222-7007 REPRESENTATION REGARDING COMBATING TAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2015) 252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013) 252.225-7012 PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (DEC 2016) 252.225-7031 SECONDARY ARAB BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL (JUN 2005) 252.225-7020 TRADE AGREEMENTS CERTIFICATE-BASIC (NOV 2014) 252.225-7021 TRADE AGREEMENTS-BASIC (DEC 2016) 252.225-7050 DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM (OCT 2015) 252.226-7001 UTILIZATION OF INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIAN-OWNED ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (SEP 2004) 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.243-7002 REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (DEC 2012) 252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.247-7022 REPRESENTATION OF EXTENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY SEA (AUG 1992) 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA - BASIC ( APR 2014) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013) 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016) 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016) 252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) 52.219-9, SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (CLASS DEVIATION 2016-O0009) Local Instructions: ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT TYPE OF CONTRACT GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE RECEIVING ROOM - ALC TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE PAYMENT TERMS ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as: N/A. (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: FAR Part 13 Commercial Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used for this anticipated requirement and Contract Financing will not be provided. (xvi) Offers are due on 22 September 2017, by 11:59AM Eastern, at rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Rebecca B Patterson, (301) 394-5351, rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil
 

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Address: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland, 20783, United States

Zip Code: 20783
 

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