SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) System for Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with UltraDry Silicon Drift Detector
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- National Transportation Safety Board, Acquisition Division, Contracting and Procurement, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594
- ZIP Code
- 20594
- Solicitation Number
- PUR09000265
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2009
- Point of Contact
- BRYAN J. MOY, Phone: 202-314-6282
- E-Mail Address
-
bryan.moy@ntsb.gov
(bryan.moy@ntsb.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Sources Sought notice with the intent to award a sole source contract to Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments, LLC (TESI) under the authority of FAR 6.302 because TESI supplied the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with the current Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy (WDS) detectors described in this notice and is uniquely qualified to provide the replacement system described below. Notice is provided as information to the marketplace, market research, and is an invitation for any other qualified companies to express their interest in and demonstrate their capability to perform the required system. Background TESI supplied the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with its current EDS operating system and EDS and WDS detectors. The requirement is a replacement for the existing EDS detector and software. The system must interface with and operate the existing NORAN (TESI) IBEX WDS detector. TESI is the only known company that supplies the compatible software and operating systems for both its existing proprietary WDS detector and its new EDS detector. EDS and WDS chemical analysis are a vital function of the NTSB Materials Laboratory for performing failure analysis, and are typically performed for the majority of investigations. In many instances, the EDS analysis is pivotal in determining the root cause of a component failure. The present EDS detector is about 15 years old and at the end of its service life. To insure continued service, the detector must be replaced. This also requires replacing other components of the system including hardware and software to insure compatibility with the new detector. This new order will increase safety, reduce maintenance and increase reliability of the EDS system by incorporating a dry system that does not need liquid nitrogen to operate. The system will also improve functionality by incorporating new detector technology that is faster and more efficient than the existing system. The present system also operates an existing NORAN (TESI) IBEX WDS detector for more detailed chemical analysis. The IBEX WDS detector is a proprietary system and requires the appropriate TESI software for operation. TESI is the only known company that supplies compatible software and operating systems for both its existing proprietary WDS detector and its new EDS detector. Required Capabilities The system's basic requirements are to acquire, analyze and display X-ray energy spectra from scanning electron microscope specimens as necessary for documentation of accident investigations. Acquisition and storage of digital images from the accident specimens is also required. The system must also store and display the spectra and interface with other common office software. Spectral information is to be analyzed and displayed in several manners, such as elemental spectra, overlaid elemental maps, quantitative and qualitative element distributions. The system must also interface with and operate the existing NORAN (TESI) IBEX WDS detector. Data resides locally but must be accessible from user workstations throughout the NTSB. The NTSB also requires to trade-in its existing NORAN System Six & Detector for appropriate disposal and credit toward the purchase price of the replacement system. Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements are invited to submit capability statements/expressions of interest providing the Government the necessary information to determine actual capability. At a minimum, this information, which must be prepared specifically in response to this notice should, must include: (1) identification of company or organization; (2) an assertion of existing, full capability to meet proposed requirements; (3) business/contracts/marketing office point(s) of contact; (4) notification of business size and /or special status; and (5) any additional information that may be useful to the successful procurement of the requirements, if solicited. These expressions of interest shall adhere to a ten (10)-page submission limit plus web links and any specialized product descriptions. The statement of qualifications should include only information that clearly demonstrates the respondent's capabilities, expertise, and experience to perform the requirements described in this notice. General marketing material should not be included. The NTSB prefers that companies do not submit proprietary material. However, the Government recognizes that proprietary data may be a part of your submittal. If so, clearly mark such restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by NTSB. Parties must submit information within five (5) days of publication of this notice. NTSB will not return capability statements and the supporting documentation submitted in response to this notice. Telephone responses and inquiries will not be accepted. You may email questions regarding this notice to the issuing office to Bryan Moy via email at: bryan.moy@ntsb.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Transportation Safety Board, 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594, United States
- Zip Code: 20594
- Zip Code: 20594
- Record
- SN01934744-W 20090902/090901002806-3689fe5f77a4018ce107942cdeb23541 (fbodaily.com)
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