SOURCES SOUGHT
38 -- Sources Sought for Liquid Flor TEM Sample Holders
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-16-T-0339
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- Christine Chase, Phone: 3013944012, Fatimata Diallo, Phone: 3013945501
- E-Mail Address
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christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil, fatimata.diallo.civ@mail.mil
(christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil, fatimata.diallo.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (1) Action Code :SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date : 19 August 2016 (3) Classification Code : 38 (4) NAICS Code: 334516 (5) NAICS Size Standard: 1,000 Employees (6) Contracting Office Address:2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for Liquid Flor TEM Sample Holders (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-16-T-0339 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 25 August 2016 (10) Contact Point: Christine Chase, Contract Specialist, Christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. The Contractor shall provide a Qty of two (2) sample holders to be used with a new JEM-ARM 200F Transmission Electron Microscope/Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM/STEM) from JEOL, Inc. The first sample holder will be used to perform electrochemistry analysis in flowing and mixable liquids. The second sample holder will be used to perform variable sample temperature analysis on solid materials such as semiconductors. The holders shall be in accordance with the following salient characteristics: Holder number 1 (electrochemistry liquid flow): 1. Certified by JEOL, Inc., to be fully compatible with the above described TEM/STEM and guaranteed not to void any warranties provided by JEOL, Inc. or any subcontractors used by JEOL, Inc. 2. Fully compatible with electron energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and aberration-corrected STEM. 3. Compatible with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, cyclic polarization, charge/discharge curves. 4. A resolution of three (3) nanometers (nm) or less. 5. A liquid layer thicknesses variable from fifty (50) (nm) to five (5) microns (µ). 6. A tilt angle up to thirty-five (35) degrees for the analytical pole pieces in the TEM/STEM. 7. A quantity of three (3) removable and replaceable fluid lines (two (2) entrance and one (1) exit). 8. A beryllium holder top for low-background EDS. 9. Liquid heating up to one hundred (100) degrees Celsius (C) with a temperature accuracy < five (5)%. 10. A quantity of three (3) electrodes at active sample area. 11. A current range of less than one hundred (100) picoAmps (pA) to greater than 500 milliAmps (mA). 12. A sample frequency of ten (10) microHertz (µHz) to one (1) megahertz (MHz). Holder number 2 (variable temperature solid sample): 1. Certified by JEOL, Inc., to be fully compatible with the above described TEM/STEM and guaranteed not to void any warranties provided by JEOL, Inc. or any subcontractors used by JEOL, Inc. 2. Fully compatible with EDS, EELS and aberration-corrected STEM. 3. A resolution of 0.2 nm or less. 4. An alpha tilt greater than twenty-five (25) degrees. 5. A beta tilt up to ten (10) degrees. 6. A maximum temperature of 1,100 degrees C or higher. 7. A temperature accuracy < ten (10)%. 8. A temperature stability < 0.02 degrees C. 9. A temperature uniformity > ninety-five (95)% over imaging area. 10. A heating and cooling rate up to 1,000 degrees C per millisecond (ms). 11. A voltage of fifty (50) volts (V) or higher. 12. Simultaneous heating and current measurement up to 900 degrees C. 13. A current source and measurement resolution < fifty (50) femtoAmps (fA). 14. A voltage source and measurement resolution < ten (10) microvolts (µV). C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: (I)To what extent each of the specifications can be met. (II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 1000 Employees standard that accompanies NAICS code 334516. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. (III)Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. (12) Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 11:59am eastern standard time on 25 August 2016. Submissions should be emailed to Christine Chase, Christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Christine Chase at Christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil or 301-394-4012. Please be advised that.zip and.exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: 2800 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783 (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: 8 weeks after contract award
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 2800 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, Maryland, 20783, United States
- Zip Code: 20783
- Zip Code: 20783
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