Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

66 -- SPECTROMETER SOL F0561197T6543 DUE 090597 POC Laura N. Charles (719)333-3587 This is approved as a sole source/brand name acquisition for Nicolet Instruments as authorized by AFFAR Sup 5313.106 under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All interested sources may identify their product by submitting pricing data, an accurate description of the equipment offered and make and model number of the equipment. Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct and or equal competitive procurement. Award will not be made on the basis of responses received to this synopsis. If no favorable responses are received by close of business 15 days from the date this notice appears in the CBD, a purchase order will be negotiated with the above named source. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items sole source/brand name 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; proposals are being requested and a written sole brand solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an Request for Quotation (RFQ), Solicitation Number F0561197T6543. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 3829 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The proposed contract listed here is Unrestricted. ITEM 0001, Spectrometer, Avitar 360 FTIR, Optical Bench Dimensions: compact footprint, only 47cm (W), 52 cm (D), 21 cm (H) with Smart Accessories, 25 cm (H) with full sample compartment, Weight : 27 kg; System consist of optics, electronics, and smart accessories, Sample Compartment is Standard Full Size 21 cm (W), 26 cm (D), 20 cm (H) to accommodate most commercially available accessories, Pinned full sized base plate and E.S.P. recognition chips for traditional and smart accessories, Transparent slide door for easy viewing and access to samples. RS-232 connection forcontrol of automated accessories, Performance Features: Resolution 0.9 cm -1 standard resolution; 0.5 cm -1 optional resolution; ASTM Linearity better than 0.1%T deviation from 0.0%T measured at 4 cm -1 resolution using 3 mil polystyrene; Signal to Noise 15,000:1 peak-to-peak SNR using TGS detector at 4cm -1 resolution with 1 minute acquisition time; Wavenumber Accuracy better than 0.01 cm -1 accuracy at 2000 sm -1; Spectral Range 7,400-375 cm -1 using proprietary Kbr beam splitter, INCLUDES: One Year Warranty; #699-059200 English Lang. Kits; #834-014500 EZ OMNIC; #834-004500 OMNIC; #912A0378 Workstation; #840-051900 Memory Upgrade; #840-052400 Monitor; #840-047300 Printer; and One (1) #833-008500 OMNIC ESP Educational Workstation (Allows 10 Users) MFR BY: Nicolet Instruments, MFR P/N: 912A0404, Qty 2 EA. UNIT PRICE $__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ AMOUNT $__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___. Delivery shall be FOB Destination within 60 days after contract award at Transportation Officer, 8110 Industrial Drive, Door 11, 12, or 13, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and no addenda applies. The provision at 52.212.2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item applies to this acquisition with the evaluation factors being technical capability, price, and past performance. All evaluation factors will be of equal importance. Technical capability will be evaluated against the specific item description. Price will be evaluated to determine fair and reasonableness of the offered quotation. Past performance will be evaluated to ensure satisfactory business practices and timely performance. Offers shall include a completed copy of provision at 52.212-3, Offeror, Representations, and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda is proposal acceptance time shall be 60 days. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisitions. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 6, 7, 8, and 9. Offers will be received at Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840 until 3:00 P.M. standard mountain time (date)5 Sep 97. Laura N. Charles may be contacted at 719-333-3587 for information regarding this solicitation. (0233)

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