SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Thermostat TAM III Unit - Brand Name Justification
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Procurement Section, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20535, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20535
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ0761127665
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Varnell, Phone: (703) 632-7500
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov
(jerry.varnell@ic.fbi.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Brand Name Justification PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. No partial quotes will be considered. No partial awards will be made. The Request for Quote number is RFQ0761127665. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 750 employees. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed price contract. This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58. This requirement will be awarded on an all or none basis as a commercial item, fixed price purchase order under the procedures at FAR Parts 12 and 13. The Federal Bureau of Investigation requires the following items, Brand Name Only, to the following: Line 001, P/N 3101-1, Thermostat TAM III, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 002, P/N 3201, Nanocalorimeter, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 003, P/N 2255-010, Ampoule, RH Perfusion, St.Steel, 4mL, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 004, P/N 3320-1, Ampoule, St.Steel, 4mL w/thread/O-Ring Cap, TA Instruments, 2, EA; Line 005, P/N 2502-40, Ampoule, St.Steel, 4mL w/Circlip Cap, TA Instruments, 2, EA; Line 006, P/N 3811, Gas Flow Controller Kit, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 007, P/N 3801-1, Accessory Interface, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 008, P/N 2256-520, Matrix Cartridge, TA Instruments, 2, EA; Line 009, P/N 3814, Pump Control Module, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 010, P/N 632-01, Peristaltic Pump, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 011, P/N 2250-100, Ampoule, Perfusion St.Steel, 4mL w/Stirrer, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 012, P/N 2250D, Ampoule, Reference, St.Steel, 4mL, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 013, P/N 6310-001, Power Supply, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 014, P/N 3228-7, Multicalorimeter 20mL w/Electronic Interface, TA Instruments, 2, EA; Line 015, P/N 322812.01, Top Lid Multicalcalorimeter 20mL, TA Instruments, 2, EA; Line 016, P/N 322615, Ampoule, Vacuum/Pressure, 20mL, TA Instruments, 6, EA; Line 017, P/N 322820, Evacuation Station, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 018, P/N 3822-21, Digital Block Heater, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 019, P/N 3348-1, 20mL Ampoule High Pressure, TA Instruments, 6, EA; Line 020, P/N 999801.004, Customized Training Course on-site, TA Instruments, 1, EA; Line 021, P/N Freight, 1, EA; Mandatory Technical Specifications: Thermostat Specifications: • Temperature Range: 15 - 150°C; • Temperature Accuracy: < ± 0.1 K; • Long Term Stability: < ± 100 µK/24h; • Short Term Stability: <± 10 µK (Peak-Peak); • Scanning Rate: <± 2 K/h (between 20 - 150°C) Heating 15 K/h at 15°C - 2 K/h at 150°C; • Thermostat must include at least four channels, which accommodate up to four different calorimeters for simultaneous measurement, and up to 24 simultaneous calorimetric measurements; • Available calorimeters should include the following: o Nanocalorimeter: For isothermal or temperature scanning experiments; o Isothermal Titration Calorimeter: Includes a nanocalorimeter, ITC ampoule and peristaltic pump; o Microcalorimeter: For isothermal or temperature scanning experiments on larger sample sizes; o Mini/Multicalorimeter: An array of minicalorimeters, each providing microcalorimeter-level sensitivity, and configured in groups of 3 or 6, depending on the sample volume; o Precision Solution Calorimeter: For semi-adiabatic measurement of the heat produced or consumed during the dissolution of a solid or liquid into a solvent; Calorimeter Specifications: Nanocalorimeter: • Calorimeter must be able to perform to the following minimum specifications. Technical data must be included to demonstrate calorimeter performance: o Dynamic Range: ±10 milliwatts; o Short Term Noise: <±10 nanowatts; o Baseline Drift: <20 nanowatts/24 hours; o Accuracy: >1%; o Precision: ±100 nanowatts; • The calorimeter must be a true isothermal (not adiabatic) system. The temperature of the sample should not change more than ±0.0001°C. Adiabatic calorimeters allow the temperature of the sample to change and are not equivalent technology; • The calorimeter must operate in either heat flow (heat flux) or power compensation (feedback) modes of detection; • The heat flow response of the calorimeter must be calibrated using a fixed calibration heater; • The calorimeter must accommodate removable sample ampoules, up to 4 mL in volume. Fixed cell designs are not acceptable due to lack of flexibility and inherent issues with cleaning the cell; • The calorimeter must accommodate a wide variety of ampoules, including the following: o Closed ampoules, made from either glass, stainless steel or hastelloy and employing either heat seals or screw caps seals; o A perfusion ampoule, for the introduction of reactive gas to the sample during the testing; o A relative humidity perfusion ampoule, for the control of humidity or solvent/vapor concentration during the testing; o A titration ampoule, for performing isothermal titration calorimetry testing; Microcalorimeter: • The calorimeter must perform to the following minimum specifications. Technical data must be included to demonstrate performance; o Dynamic Range: ±30 milliwatts; o Short Term Noise: <±100 nanowatts; o Baseline Drift: < 200 nanowatts/24 hours; o Accuracy: >5%; o Precision: ±100 nanowatts; • The calorimeter must be a true isothermal (not adiabatic) system. The temperature of the sample should not change more than ±0.0001°C. Adiabatic calorimeters allow the temperature of