SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- RECOVERY – HIGH FRAME RATE NEUTRON IMAGING DETECTOR
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-10-SS66
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2010
- Point of Contact
- Paula Wilkison, Phone: 301-975-8448, Patrick P Staines, Phone: (301)975-6335
- E-Mail Address
-
paula.wilkison@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov
(paula.wilkison@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RECOVERY - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS CONTEMPLATED PROCUREMENT IS ANTICIPATED TO UTILIZE THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2009 FUNDING IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT RESPONSIBLE SOURCES CAN SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT. All responsible sources are encouraged to respond to this notice; however, sources that do not respond shall not be precluded from responding to any subsequent solicitation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks a High Frame Rate Neutron Imaging Detector to extend the temporal resolution of neutron radiography to study two phase flow phenomena, where the two phases are vapor and liquid. In these experiments, there is a high contrast between the phases, enabling the velocity of the phases to be accurately measured. Due to the high speed, it is necessary to couple the camera with the scintillator to reduce light loss, and to amplify the light signal above the electronic noise in the camera. A large camera resolution (large pixel array) is required to have a spatial resolution of 0.3 mm or less over the required field of view. Responses from responsible sources should clearly establish capability of providing High Frame Rate Neutron Imaging Detectors. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for the Detector, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Purchase Order. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that result would be conducted as a small business set-aside. Requirements for the High Frame Rate Neutron Imaging Detector are as follows: 1.Detector image spatial resolution about 0.3 mm or better; 2.A large field of view in the range of 10 cm by 10 cm to 25 cm by 25 cm, with a preference for the larger field of view, which can be achieved with a large format detector or a scintillator with a fiber optic taper; 3.A high frame rate, greater than 100 Hz; 4.A thermal neutron (neutron energy of 25 meV) detection efficiency of about 15% or greater; 5.If an event counting detector, the dead-time should be minimized and capable of handling an event fluence rate of 5 x 107 cm-2 s-1 6.If a scintillator with a CCD or CMOS camera, a means to amplify the low, per-frame photon count rate above the noise; 7.Non-radiation hard components should be protected from radiation damage. Requested Information to be Included in Responses to this Notice: 1. Indicate whether your company manufactures or is an authorized reseller/business partner for a Neutron Imaging Detector of any kind and, if so, please provide complete commercial specifications for the Neutron Imaging Detector(s) that your company manufactures or sells, including the name of the company that manufactures the Neutron Imaging Detector(s), where it is manufactured, and detailed functional and performance specifications that the product meets. 2. If your organization is an original equipment manufacturer of Neutron Imaging Detectors, then please provide the name of company(ies) that are authorized by your organization, as the OEM, to sell your organization's Neutron Imaging Detector(s), as well as their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Indicate the number of days, after acceptance of order, which is typical for delivery of Neutron Imaging Detectors to the intended delivery location. 4. A complete copy of standard terms and conditions for the Neutron Imaging Detector(s) that your organization manufactures or sells, to include, at a minimum: base warranty, available extended warranty (if offered), copy of software license(s) (if applicable), and customary payment terms. 5. Available training that can be purchased or may be included with the purchase of the Neutron Imaging Detector(s). 6. Customary documentation that is provided with the purchase of the Neutron Imaging Detector(s). 7. Describe optional items that are available for purchase for the Neutron Imaging Detector(s), such as consumables, spares, tools, additional components, ancillary equipment, software licenses, telephone support, etc. 8. If any of the above-referenced NIST Neutron Imaging Detector specifications appear to be unduly restrictive, then please indicate which specification you believe is unduly restrictive and indicate how you believe it could be more competitively worded such that it can be met by more than one Neutron Imaging Detector manufacturer and still meet the definition of commercial items at FAR 2.101. 9. Indicate whether modifications of the Neutron Imaging Detector currently manufactured or sold by your organization would be necessary to meet Government specifications listed in this notice and, if so, indicate whether those modifications would be considered minor modifications as described in the FAR Subpart 2.101 definition of commercial items. 10. The number of persons currently employed by your company, including parent organization and all subsidiaries (if applicable). 11. Indicate whether the Neutron Imaging Detector(s) referenced in the response is currently available for ordering from one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and, if so, provide the GSA FSS contract number(s). 12. Provide any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Responses to this notice shall be sent by email to Paula Wilkison, Contract Specialist, at paula.wilkison@nist.gov, with cc: to Patrick Staines at patrick.staines@nist.gov, so that it is received at that email address no later than March 19, 2010. The responses should include responses to all 12 requests for information listed above. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B125, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1640 Primary Point of Contact: Paula Wilkison Contract Specialist paula.wilkison@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-8448 Secondary Point of Contact: Patrick Staines Contracting Officer patrick.staines@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-6335
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