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70 -- GENERAL AREA DETECTOR DIFFRACTION SYSTEM (GAADS) SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT SOL 53SBNB860139 DUE 082798 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist, (301)975-6364, Anita Tolliver, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6308 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory intends to purchase, on a sole-source basis under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1), General Area Detector Diffraction System (GAADS) Software for Windows NT from Bruker AXS, 19 Hartford Lane, Newtown, PA 18940. This software is an upgrade to an existing software package which is already installed on the equipment. This software is specially designed to operate and analyze data from an existing Bruker AXS low angle x-ray diffractrometer and must be purchased from the original manufacturer to ensure exact compatibility. 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; a quotation is being requested from Bruker AXS and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number 53SBNB860139 is issuedas a request for quotation (RFQ) using simplified acquisition procedures. The SIC Code applicable to this acquisition is 3844 and the related size standard is 500 employees, however, this requirement is unrestricted. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), Items, and Quantities are as follows: CLIN 0001; General Area Detector Diffraction System (GAADS) Software for Windows NT; 1 each. The technical requirements of the software are as follows: 1) Frame buffer software for data collection, display, and reduction; 2) Real-time data collection with color display; 3) Multi-tasking environment permitting simultaneous data processing during data collection. Applications shall include: 1) Integrating two-dimensional data into linear data for processing as conventional powder data without preferred orientation effects; 2) Pole figure data collection and processing using conic integration at 20 yielding versus X versus 0 pole figure plots in three dimension; 3) Hermans-Stein and White Spruiell orientation indices calculated from pole figures of fibers and films; 4) Percent crystallinity for polymers using two-dimensional deconvolution of crystalline and non-crystalline scattering; 5) Peak fitting to determine peak position, intensity and width; 6) Output in various formats including: a) DIFFRACplus, DIFFRAC AT, DIFFRAC 5000, ASCII, TEX AT, AND popLA. Shall be designed to run under the Microsoft Windows NT operating system on a single PC workstation. Also included shall be: 1) ASTRO Area Detector Strategy Organizer Software; 2) Small Angle X-ray Scattering Software; 3) DIFFRACplus Evaluation; 4) DIFFRACplus Search; and DIFFRACplus Profile. Price shall be inclusive of delivery, installation and one year labor and parts warranty. It is desired that the software be delivered and installed no later than 90 days from contract award date, it is required that the software be delivered and installed no later than 150 days from contract award date. The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (15) 52.225-21, and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. Bruker AXS shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses CLIN 0001; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); 5) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The offer shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Teresa A. Reefe, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time August 27, 1998. A faxed offer will be accepted. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by August 27, 1998 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Posted 08/20/98 (W-SN239638). (0232)

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