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66 -- AUTOMATIC AC THERMOMETRY BRIDGE SOL 53SBNB860011 DUE 030598 POC Contracting Officer, Romena R. Moy, (301) 975-4999, Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon, (301) 975-4390 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, #53SBNB860011, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 5065, and the small business size is 500 Employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for (001) a quantity of one (1) Automatic AC Thermometry Bridge with IEEE and plus/minus 10v Analog Output; and (002) a quantity of one (1) Automatic Switching Unit (10 channels) with one (1) constant current. Item 001 shall be an automatic resistance thermometry bridge for the very high accuracy measurement of ambient temperature, using platinum resistance (ptr) thermometers. The instrument shall be capable of multiplexing between at least 10 inputs so that the temperature of different ptr's can be automatically or manually measured (interfaced with a computer or analog output). The technology required shall use AC transformer bridges to compare resistance of 2 ptr's or a ptr and an internal standard to yield absolute or true simultaneous difference measurement modes. Balance shall be achieved quickly by the unit's internal microprocessor. The unit shall also be capable of precision measurements of prt's with a separation of 100 m between the bridge and prt's. The AC Thermometry Bridge shall meet the following specifications: Ratio range: 0 to 1.299 999 9 on front panel; 0 to 1.299 999 99 over IEEE-488 digital interface; Resistance range: 0 to 390 ohm; 0 to 1.299 999 9 ohm in 0.1 micro-ohm steps with 1 ohm Rs; 0 to 12.999 999 ohm in 1 micro-ohm steps with 10 ohm Rs; 0 to 129.999 99 ohm in 10 micro-ohm steps with 100 ohm Rs; 0 to 389.999 99 ohm in 10 micro-ohm steps with 300 ohm Rs; Std. Resistor range: 1 to 300 ohm; Sensor inputs: 0.25 ohm to 100 ohm resistance at 0.01 degrees C; Bridge principal: AC ratio transformer; Ratio stability: < 0.01 ppm / year; Ratio accuracy: +/- 0.1 ppm or +/- 0.0001 degrees C; Ratio linearity: < +/- 0.1 ppm; Digital resolution: < 0.01 ppm or 0.00001 degrees C with 100 ohm Rs; Balance time: < 20 seconds to full accuracy and resolution; Balance modes: Automatic using internal microprocessor; Manual using front panel switches and analog meter; Display units: W (ratio); Instrm. check modes: Zero check to indicate detector offset; Unity check to indicate ratio transformer error; Current source: 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 50 mA and square root of 2 multiplier; Current type: 30 Hz and 90 Hz AC; Measurement modes: Absolute and true simultaneous difference; Computer control: IEEE-488 digital interface; Analog output: +/- 10 V 'AC Out of Balance' signal. The Government will consider an ex-demo unit with one-year warranty. Offerors may submit separate prices for a new unit that shall have a normal commercial warranty, and for an ex-demo unit that shall have a one-year warranty. Delivery is required within 4 weeks of Date of Award. Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Acceptance location will be the address of the Contracting Officer=s Technical Representative (COTR). The FOB Point shall be Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are, in descending order of importance, as follows: Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government's specifications, Past performance, and Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition: 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, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (10) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; (13) 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products; (15) 52.225-21, Buy American Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes, by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on March 5, 1998, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. (0049)

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