SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent- Tomography System
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334517
— Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFLCMC/PZIO - WPAFB, 1940 ALLBROOK DRIVE, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 45433-5309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5309
- Solicitation Number
- FA8601-15-R-0046
- Archive Date
- 10/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- De'Shaun Terrel Dilworth, Phone: 9375224581
- E-Mail Address
-
deshaun.dilworth@us.af.mil
(deshaun.dilworth@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344. This is a Sole Source synopsis published for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the procurement of one Nano-scale Computed Tomography System. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 334517 -Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing. Business size standard for NAICS 334517 is 500 employees. The proposed source is Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. 1 Zeiss Dr Thornwood, NY, 10594-1939. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by Monday, 5 October 2015, 900 A.M. EST. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) requires a tomography system to perform nondestructive volumetric imaging at a nanometer scale resolution with high contrast to quantify internal structure and high resolution at large working distances. This is needed to quantify the evolution of 3 dimensional (3D) micro-structures over time while varying in situ environmental factors such as mechanical loading, temperature, electrical bias, chemical environment, and gas/fluid flow. The instrument should have the capability to be integrated with an in situ stage that can vary these conditions while providing tomographic images. So far Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is the only company who has proven that they can meet the requirements for this acquisition. The salient characteristics are listed below. Salient Characteristics 1. Resolution: 50 nm or smaller 2. Voxel size: 20 nm or smaller 3. Magnification: 500x or greater 4. Ability to integrate in-situ stage. 5. Zernike phase contrast to distinguish between materials of similar atomic number (Z) 6. Absorption contrast 7. X-ray Photon Energy: <6 keV 8. Power > 500 Watts 9. Integrated visible light microscope 10. Max out of Crate Dimensions: Max 96"L X 50"W X 90"H 11. Shipping required 12. Installation required 13. Training: Two (2) days of on-site Basic Training 14. One year limited warranty on parts and labor plus 3 years of additional premium coverage The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM by telephone at 866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov. Any information should be e-mailed to deshaun.dilworth@us.af.mil no later than Monday, 5 October 2015, 900 A.M. EST. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads " Tomography System". Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e.,.exe, or.zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that.zip or.exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only.PDF,.doc, or.xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: AFRL/RX, 2941 Hobson Way Bldg 654., Area B, WPAFB OH 45433-7913, WPAFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
- Record
- SN03904052-W 20150927/150925235259-5e6a08cd6145ad44ed13bf543b0e85b9 (fbodaily.com)
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