SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- CRYOSTAT MICROSYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Federal Locations, All DOE Federal Contracting Offices, 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RQ26-08NT000974
- Response Due
- 9/15/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Robert Mohn, Contracting Officer, 412-386-4963,mohn@netl.doe.gov;Robert Mohn, Contract Specialist, 412-386-4963,<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SUBJECT: CRYOSTAT MICROSYSTEMThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED. Responses shall reference Request for Quotations No. DE-RQ26-08NT000974 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (with deliver to our site in Morgantown, WV) intends to purchase the following: Specification for a Cryostat: cryostat- a device used to freeze/cool a sample to a user-specified temperature and subsequently slice into thin sections suitable for use in microscopic examination sample- see specimen specimen- the object, supplied by the user, to be sectioned via the cryostat specimen face- the two dimensional x-y plane parallel to the surface of the specimen disk to which the specimen is mounted; x-direction and y-direction is intended to describe mutually perpendicular linear directions in the x-y plane horizontal specimen feed- the distance the knife and specimen face can move towards each other during a cutting operation, in other words the maximum specimen depth that can be cut vertical specimen stroke- this is the length of the maximum cutting stroke of the blade across the specimen face, in other words the specimen can not be any larger than the vertical specimen stroke and still get a complete cut cryochamber- the cooled working area or main volume that is temperature controlled by the cryostat quick freeze shelf- a location where specimen disks can be placed to quickly cool to a temperature lower than found in the cryochamber specimen cooling system- a system to apply temperatures colder than found in the cryochamber directly to the specimen rather than through the specimen disk specimen retraction- a cryostat feature that moves the blade away from the specimen after a pass, this ensures that the specimen does not come in contact with the back of the knife holder, this eliminates accumulation of debris on the back edge of the blade resulting in better sections and prolonged life of the disposable blades lateral displacement- a cryostat feature where the blade holder allows the blade to be centered in the holder and moved laterally so the entire length of the blade can be used intermittent stroke sectioning mode- the specimen head travels up and down as long as the footswitch or required key on the control pad is depressed single stroke sectioning mode- the specimen head travels up and down for one stroke and then stops in the lower limit position continuous stroke sectioning mode- the specimen head travels up and down until it is stopped by depressing the required key on the control pad or the footswitch Required Specification 1. The cryostat must be freestanding, motorized open-top with independent specimen temperature control. 2. The cryostat must be equipped with a removable heated glass window. 3. The cryochamber must be illuminated. 4. The cryostat must have a specimen cutting thickness range of 0.5 micron to 100 microns. Additional range beyond this is optional. 5. The cryostat must accept a specimen size of at least 40 millimeters by 55 millimeters. 6. The horizontal specimen feed must be 25 millimeters or greater. 7. The vertical specimen stroke must be 59 millimeters or greater. 8. The cryostat must have specimen retraction of 20 microns or greater. 9. The specimen must be able to be oriented by at least 8 degrees on the x, y, and z axes. 10. Must have a motorized coarse feed with a fast and slow setting. The cryostat must have a slow electric coarse feed of 400 microns per second plus or minus 25 percent. The cryostat must have a fast electric coarse feed of 900 microns per second plus or minus 25 percent. 11. Must be equipped with blade holder for Tungsten Carbide disposable blades. 12. The blade holder must be equipped with a lateral displacement feature such that the entire length of the blade may be used. 13. Programmable trimming 5 microns to 150 microns in at least 6 selectable discrete steps. 14. Must have motorized sectioning operated by control panel and foot switch. 15. Must have an emergency stop switch on the front of the cryostat and on the foot switch. 16. Must have intermittent, single, and continuous stroke sectioning modes. 17. Must have cutting window settings for precise speed control in the portion of the vertical stroke where the block encounters the blade and allows for faster movement the remainder of the stroke. 18. The cryostat must have a cryochamber and/or knife holder temperature control to negative 35 degrees Celsius or lower (assuming ambient conditions of 22 degrees Celsius and 60 percent or lower humidity), but may be adjusted in 1 degree steps. 19. In addition to the cryochamber and/or knife holder temperature control listed above, the cryostat must have a permanently cooled, to negative 45 degrees Celsius or lower (assuming ambient conditions of 22 degrees Celsius and 60 percent or lower humidity), quick-freeze shelf able to accommodate 10 or more specimen discs (assuming specimen disk size of at least 40 millimeters by 55 millimeters). 20. In addition to the cryochamber and/or knife holder temperature control and quick-freeze shelf listed above, the cryostat must be equipped with a specimen cooling system for specimen mounting and quick freezing down to negative 50 degrees Celsius or colder (assuming ambient conditions of 22 degrees Celsius and 60 percent or lower humidity). 21. Must have a programmable automatic 24-hour defrost cycle. 22. Must have a manual defrost feature. 23. Control panel must have the ability to be locked out to prevent inadvertent changes of programmed parameters. 24. Must have a programmable reverse section counter. 25. Must be capable of being programmed to do multiple sections at one time. 26. Must include a status display indicating, but not limited to, temperatures, cutting window parameters, specimen position, refrigeration state, preset temperatures, actual and defrost times, programmable counters, section thickness, and power failure alert. DELIVERY: FOB Destination is required (all freight included). The provisions at 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (JAN 1999) does not apply to this acquisition. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offerors: An award shall be made to the responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable quote and offering the best value evaluated price. Evaluation is based on best value including cost and ability to meet stated requirements above. Offerors shall submit descriptive literature and drawings detailing features, technical capabilities and warranty data. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted response to this provision as it compares to the minimum characteristics provided above. Therefore, it is essential that offerors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptability. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. The North American Industry Classification (NIAC) is 334516. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL SUBMIT OFFERS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Federal Tax Identification (TIN); Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS); and remit to address if different. A Firm Fixed Priced Purchase Order shall be issued using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures FAR Part 13. All offers are due no later than 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone on September 15, 2008. All quotes must be E-mailed to both Robert.Mohn@netl.doe.gov and Kenneth.Lyons@netl.doe.gov. or and if faxing the fax must be sent to both Robert Mohn at 412-386-5770 and Kenneth Lyons at 304-285-4403. All technical questions should be directed to the Technical Representatives Mr. Kenneth Lyons at 304-285-4379.
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