SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Sources Sought Synopsis- W91ZLK-13-T-0122- Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS)
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Installation Division, Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91ZLK-13-T-0122
- Response Due
- 4/19/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Kirstin B Hazlewood, 443-861-4727
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Installation Division
(kirstin.b.hazlewood.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Tenant Division located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, is seeking information on small business sources that can provide the below described scientific equipment, to support the Materials and Measurements Test Branch (MMTB) of Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). This is a market survey for information only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS, AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of members of the small business community who can support this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Please identify your company's small business size standard based on the applicable NAICS code size standard of 500 employees. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: This requirement is for the procurement and installation of ONE (1) Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) that must be compatible with a Government-owned Zeiss Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), be a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD), and must be able to detect light elements down to the element Beryllium. The EDS procured must include associated software that supports element line scans and mapping. The vendor who provides this required EDS system must also offer a fully integrated Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) solution for implementation in the near future. The EDS and EBSD integrated system must run under the same software platform and allow for simultaneous EDS and EBSD data acquisition, and allow for analysis of data during data acquisition. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If you believe your firm qualifies as a small business under the aforementioned criteria and has qualified personnel, relevant past performance experience, and the technical capability to manufacture the type of equipment specified in the Description of Requirement, please submit a technical capability statement including the following information: (1) company name and mailing address; (2) point of contact (name, telephone number, and email address); (3) socio-economic status (small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, veteran-owned business, etc); (4) technical capability statement. This Requirement Description is currently in DRAFT format- if you would like to comment on this, please include your comments in your submittal. Again, this announcement is being used solely to determine if sufficient small business capability exists to set aside this acquisition for small business. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOR IS THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY SATEMENT CONSIDERED TO BE A PROPOSAL. Large businesses need not respond to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Please send information via email to Ms. Kirstin Hazlewood, at Kirstin.b.hazlewood.civ@mail.mil by 19 April 2013, 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. ALL QUESTIONS OR RESPONSES MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Installation Division Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Zip Code: 21005-3013
- Record
- SN03038066-W 20130418/130416235012-ce0a13fb28dedb9ee46ebc9595a5819c (fbodaily.com)
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