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66 -- FANNING LASER 3D MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB060010 DUE 102699 POC TAMARA GRINSPON, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-4390;Anne M. McFarlane, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-4648 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, #53SBNB060010, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12.*****This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for small business. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3825, and the small business size is 500 Employees.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) fanning laser 3D measurement system (Arc Second Vulcan Base Product Package), two (2) additional Transmitters with Rechargeable Batteries (Arc Second Vulcan Transmitters), and four (4) Transmitter Tripods -- brand name, or equal -- to be used for research in real-time construction component tracking.*****Salient characteristics of the system include: (a) the ability to measure 3D coordinate data at sufficiently high data rates for real-time metrology in both indoor and outdoor locations; (b) 3D distance, azimuth and elevation angle measurements accurate to +/- 1 mm, +/- 100 ppm taken from any orientation; (c) does not require vertical orientation during measurements; (d) user definable coordinate system; (e) RS232 compatible interface; (f) measurement range of 50 m from each side of transmitter baseline; (g) real-time collection and storage of measurements, including real-time transfer to CAD; (h) system software allowing integration with a user-written C program on a Windows platform; (i) support for multiple users within the same coordinate frame; (j) indoor/outdoor use, including rugged electronics for use on an outdoor construction site; (k) no loss of performance in low-light or dark conditions; (l) one person set-up and operation; and (m) portable measurement tool with rechargeable battery and a Windows CE based computer terminal for integration with Windows95 and Windows98 OS.*****The system shall be 100% Y2K compliant.***** Delivery is required within ONE WEEK after receipt of faxed copy of purchase order. *****Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The FOB point shall be DESTINATION, Gaithersburg, MD.*****The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items.*****The Government anticipates awarding one purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.*****Vendors shalladdress all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need, or the vendor's taking exception to it.*****All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert. 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 (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veteransof the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (16) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; (21)(ii) Alternate I of 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, small business firms should submit quotes (Original Plus One Copy Of Quote And Enclosures), by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on OCTOBER 26, 1999, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3572, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3572. Faxed quotes, to Fax No. (301) 963-7732, will be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 10/22/99 (W-SN394194). (0295)

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