SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Thorlabs Active Legs
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, VICKSBURG, Mississippi, 39180-6199, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W9132V18T0003
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2018
- Point of Contact
- Andrea D. Knowles, Phone: 7034286519, Andrea J Thomas, Phone: 2173736746
- E-Mail Address
-
Andrea.D.Knowles@usace.army.mil, andrea.j.thomas@usace.army.mil
(Andrea.D.Knowles@usace.army.mil, andrea.j.thomas@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- The US Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price purchase order to Government Scientific Source Inc. (DUNS: 785807611 CAGE Code: 0S908) for set of Thorlabs 700mm Active Set of Legs (Part Number PTS603) to include professional installation in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). GRL purchased a ThorLabs Standard Series Optical Table (Part Number PTM1110) in 2008. Thorlabs now offers these active legs that effectively isolate the table from vertical and horizontal vibrations which are essential for the precision research that is performed using this table. These legs are specially manufactured to support the Thorlabs optical table and no other brand of equipment is compatible. Market research has shown that the manufacture (Thorlabs) of this product currently uses only Government Scientific Source Inc. as an authorized reseller. The Performance Requirements are as follows: • Active Vertical and Horizontal Vibration Isolating Supports • Oil-Free Design • High Load Capacity: 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs) • Compatible with All Thorlabs' Nexus® Optical Tables • Self-Leveling Valves Keep the Optical Table at a Constant Height with Fast Settling Times • Extremely Low Resonant Frequency: o Vertical: 1.25 Hz o Horizontal: 1.0 Hz • Maintain 910 mm (35.8") Optical Table Working Height • The Active Vibration Isolation Optical Table Supports must contain an isolation system that effectively isolates the optical table from vertical and horizontal vibrations throughout the critical 3 to 50 Hz frequency range. • Vertical Resonant Frequency 1.2Hz • Horizontal Resonant Frequency 1.0 Hz • Vertical Transmissibility at 10hz -32.5dB (97.5%) • Horizontal Transmissibility at 10hz -30dB (97%) • Maximum Load Capacity (Set of Four) 2500kg (5500lbs) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. ** Note: The Government does not intend to pay for any information received in response to this announcement. Responses to this announcement must be submitted via email to andrea.d.knowles@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22315, United States
- Zip Code: 22315
- Zip Code: 22315
- Record
- SN05029903-W 20180811/180809231456-27a47a2fc26440ee8e5f630015e51237 (fbodaily.com)
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