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66 -- UPGRADE OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL STATION SOL 1-128-DMF.4874 DUE 081696 POC Cynthia W. Dea, Purchasing Agent, 757-864-2440. Components for the upgrade of existing electronic systems, consisting of: 1) Quantity 1 each. Processor Upgrading Component: This item shall be capable of providing the existing NanoScope II system with the capabilities of NanoScope IIIa system, especially, in terms as the system's performance as an atomic force microscope with proper accessories. The system hardware shall include 17-inch color image display monitor, 100 MHz Pentium PCI Computer with 11.2 giga-byte hard disk drive, 16 M RAM, 3.5 inch floppy disk drive and digital signal processor. The component shall be Digital Instrument model NS2-U5/SPC or equivalent. 2) Quantity 1 each. Top View Optical Head for Multimode Atomic Force Microscope (MMAFM): This component shall provide on-axis viewing of the probe and sample. The component shall be Digital Instrument model TVOH-MMAFM or equivalent. 3) Quantity 1 each. Extender Electronics Module: This component shall retrofit the existing multimode atomic force microscopy (AFM) system, in particular, by enabling the functions of item No. 2 above. The component shall be Digital Instruments Model Phase-R or equivalent. 4) Quantity 1 each. AFM Scanner: This component shall provide the existing system with the X-Y scanning range of 125 micro-meter x 125 micro-meter with 5.0 micro-meter vertical range and features eliminating tilts and lateral movement of the cantliver during engage. The component shall be fully motorized and computer-controlled minimizing manual adjustments. The component shall be Digital Instrument Model AS-130 or equivalent. All the above components shall be compatible with the existing scanning tunneling and atomic force microscope systems, which are the main subsystems of NanoScope II system manufactured by Digital Instruments, at NASA Langley Research Center. FOB destination delivery. All responsible small business sources may submit a bid which will be considered. This notice constitutes a complete Request for Quotations (RFQ). No additional RFQ is available. This procurement is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns. This is a commercial item procurement, see FAR Part 12. FAR Clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 are incorporated by reference. Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 757-864-6131, solicitation number must be cited in either case. The quote must be for the item(s) described above, contain a CERTIFICATION that the offeror is a small, small disadvantaged, or small woman-owned business, be FOB destination to this Center, include the proposed delivery schedule and discount/payment terms and warranty duration (if applicable), and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors should include their taxpayer identification number (TIN). Quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. local time on 8-16-96. All timely quotes received from small businesses will be considered. Quotes must include adequate information and submittals to determine whether the proposed item(s) will meet the requirement described above. Product literature is recommended for technical information. Award will be for the best value to the Government, with price, technical, and past performance considered essentially equal. Award is anticipated within 7 days of the date quotes are due. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. The LaRC Ombudsman is Belinda Adams. Concerned parties may call Ms. Sandra S. Ray at 757-864-2428. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION, CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SYNOPSIS. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved by the installation point of contact or the ombudsman may be referred to the NASA Agency ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. (0213)

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