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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 FBO #4682
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Focal Plane Array

Notice Date

9/17/2014
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

335999 — All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
 

ZIP Code

20899-1410
 

Solicitation Number

NB686000-14-04280
 

Archive Date

10/4/2014
 

Point of Contact

T. Marks, Phone: 303-497-7763
 

E-Mail Address

tpm1@nist.gov
(tpm1@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66- Laboratory Equipment and Supplies TITLE: Focal Plane Array SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB686000-14-04280 RESPONSE DATE: September 19, 2014 CONTACT POINTS: Tiffany Marks, Contract Specialist, (303) 497-7763 Jo-Lynn Davis, Contracting Officer, (303) 497-3032 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Focal Plane Array to be used in the Physical Measurement Laboratory at NIST, Boulder, CO THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to tpm1@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 3 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 335999. This is not a Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, the contractor shall be a small business under the applicable size standard and shall provide either its own product or that of another domestic small business manufacturing or processing concern. See FAR 19.102(f) for additional information. All offerors shall provide a quotation for the following line items: Line Item 0001: one (1) Focal Plane Array Statement of Work Background The 2D InGaAs Focal Plane array will be used to image and detect (with a spectrometer) the low-light levels of near-infrared light emitted from reactive oxygen species present in biological systems, in addition to imaging the downconversion process used in quantum photonic experiments for creating correlated photon pairs. The low dark noise and near-infrared wavelength sensitivity capabilities of a cooled 2D InGaAs focal plane array are critically needed for the detection of low photon fluxes of wavelengths ranging from 900nm to 1700nm to develop new measurement technologies in the fields of physical biology and quantum photonics. The 2D focal plane array will allow for both imaging a scene with light emission in this wavelength range and it will be able to be attached to a near-infrared spectrometer for determining the emission wavelength. Objectives/Scope Below are the specs for the 2D InGaAs focal plane array. We have determined that we cannot compromise on these specs or the experiments cannot be completed. 2D InGaAs Focal Plane Array Requirements 1. We require a two-dimensional focal plane array made from indium-gallium-arsenide (InGaAs) that has at least 640 x 512 pixels; more pixels is better. 2. The pixel size is 20 micron x 20 micron, or less. 3. Focal plane array has 100% fill factor. 4. Pixel operability is > 98%. 5. The focal plane array is sensitive to wavelengths of 900nm to 1700nm with at least 80% quantum efficiency between 970 nm to 1570 nm at -85 C. 6. The focal plane array is cooled to reduce dark current. Cooling at least to -85 C is required. Cooling is to be by thermoelectric cooling possibly with additional water cooling only requiring the use of a Neslab chiller. Liquid nitrogen will not be available for cooling. 7. Temperature must be stable and fluctuate < 1 C during operation. 8. The cooling fan must be able to be disabled during image acquisition to reduce vibration and blurring of images. 9. Dark current at -85C should not exceed 400 e-/pixel/second. Less is better. 10. Read noise should not exceed 150 e-. 11. Continuous integration times with a minimum duration of 2 microseconds to at least 60 seconds duration is possible. 12. Acquisition software is Windows 7, 64-bit compatible and allows analysis of data such as background subtraction, region of interest binning, image manipulation, integration, and fixed pattern noise removal. 13. Focal plane array must be capable of both near infrared imaging and spectroscopy: (i) The focal plane array must come with a c-mount adapter to mount to an infrared lens for imaging applications; (ii) The focal plane array must come with a spectrometer adapter to mount to an Acton 2500i spectrometer. Delivery Delivery should be FOB DESTINATION and shall take place not later than 8 weeks after contract award. Quoters must include delivery date ARO for the proposed equipment. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (APR 2010)--ALTERNATE II (APR 2010)-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards (July 2013) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest when subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended or proposed for Debarment (July 2013) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (July 2013) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (June 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; (Nov 2013) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sept 2010) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sept 2010) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009) 52.225-3, Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreements (Nov 2012) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; (June 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. (July 2013) 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance INSTRUCTIONS: In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Awards Management ( www.sam.gov ) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. Due Date for Quotations Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time on Friday, September 19, 2014. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at tpm1@nist.gov. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) If no statement is included NIST will assume the quoter has accepted all terms and conditions. Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. QUOTATION EVALUATION: Evaluation Factors Technical Capability: No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. NIST will give preference to offerors who demonstrate that their proposed equipment exceeds NIST's requirements. Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness. Price will not be evaluated on quotes that are determined technically unacceptable under the Technical Capability Evaluation factor. 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: JO-LYNN DAVIS, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)
 

Web Link

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Place of Performance

Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States

Zip Code: 80305
 

Record

SN03515067-W 20140919/140917235335-a677eedaaab2bd8f5060a9a8a1b8878d (fbodaily.com)
 

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