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36 -- GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY WITH DETECTOR UPGRADE SOL RQ. 50875024 DUE 040798 POC Contact: Yvette Brown, Procurement Specialist, 301-415-6507, Sharon Mearse Contracting Officer, 301-415-7315 in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6 and 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number for this request for quotation is 50875024. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This solicitation is issued under a 100 percent small business set aside. The Standard Industrial Code is 3559 and applies to businesses with less that 500 employees. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has a requirement for a Gamma Spectroscopy system along with upgraded electronics for an existing germanium detector. Specifications: A) high purity germanium coaxial detector: transferrable capsule configuration: detector mounted in a vacuum sealed capsule that can be transferred from one cryostat to another. Relative photo peak efficiency: > 50%. Resolution: < 1.90 KeV FWHM @ 1332 KeV Co-60, < 875 eV FWHM @ 122 KeV Co-57. Peak to compton ratio: > 64:1. Detectable energy range: 40 KeV to 10 MeV. Cryostat configuration: vertical dipstick cryostat, 30 liter dewars, temperature sensing automatic high voltage shutdown circuit -- quantity one each. B) computer controlled integrated gamma spectroscopy system: triangular filter amplifier with auto pole zero circuit (nonvolatile PZ setting). 16K ADC, 16K memory 231 -1 counts per channel, computer controlled detector bias supply -- quantity two each. C) personal computer interface (IBM compatible) -- quantity two each. D) gamma spectroscopy analysis software, 32 bit, running in windows NT -- quantity one each. E) additional copies of gamma spectroscopy software -- quantity two each. F) reference software for gamma spectroscopy nuclide analysis -- quantity two each. G) portable MCA with laptop computer including cables, batteries, battery charger/eliminator -- quantity one each. H) MCA software (16 and 32 bit versions) -- quantity one each. I) in-situ gamma spectroscopy software running on windows 95 -- quantity one each. J) carrying case for portable MCA -- quantity one each. K) variable length tripod -- quantity one each. L) on-site training for approximately six individuals by service engineer for gamma spectroscopy software. The contractor shall deliver the software and provide the training to NRC's Region III Office located at 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois. The following clauses and provisions are applicable and hereby incorporated into this solicitation by reference and will be provided by the contracting officer in full text upon request. FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-3; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5; FAR 52.222-26; FAR 52.222-35; FAR 52.222-36; and FAR 52.222-37. Responses from responsible offerors shall be sent to Yvette Brown, Division of Contracts and Property Management, Mail Stop T-7I2, Washington, DC 20555. Hand-carried responses can be delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Facsimile responses can be sent to 301-415-5761. All responses are due by 3:30 p.m. (EST) April 7, 1998.**** (0075)

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