66 -- REDLAKE MASD HIGH SPEED VIDEO CAMERA -- BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

Notice Date

April 30, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571

ZIP Code

20899-3571

Solicitation Number

SB1341-01-Q-0680

Response Due

May 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Paul Cataldo, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6332, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email paul.cataldo@nist.gov -- Pauline Mallgrave, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6330, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email

E-Mail Address

Paul Cataldo (paul.cataldo@nist.gov)

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-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. THE AWARD WILL BE MADE USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-24. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333315 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for the following supplies Redlake MASD model or equal: 1) High Speed Video Camera: HG Imager, Model 2000, P/N 10001850-001 with the following specifications/salient features: Ability to withstand 100g force, Color ccd sensor, 2000 frames/sec capability at 384 x 512 color, 100 base-T ethernet interface, RS232 serial interface, Video display interface, 10m imager cable, 1024 frame storage, HG distribution box, 2 m power cable, Remote control software, Users manual, and Minimum shutter speed 25 microseconds. 2) Upgrade to Model HG100K, P/N 10003112-001 with the following specifications/salient features: 1500 x 1125 pixels at 1000 full frames per second/ -400 x 300 pixels at 10,000 partial frames per second/ -60 x 45 pixels at 100,000 partial frames per second, Electronic shutter to 25 microseconds, Ruggedized package capable of withstanding up to 100g force, Monochrome, Live video out of the camera even during recording, 1 second of standard record time at maximum 1000 full frames per second with options for longer record time, 1000 base-T or equivalent image transfer performance, and Interoperability with CR/HG/HG-TX Imagers. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination, to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Delivery is required 45 days after receipt of order. The items above have been identified by a "brand name or equal" description, which is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following will be used to evaluate quotations: 1) Technical capability to meet agency need, 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price. Technical and Past Performance are more important than price. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 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 applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs: (1) 52.203-6. Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of 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; (18)(I) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program; (23) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of a quotation which address all items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); 5) A list of two (2) contracts/purchase orders completed during the past three years for similar equipment with the following information: Name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, total contract value, contracting office, and telephone number, and program manager and telephone number; 6) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. 7) Software licenses, if applicable to this requirement. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Paul Cataldo, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on May 9, 2001. Faxed offers will not be accepted.

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Record

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