DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- 66WSCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; WATER RECIRCULATOR; DIGITAL SCAN/IMAGING SYSTEM; STAGE ACCESSORIES; AND IMAGING ACCESSORIES SOL 97-017 DUE 082097 POC Brenda Goodwin, (304) 285-5882/ Rex S. Wolfe, Jr. (304) 285-5883 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal No. 97-017. This procurement is being issued unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3826 with a size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. Furnish and install at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1095 Wilowdale Road, Morgantown, WV one each of the following Contract Line Items (001) Scanning Electron Microscope; (002) Closed-loop water recirculator; (003) Digital Scan/Imaging System; (004 a-d) Stage Accessories and (005 a-c) Imaging Accessories in accordance with the following Specifications: (001) Scanning electron microscopewith 5.5 nm resolution of the backscattered electron image, 4.0 nm resolution of the secondary electron image; microprocessor controlled functions, including vacuum sequence, column parameter look-up-table memory, auto focus, auto stigmation, auto contrast and brightness, auto photo, auto data recording, and auto mag correction; electron gun assembly with pre-centered filament; electron optical system with a two stage condenser lens, single stage objective lens, objective lens aperture with external position adjustment, and 8 pole X-Y stigmator; scanning system with a magnification range of 15X to 200,000X, full frame and selected area raster, and line scanning and wave-form monitor; expansion rack for attachments; all associated power supplies; installation and proof of resolution guaranteed in our laboratory; one year all parts and labor warranty; user training; set of operator's manuals. (002) Closed-loop water recirculator with a water-to-heat exchanger, tocool the diffusion pump system, objective lens and power supply electronics. (003) Digital scan/imaging system to acquire digital information from the scanning electron microscope, which includes a digital scan generator capable of acquiring images at a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels and 256 grey levels; an archiving system and session manager; 166MHz Pentium computer with 16MB RAM, SVGA color Monitor, and 1GB hard disk. (004 a-d) Stage Accessories, including (a) an airlock chamber for rapid exchange of samples; (b) interface kit for the airlock chamber; (c) raster rotation device, and (d) a specimen holder to allow integrated circuit and voltage contrast signal observation. (005) Imaging Accessories, including (a) a high speed backscatter electron detector to allow observation of compositional, topographical and shadowing backscattered electron images at all scan rates, including TV; (b) an electromotive force amplifier, to display integrated circuit or voltage contrast signal; and (c) an image mode selector for 7 different signals. "Time of Delivery" The Government desires delivery of all items within 20 weeks after receipt of contract. If an offeror is unable to meet the desired schedule, it may without prejudicing evaluation of its offer, propose a different delivery schedule provided it does not extend beyond the Government's required schedule as follows: 180 days after award of contract. Evaluation Factors: Offers will be evaluated for technical compliance with the stated specification. Offers shall be proposed based on F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must clearly demonstrate the unit's ability to meet the specification or your offer may be rejected. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: 52.203-6 "Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, With Alternate I"; 52.203-10 "Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity", 52.219-8 "Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Concerns; 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products." Offers are due August 20, 1997, 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time. Submit the following to DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) original and three copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Schedule of Offered Supplies/Services containing pricing of Contract Line Items (CLINs) 001 through 005, published price lists (if available) and delivery schedule; (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) descriptive literature, tables, etc. which demonstrate compliance with specifications for evaluation purposes; and (5) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Facsimile Bids are not authorized. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Award of a one firm fixed-price contract is anticipated. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304)285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. (0205)

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