National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div., Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

66 -- TALYROND 3 ROUNDNESS AND GEOMETRY MEASURING SYSTEM UPGRADE SOL 53SBNB760278 DUE 090897 POC Patrick Staines (301) 975-6335, Fax (301) 963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has a requirement to purchase an upgrade of our current Talyrond 3 Roundness and geometry Measuring System. Contract line item(CLIN) 0001 is ONE EA. Software and Hardware Upgrade for a Taylor Hobson Talyrond 3 Roundness and Geometry Measuring System. The system shall include a P.C. based data acquisition system; Data analysis software that permits user access to raw measurement data as well as performing the following evaluations: roundness, concentricity, flatness, squareness, coaxiality, runout, vertical straightness over a range of 100 mm with at least 1000 equally spaced samples, cylindricity, slope analysis, harmonic analysis, parallelism, and cylindrical form (including a 3-D type cage analysis); The software and hardware upgrade shall support a resolution of 1.2 nanometers; The upgrade shall include a 360 mm long cable with appropriate connectors to replace the current cable which links the LVDT to the slide rail/spindle; The software and hardware upgrade shall not degrade the current NIST Talyround 3 Roundness and Geometry Measuring System maximum component diameter (385 mm) and height (686 mm) and measuring range of sensor (0.4 mm); The upgrade shall include a fully interfaced and integrated z-axis linear encoder for use with the straightness and cylindrical form measurements; The software shall provide compensation for stylus length and display resolution in 1 nm as a minimum; Access to the source code is required so that modifications to the displays and algorithms can be performed at NIST. The quotation must list the manufacturer or brand name and the model number of the item to be furnished. Manufacturer's sales literature or other documentation shall be provided to show that offered product(s) meet or exceed requirements referenced above. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Gaithersburg, MD within 120 days after award. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the FederalAcquisition Regulations (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB760278 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-2 and submit a technical description of products being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. The following factors will be used to evaluate proposals : (i) Degree to which the proposal meets the specifications; (ii) Prior experience with similar upgrades; (iii) Ease of modifying the supplied software. Technical performance is significantly more important than price. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, (15) 52.225-21, and DOC agency-level protest procedures level above the contracting officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page. The internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 46. Offers are due by 3PM EST on September 8, 1997 and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, which may also be downloaded from the NIST external web page. The internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The appropriate standard industrial classification code is 5084 and the size standard is 500 employees. Offers should be sent to The National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Bldg. 301, Rm. B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Faxed offers will not be accepted. For information, call the POC identified above. (0237)

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