59 -- CO-CONICAL FIELD GENERATION SYSTEM/1 -- 40.0 GHZ POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM

Notice Date

June 4, 2001

Contracting Office

DOC; Mountain Administrative Support Center; Acquisition Management Division; 325 Broadway MC3; Boulder, CO 80305-3328

ZIP Code

80305-3328

Solicitation Number

52RANB10C030

Response Due

June 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Procurement Technicians (303) 497-3221, FAX (303) 497-3163

E-Mail Address

NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management (masc.solicitation@noaa.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 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 13. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; OFFERS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED, DRAWINGS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. The solicitation number is 52RANB10C030 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-26. The NAICS Code is 335999, and small business size standard is 500 employees. Any amendment(s) hereto will only be published in the Commerce Business Daily. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one 1.0-40.0GHz Power Delivery System (item 0001) which will provide low-noise, harmonic-free, broad-band amplification of a calibration signal for input to the Co-Conical Field Generation System. A calibration quality signal must be present at the exit of the power delivery and input to system. The power delivery system must interface with the NIST supplied 83689B Wiltron/Anritsu source (horizontal 2.92mm connector) and the Co-conical Field Generation System (vertically mounted 2.92mm connector, per drawings. This system shall be built from commercially available items. The system shall meet the following specifications: system must include amplifiers, multi-position coaxial switches, dual directional coupler, and switching system for: (1) Band I, 1 -- 18 Ghz 20W output power (may be divided into more than one amp); (2) Band II, 18 -- 26.5 Ghz 40 W output power, and (3) Band III, 26.5 -- 40 Ghz output power. CRITICAL SPECIFICATIONS include: 1) GPIB controllable, a) Gain = control, b) Switching system, c) Standby/full power mode. 2) PC/software programable, 3) minus 20dBc harmonic content 1-40GHz, 4) full power output with plus 11dBm input up to 2GHz, plus 7dBm input from 2-20GHz, and plus 3dBm input from 20-40GHz; 5) 120VAC primary power, forced air-cooled; 6) 20 watts minimum output power over entire frequency = range 1-40GHz at output of Output Switching assembly; 7) Source 2.3:1 VSWR at max power; 8) Low loss semi-rigid coax for all coaxial lines and connections, and; 9) All sensors must be removable without removal or obstruction of other components. MULTI-POSITION COAXIAL SWITCHES: 1) Low-loss Electro-Mechanical RF switch 50 Watts, 2) 6 pole, 3) Insertion loss: DC -- 6GHz, (0.25 dB max), 6.0-12 GHz (0.40 dB max), 12-18.5 (0.50 dB max), 18.5-26.5GHz (0.75 dB max), 26.5-40GHz (0.90 dB max); 4) VSWR (max), DC -- 6.0GHz (1.3 dB max), 6.0-12GHz (1.40 dB max), 12-18.5GHz (1.50 dB max), 18.5-26.5GHz (1.70 dB max), 26.5-40GHz (2.00 dB max); 5) Isolation (dB Min), DC-18.5GHz (60 dB min), 18.5-26.5GHz (55 dB min), 26.5-40GHz (45 dB min), and; 6) Switching sequence, break before make. BAND-MATCHED DUAL DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS: 1) Frequency 1-18GXz; Coupling 20dB nominally 18-32dB coupling range; Frequency sensitivity plus or minus 0.6dB; Insertion loss .30 dB (power loss in excess of loss due to coupling); Directivity 18dB min; VSWR 1.4 max; connectors Precision N; 2) Frequency 18-26.5 GHz; coupling 20dB nominally 18-32dB coupling range; Frequency sensitivity plus or minus 0.8dB; Insertion loss 0.7dB; Directivity 30dB; VSWR 1.1:1 max; Connectors WR-28, and; 3) Frequency 26.5-40GHz; Coupling 20dB nominally 18-32dB coupling range; Frequency sensitivity plus or minus 0.8dB; Insertion loss 0.7dB; VSWR 1.1:1 max, and; Connectors WR-28. AMPLIFIERS: 1) Frequency 1-18GHz; 20 Watts output power; May be split into 2 or more amplifiers as in Alternate Block Diagram; minus 20 dBc harmonic content; Gain stability plus or minus 0.25dB/24hrs. max at constant drive and temperature; Load VSWR 2.0:1 max, no degradation, indefinite VSWR without damage; Primary = power 120VAC, and; Forced air cooling. 