SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Custom-built K-B mirror system
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Health Library, Bldg. 10, Room 1L25A, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2014077
- Archive Date
- 3/4/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sonya Owens-Cobblah, Phone: 3015944666, Maxwell Kimpson, Phone: (301) 435-4380
- E-Mail Address
-
owenscobblahs@mail.nih.gov, kimpsonm@nlm.nih.gov
(owenscobblahs@mail.nih.gov, kimpsonm@nlm.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), on behalf of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases (NIDDK) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUB Zone small businesses that can provide a K-B (Kirkpatrick-Baez) mirror pair. The mirror pair will be used in on-going testing and research to better understand how proteins function in time-resolved x-ray studies. The mirror pair is needed to focus x-rays. Further, a Secondary Kirkpatrick-Baez (K-B) X-ray mirror system is needed to tailor the X-ray spot size and divergence. This mirror system will facilitate at least a two-fold extension into the small-angle X-ray scattering region (SAXS), which will allow time-resolved SAXS/WAXS studies of particles more than twice as large as that achievable without this K-B mirror system. Moreover, the ability to shrink the X-ray spot size at the sample location by up to a factor of four will enable time-resolved Laue crystallography studies of much smaller crystals, and will extend the time-resolved capabilities to systems for which the photo reaction is irreversible. These improvements will enlarge significantly the scope of systems that can be incisively studied on this time-resolved beamline, including protein systems whose function is biomedically relevant to human health. Period of Performance: The custom-built K-B mirror system must ready for shipping to BioCARS by Sept. 12, 2014, with shipping costs will be covered by a separate invoice. Upon acceptance of the K-B mirror system (see Inspection and Acceptance Requirements), the vendor will submit to an invoice. The x-ray pair must be able to: To integrate a K-B mirror system with existing components on the BioCARS beamline, it must fit within a 400x575 mm (WxL) footprint, with dowel pin holes on the underside of the baseplate to facilitate registration between the baseplate and an optical table with an array of 1" tapped holes. The horizontal and vertical focusing mirrors should be made of silicon, have a surface roughness of ≤1Å, and have adjacent to their center line 5-mm wide Rhodium and 4-mm wide bare Silicon stripes. The length of the mirrors should be 240 mm with an active optical length of 200 mm. The mirrors must be supported on mechanical benders capable of achieving an elliptical curvature with ≤1 μrad slope error. The K-B mirror system must provide stepper-motor control of mirror curvature, pitch, and translation, with precision home switches integrated to fiducialize the motors after system start up. The mirror curvature should be controllable from flat to < 150 m radius of curvature. The mirror pitch should be controlled to a precision of 2-3 μrad, and the mirror translation to 0.1 μm. The vertical focusing mirror should be downward deflecting on the upstream side of the enclosure, and the horizontal mirror should deflect the beam to the left (when looking downstream). All motorized controls must be repeatable with the angular deflection set to be complementary to that generated by the Primary K-B mirrors, which typically operate at 3.8 mrad angle of incidence. The mirrors must also provide manual adjustments to align the mirrors with respect to the optical table, and set the horizontal and vertical mirrors orthogonal to each other. The entire K-B mirror assembly must be enclosed within a transparent, helium-purged box. The working distance between the exit face of the enclosure and the sample position shall be ~200 mm. This Secondary K-B mirror system will be used to re-image the X-rays passing through one of two pairs of upstream X-ray slits onto the sample position. The upstream X-ray slits will be located ≤1.4 m upstream from the center of the horizontal focusing mirror, which will facilitate up to 4X demagnification at the sample position. The throughput of the mirror system should be ≥ 70% at 12 keV and 3.8 mrad angle of incidence. Vendors capable of meeting the K-B mirror specifications and delivery schedule must submit for approval diagrams, plans, estimates, and other supporting information that the vendor believes to be relevant to this procurement. After placement of the order, NIDDK will consult with the vendor regarding locations for alignment pins and tapped holes on the underside of the K-B mirror system, and will supply drawings indicating their placement. NIDDK will also coordinate shipping and customs paperwork through a broker having prior experience with both the APS and the vendor. The motion control systems required to operate the K-B mirror system will be acquired by BioCARS and integrated into their beam line control system in advance of the required delivery date. Inspection and Acceptance Requirements Upon delivery to BioCARS, an NIDDK representative will be onsite to inspect the contents and certify safe arrival of the K-B mirror system. This system must be tested with X-rays before final acceptance. This testing is tentatively planned for the first week of Oct. 2014, after the APS resumes operation following a month-long shutdown. NIDDK and the BioCARS beam line staff will perform the required tests and certify whether the mirror system meets the required specifications. NIDDK is responsible for final acceptance of the system, upon which NIDDK will pay the vendor the quoted cost. NIDDK Property An NIDDK/NIH representative will travel to BioCARS to assist with the integration and testing of the K-B mirror system. An NIH property sticker will be affixed to the K-B Mirror system, a secure copy of the packing slip, bill of lading, a stamped, signed, and dated receiving document, and complete an NIH 2818 form for entry in the NBS. The NIDDK/NIH representative will also complete the NIH 2489-2 to formalize the loan of this equipment. This request is for interested firms with the capability of providing the items listed above and to submit a capability statement along with projected pricing, to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 541711 with a size standard of 500 employees. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS number. All respondents are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 10 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 10 pages, should include references. A copy of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by no later than close of business (4:30 pm local time at designated location) on February 17, 2014. Responses by fax or e-mail WILL BE ACCEPTED. This announcement is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this synopsis nor will it reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does this issuance restrict the Government's acquisition approach. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality - No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation
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- Place of Performance
- Address: on loan @ BioCARS, University of Chicago, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg. 434B, Argonne, Illinois, 60439, United States
- Zip Code: 60439
- Zip Code: 60439
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