the sample to change and are not equivalent technology; • The calorimeter must operate in heat flow (heat flux) mode of detection; • The heat flow response of the calorimeter must be calibrated using a fixed calibration heater; • The calorimeter must accommodate removable sample ampoules, up to 20 mL in volume. Fixed cell designs are not acceptable due to lack of flexibility and inherent issues with cleaning the cell; • The calorimeter must accommodate a wide variety of ampoules, including the following: o Closed ampoules, made from either glass, stainless steel or hastelloy and employing either heat seals or screw caps seals; o Micro-solution ampoule for measuring the heat of solution of dissolving a solid or liquid in a solvent; Mini/Multicalorimeter: • Microcalrimeter system must accommodate multiple, simultaneous, differential measurements. This can be accomplished through an array of minicalorimeters; • A Minicalorimeter is a different calorimeter constructed in a vertical design to minimize space in the thermostat. Each minicalorimeter provides performance as defined below: o Dynamic Range: ±50 milliwatts; o Short Term Noise: <±100 nanowatts; o Baseline Drift: <200 nanowatts/24 hours; o Accuracy: >5%; o Precision: ±200 nanowatts; • The calorimeter must be a true isothermal (not adiabatic) system. The temperature of the sample should not change more than ±0.0001°C. Adiabatic calorimeters allow the temperature of the sample to change and are not equivalent technology; • The calorimeter must operate in either heat flow (heat flux) or power compensation (feedback) modes of detection; • The heat flow response of the calorimeter must be calibrated using a fixed calibration heater; • The calorimeter must accommodate removable sample ampoules, up to 4 mL in volume. Fixed cell designs are not acceptable due to lack of flexibility and inherent issues with cleaning the cell; • The calorimeter must accommodate a wide variety of ampoules, including the following: o Closed ampoules, made from either glass, stainless steel or hastelloy and employing either heat seals or screw caps seals; • Thermostat must accommodate up to four individual multicalorimeters, resulting in up to 24 simultaneous differential measurements; • Thermostat must be reconfigurable to accept up to 48 individual minicalorimeters; • Calorimeter must be configured to perform vacuum thermal stability (VTS) testing on energetic materials. This includes an appropriate evacuation station, as well as a digital block heater to maintain sample temperature while removed from the thermostat system for extended periods of time; Precision Solution Calorimeter: • Microcalorimeter system must accommodate a precision solution calorimeter, for high precision measurements of the heat generated or consumed when a solid or liquid sample is dissolved or diluted into a solvent; • Specifications are detailed below: o Temperature range: 15 - 90°C; o Liquid volume: 100 ml; o Sample volume: 1.1 ml; o Thermal short-term noise: <±10 µK; o Thermal long-term drift: <±100 µK/h; o Precision: heat > 100 J <±0.02%; o Precision: heat < 50 J <±10 mJ; o Precision: heat < 0.1 J <±5 mJ; o Detectability: 1 - 4 mJ o Accuracy heat < 100 J <0.1%; • Solution calorimeter must accommodate both solid and liquid samples: • Reaction vessel should be removable for easy cleaning and solvent replacement; • System shall include electric calibration heater and thermistor for temperature detection; • Stirring speed should be controllable over the range 0-600 rpm; • Sample should be held in separate ampoules until entire system achives thermal equilibrium; • Microcalorimeter system should include separate software for complete experimental control, data acquisition, data analysis and reports; FOB Destination: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, Attn: Travis Swanson, 10577 W. Centennial Road, Suite 100, Littleton, CO 80127-4220. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage under a normal commercial warranty. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Governments rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of all items provided to the government by the Contractor. FAR Clauses and Provisions applicable to this acquisition can be obtained from the website, http://www.acqnet.gov. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (June 2008); 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) - The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Low Price Technically Acceptable. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (May 2011) (Please note: all offerors and prospective contractors must be registered with the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov or must provide a completed copy of 52.212-3 with their quotation); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Jun 2010), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Aug 2011), applicable clauses under 52.212-5 include: (a); (b); (1); (4); (6); (10); (12); (14) (20); (21); (22); (24); (25); (26); (27); (28); (33); (34); (37); (42). Addendum to 52.212-1, Modify (b) Submission of Offers to read as follows: Quotes shall be submitted by email to Mr. Jerry Varnell, Contract Specialist, Jerry.Varnell@ic.fbi.gov ; no later than Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 08:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Quotes shall be clearly marked RFQ0761127665. Offerors are hereby notified that if their quotes are not received by the date, time and location specified in this announcement, it will not be considered by the agency. Telephone request will not be considered. The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration databases as required under FAR 52.204-7 (Apr 2008) prior to receiving an award. Information concerning CCR requirements may be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CC Registration Center at 1-888-227-2423
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, Atten: Travis Swanson, 10577 W. Centennial Road, Suite 100, Littleton, Colorado, 80127-4220, United States
- Zip Code: 80127-4220
- Zip Code: 80127-4220
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