2) Frequency 18-26.5GHz; 40 Watts output power; Bandwith 8.5GHz, instantaneous; Gain at rated power 46dB minimum; Gain control 20dB minimum; Gain stability plus or minus 0.25dB/24hrs. max at constant drive and temperature; Input VSWR 1.35:1, 1.5:1 max; Output VSWR 2.0:1, 2.7:1 max; Load VSWR 2.0:1 max, no degradation, infinite VSWR without damage; Spurious minus 50dBc; Noise power out plus 23dBm max total; Primary power 120 VAC; Power = consumption 700VA, 1200VA max; Forced air cooling; RF connectors input and output WR-42 waveguide flange, and; RF connectors output monitor 3.5mm. 3) Frequency 26.5-40GHz; 40 Watts output power; Bandwidth 13.5GHz, instantaneous; Gain at rated power 46dB min; Gain control range 20dB min; Gain stability plus or minus 0.25dB/24 hrs. max at constant drive and temperature; Input VSWR 1.35:1, 1.5:1 max; Output VSWR 2.0:1, 2.7:1 max; Load VSRW 2.0:1 max, no degradation, infinite VSWR without damage; Spurious minus 50dBc; Noise power out plus 23dBm max total; Primary power 120 VAC; power consumption 700VA, 1200VA max; Forced air cooling, and; RF connectors input and output WR-28 waveguide flange, monitor 3.5mm. OTHER SPECIFICATIONS include: 1) Rack space for input switching assembly and Anritsu 69369B signal; 2) Possible mounting scheme diagram to be included; 3) Amplifiers must be rack mounted (possible exception 26.5-40GHz); 4) Note connectors and adapters; 5) Shortest possible cables and waveguide runs (especially 26.5-40GHz band), and; 6) include all GPIB interconnects. One complete set of drawings and manuals shall be provided with the system. Delivery of the system, F.O.B. Destination, to NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328, shall be made within 60 days from Contractor=92s receipt of contract award. A warranty of one year for parts and labor shall be provided for the system. Technical service and support (via telephone or internet) = shall be provided for the duration of the warranty period. Award will be based on best value to the Government with technical merit, past performance, and availability being significantly more important than price. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD: 1. Output power vs. frequency, Harmonic rejection, Noise power/Spurious signal level; most important 2. GPIB controllability, Max output power into 2.2:1 VSWR, Gain stability, and Mean time to failure; significantly important 3. Past Performance in providing similar equipment; important. 4. Price. = Forms and clauses stipulated herein may be downloaded via the internet at the following address: http://www.masc.noaa.gov/masc/amd/prc_cont.html. Interested parties are responsible for accessing and downloading documents and forms from that (or any other) site. Firms without = access to the internet may call 303/497-3221 and request that copies of the clauses, provisions, and/or forms, and be either mailed or faxed to them. Offers shall include a properly completed and signed Standard Form 1449. The firm fixed-price shall include all equipment, delivery, technical service and support, FOB Boulder, Colorado. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 (Oct 2000), (provision) =93Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items=94 // FAR 52.212-3 (Jan 2001), (provision) =93Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items=94 (NOTE: Offerors shall include with their offers a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3.) // = FAR 52.212-4 (May 1999), (clause) =93Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items=94 // FAR 52.212-5 (Feb 2001), (clause) =93Contract = Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items including the following additional FAR clauses referenced in FAR 52.212-5, subparagraphs (b) (1) with Alt. I, (5), = (7), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (24). Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with the Test Program procedures at FAR 13.500. For further information, please contact Jacqueline Wright (303-497-5282). Offers are due at 3:00 P.M. on June 25, 2001 and shall be mailed to: BID DEPOSITORY/ DOC, NOAA, MASC, MC3, Acquisition Management Division, DSRC Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328. ALL hand-carried offers must be scanned in Building 22 at 325 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado prior to being delivered to the David Skaggs Research Center., Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO. If they are not scanned, they may be refused. E-MAIL OR FACSIMILE OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010606/59SOL013.HTM (D-155 SN50N824)