SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Equipment Purchase High Performance Digital NMR Spectrometer Console
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), 10 General Green Avenue, Building 1, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-NMRSpectrometerConsole
- Point of Contact
- Mary Prebensen, Phone: 508-233-5724, Natalie Pomerantz,
- E-Mail Address
-
mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, natalie.l.pomerantz.civ@mail.mil
(mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, natalie.l.pomerantz.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Announcement is to assist the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to identify potential sources to provide a High Performance Digital NMR Spectrometer Console. The Government requests that responses be submitted electronically to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and natalie.l.pomerantz.civ@mail.mil by June 4, 2018 by 5pm EST. Background: The Government (NSRDEC) is in need of a High Performance Digital NMR Spectrometer Console. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance is a classic chemical analysis capability that supports core efforts across all of the NSRDEC. The current NMR console will be obsolete in June of 2018 and the current vendor cannot guarantee the ability to service the NMR due to the unavailability of parts. The vendor must be able to replace the obsolete spectrometer console with the new console (AVANCE NEO 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer Console) while using the pre-existing hardware. Description: The following specifications are required. General Specifications: HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL NMR SPECTROMETER CONSOLE Bruker Shim and Sample Transfer System Bruker high performance matrix Orthogonal Shim System (BOSS TM ) with 20 gradients (BOSS-1), low current and low heat dissipation design for optimum homogeneity. Bruker standard bore Sample Transfer (BST) system for sample insertion into the magnetic center. Prepared for shim system cooling. Allows spinning of samples with 3 to 10mm sample diameter. Built-in sample down detection together with BSVT. Basic system characteristics The AVANCE NEO system console electronics is housed within a stainless steel RF 19-inch rack mounted (e.g. One Bay or one bay or double bay) cabinet with full RF shielding (e.g. immunity against DVB-T, ATSC, ISDB-T and DTMB). The cabinet offers enough space to incorporate various 19-inch high power RF amplifiers depending on application and configuration. It incorporates a state of the art Ethernet ROUTER providing up to 14 TCP/IP based Ethernet ports for internal and external spectrometer devices such as automatic sample changers, CryoProbe TM platforms, magnet control and monitoring equipment, solid state NMR accessories, etc. The system is equipped with a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) to allow software controlled console power-up and power-down via TopSpin TM. A dedicated, on-system Embedded Processing Unit (EPU) with separate 1TB Hard Disk drive allows versatile and flexible spectrometer control. Specific Specifications: Vendor will reinstall 5mm BBO Liquid probe, 4mm CP-MAS, and 4mm HR-MAS probes. Acquisition (AQS) characteristics • 80 MHz system clock, synchronicity on all channels within 12.5ns • A Timing and Gradient Control Unit (GTU) for all gradient amplifiers. It controls the overall timing of system (all RF channels, gradients, real time pulses, triggers, etc.) • Up to 8 Transceiver units (TRX1200). Each TRX1200 provides a full broad banded transmit and a full broad banded receive channel up to 1.2 GHz. See other TRX1200 specifications below. • Gradient control with a resolution of 12.5ns for Z and XYZ gradients (option) • Pulse program synchronization with up to 4 Trigger inputs at 12.5ns resolution (e.g. for high speed MAS rotor synchronization @111kHz) • NMR synchronized and real-time control output of external devices (e.g. laser systems, pumps). Up to 11 independent controls with 12.5ns resolution Bruker Smart Magnet control System (BSMS) supports • Ultra-stable shim current sources (SCB20) for Bruker RT shim systems • Optional Ethernet based Bruker Digital NMR Lock (2G DigiLock TM ) for 2H and/or 19F nuclei (L-TRX, L-19F) together with ultra-stable, ultra-low noise B0 current source (ELCB) • Bruker Smart Variable Temperature control (BSVT) controls with up to 4 independent VT channels, optional Bruker SmartCoolers TM (e.g. BCU-I), optional Low Temperature accessories (LN2 exchanger / evaporator) and High Temperature equipment • 10A High Resolution NMR gradient amplifiers (GAB/2, optional) • NMR Sample Transport for Bruker standard and wide bore magnet sample transport systems (BST) Systems equipped with 2G DigiLock TM and SmartVT TM support intrinsically the unique Bruker NMR Thermometer TM (e.g. to monitor and regulate the sample temperature within the sample tube). High performance and high power preamplifier system (HPPR) • Multi-receive ready up to 8 receiver channels. No extra wiring or other component required • Stray field compliant touch screen based human machine interface (HMI). Easy magic angle setup on the probe • RF power supervision for fast shut downs built-in (probe safety together with PICS) • Accurate tuning and matching with factory