SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Environmental Atomic Force Microscope
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Brookhaven, PO Box 5000 Bldg. No. 355, Upton, NY, 11973, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AFM110978
- Response Due
- 2/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2007
- Description
- BSA has a requirement for an E-AFM System designed for nano level research. In addition to the manufacturer?s specification for a state-of-the-art E-AFM system, the instrument shall also be designed to meet BNL?s special requirements delineated herein. This, acquisition, is a, ?Best Value?, procurement. The utilization of this procedure is expected to provide the greatest overall benefit to BSA/BNL. ?Best Value? employs a trade off process that permits award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the highest technically rated offeror. The tradeoff process, associated with Best Value involves a comparative weighing of the evaluation factors and sub-factors identified in the Request for Proposals (RFP). Specifically, the trade off process involves selecting the most advantageous offer based upon an integrated assessment of both non-cost/price factors, taken in their assigned relative importance. The following factors, in their relative order of weighting, will be utilized to evaluate the offers: 1. General 2. Atomic Force Microscopy System 2.1 Operating Modes and related capabilities 2.2 Scan head and XY scanner 2.3 Adaptability for mounting in an Inverted Stage Microscope. 2.4 Environmental 2.5 Data acquisition and experiment control 3. Installation, Acceptance, Training and Warranty 4. Performance Risk 4.1 E-AFM Installations 4.2 Timeliness of Performance Proposals are due January 31, 2007 by 4:00 PM, EDT, and shall be submitted to Brookhaven Science Associates, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Attention: D. Paveglio, Bldg. 355, Upton, NY 11973, by US mail This RFP has been sent to the following known manufacturer: Asylum Research Veeco Metrology Inc. Agilent Technologies All other interested manufacturers may download the Request for Proposal AFM110978 from this website.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
- Zip Code: 11973
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 11973
- Record
- SN01218997-W 20070127/070125220409 (fbodaily.com)
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