THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIALITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-12. *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334513 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is unrestricted and all responsible offerors may submit a quote. ***The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST has a requirement for 2 (two) photon counting modules. ***All interested offerors shall provide a quote for the following line items: LINE ITEM 0001: Photon Counting Modules The detector modules will be supplied one at a time to allow results of the first characterizations to be incorporated into the construction of an improved second prototype The following are required specifications for the system and shall be met: 1.Solid-state design 2.Sub-nanosecond photon pulse pair resolution 3.Time resolution 300 ps 4.Maximum count speed - 500 MHz 5.Multiphoton resolving capability - minimum of 4 6.Dark counts less than 400 cts/sec 7.Cooling and preamps built in 8.Capable of over- illumination without irreversible failure 9.Minimum sensitive area 100 micron 10.Spectral sensitivity from 650-900 nm 11.Physical size of entire module - less than 53mm x 53mm x 45mm 12.One year warranty including shipping costs, parts and labor. ***Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and shall be completed in accordance with the contractor’s commercial schedule. ***The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. ***The Contractor shall deliver the equipment to NIST, Shipping & Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. ***Award shall be made to the offeror whose quote offers the best value to the Government, technical, price, and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate information based on the following criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," 2) Past Performance 3) Price. Technical Capability and Past Performance shall be more important than Price. Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Offerors shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which addresses all specifications, and clearly documents that the offered products meet or exceed the specifications stated above. Evaluation of Past Performance shall be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10) and/or NIST and its affiliates. Offerors shall provide a list of at least three (3) references to which the same or similar equipment has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: The name of the company or organization and the reference contact person; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract; the address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; and the date of delivery or the date services were completed. Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product and service provided by the contractor. ***The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquistion: PROVISIONS: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. CLAUSES: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (16) 52.222-19 Child Labor – Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (19)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act – North American Free Trade Agreement Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate I; (21) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and (25) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. ***All offerors shall submit the following: 1) An original and two (2) copies of a quotation which addresses Line Item 1; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A completed copy of the following provision: 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. All provisions may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. ***All Quotes shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: George A Samen, Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. All offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging.***Submission shall be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on December 8, 2003.

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