calibrated preamplifiers (Network analyzer technology) and fully integrated automatic tuning and matching (with ATM probe). No separate unit needed • Supports up to 8 RF preamplifiers Magnet System The spectrometer will use the existing magnet system, Stand, and Helium Transfer line. VARIABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL (BSVT) The Bruker SmartVT (BSVT) is a highly integrated unit to provide • Digital temperature sensor resolution better than 5mK • Temperature stability depends on environment and probe (e.g. 10mK/K for HR RT probes) • Supports various temperature sensor types (e.g. thermocouple T or E, PT100) • VT gas flow monitoring up to 3000lph with mass flow regulation • Anti-freeze mode for CryoProbes built-in (probe safety) • Up to 4 independent heater channels (e.g. flow probes) • High temperature measurements ready (up to 600°C with high temperature probes), no separate heater (booster) needed • Intelligent VT gas flow control for easy sample insertion with different kind of spinners (ceramic, KEL-F, etc.). No manual adjustments needed (e.g. SampleCase, SampleJet) • Intelligent SmartCoolersTM (BCU) and low temperature accessories control (LN2 exchanger/evaporator) • Accurate Sample Temperature determination and regulation with NMR ThermometerTM RF CHANNEL (TRX1200) The TRX1200 is a highly integrated NMR RF transceiver (transmit and receive) unit with built-in pulse program engine (sequencer, waveform memory) providing • RF signal bandwidth of 5 to 1200 MHz for transmit and receive • Timing resolution of 12.5 ns • Simultaneous RF amplitude, phase & frequency setting within 12.5ns • High speed ADC, 240 MSPS @16 Bit, Digital Down Converter (DDC) • High speed DAC, 960 MSPS, Digital Up Converter (DUC) • High intermediate frequency (IF) for transmit and receive of 1852 MHz (e.g. no unwanted LO windows) • Sequencer waveform memory 1GB (e.g. pulse shaping, optimal control applications, composite pulse decoupling) • Spectral width up to 7.5 MHz • Effective dynamic range >17 Bit (5 MHz) / >19 Bit (1 MHz) / >23 Bit (6 kHz) Deliverables: AVANCE NEO 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer Console, SHIM CURRENT BOARD, 10A GRADIENT AMPLIFIER, 1H GaAs PREAMPLIFIER, BB19F GaAs PREAMPLIFIER, 31P GaAs PREAMPLIFIER, 2H LOCK TRANSCEIVER, 2H GaAs PREAMPLIFIER, VARIABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL, 1CH HIGH BAND RF AMPLIFIER, 2CH BROAD BAND RF AMPLIFIER, RF CHANNEL, Acquisition PC with Windows OS, 24 inch TFT MONITOR, TopSpin4 acquisition and processing license, SHAT400A CMC-se ACA New, SHNS100A-04 NUS ACA, Electronics Installation, ONE DAY TRAINING COURSE TUITION Delivery Date: The Government anticipates seven month lead time for this item. Please identify timeframe required for delivery. Vendor will deliver and install NMR console. Vendor will provide a one year warranty. Training classes will be held over a 12 month period, starting from the date contract is awarded. Government Furnished Property (Equipment/Materials/Information/Computer Utilization): N/A Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Announcement. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY This Sources Sought Announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes and to identify interested sources. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. It is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Further, unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Funding is not available at this time. The United States Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items/services discussed, and release of this Sources Sought Announcement should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. Response to this Sources Sought Announcement is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this and any follow-on information requests. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Sources Sought Announcement does not preclude participation in any future RFP if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this subject. RESPONSES: Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the NSRDEC via e-mail ONLY to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and natalie.l.pomerantz.civ@mail.mil no later than June 4, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party. Please provide business size (indicate your socioeconomic status), applicable NAICS code, and CAGE code. If you hold a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, please identify your contract number. QUESTIONS: Any questions for clarification may be emailed to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and natalie.l.pomerantz.civ@mail.mil no later than May 30, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. An unattributed list of questions and answers will be published at the same web location of this Sources Sought Announcement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contracting Office Address:, BLDG 1, 1 General Greene Ave., Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5011, United States, Primary Point of Contact:, Mary Prebensen, Program Acquisition Specialist, Mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, Phone: 508-233-5724, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760, United States
- Zip Code: 01760
- Zip Code: 01760
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