Potentiostat/Galvenostat

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66- Laboratory Equipment and Supplies SUBJECT: Potentiostat/Galvenostat SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-13-RQ-0312 RESPONSE DATE: May 13, 2013 SUBMISSION METHOD: FBO; E-mailed and faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Offeror's quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is submitted via FBO. CONTACT POINTS: Dana Rae Graham, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-3978 Andrea G. Parekh, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6984 DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 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 a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Dana Rae Graham, Contract Specialist, with copy to Andrea Parekh, Contracting Officer. Questions should be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and all vendors may submit a quote.*** ***The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking to purchase a Computer-controlled potentiostat/galvanostat for thin-film batteries and electrochemical measurements.*** ***All interested Contractor's shall provide a quote for the following: Line Item 0001: A computer-controlled potentiostat/galvanostat that must meet the attached minimum requirements. Minimum Requirements for a Computer-controlled potentiostat/galvanostat for thin-film batteries electrochemical measurements are as follows: Background The Materials Science and Engineering Division of the NIST has the mission of promoting U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in the development and use of materials by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology. The Division's Energy Storage program is developing electron microscopy methods to study in situ operation and processes occurring in Li-ion batteries. The Materials Science and Engineering Division requires a multichannel computer-controlled potentiostat to test and evaluate thin film-based all-solid batteries. The thin film batteries are fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) as a part of the project and require immediate electrochemical evaluation. These electrochemical measurements include open-circuit voltage, specific capacity, cyclic voltammetry, charge and discharge characteristics, overcharge reactions, complex impedance plot. The Contractor shall provide a high performance, research grade computer-controlled multichannel potentiostat/galvanostat/EIS analyzer that must meet the following minimum requirements: Minimum Requirements 1. Must have four (4) or more channels. 2. Must have at least these Control Modes: Potentiostat, Galvanostat, Coulometer, Impedance analyzer. 3. Must be Portable 4. Must have Built-In EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) with a range of 10'Hz to 7 MHz. 5. Must have a DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Mode 6. Must have Ethernet communication on a Local Area Network to allow multiple users without impeding on co-users experiments. 7. Capable of 2,3,4 and 5 terminal measurements. The 5 terminal measurements permit the simultaneous measurement of the RE-CE voltage to obtain greater information on anode/cathode systems such as batteries. 8. Potentiostats and their controlling software must use control loop algorithms to measure and correct for uncompensated resistance. 9. Must have self-calibration routines via built-in calibration board and software routines. 10. Any two channels must have the capability to be configured and used as a bi-potentiostat. The two channels must operate independently but must be able to synchronize with a common technique. 11. Must be able to control additional equipment via additional I/O interfaces: external signal input, analog voltage output, analog current output, auxiliary A/D input, and digital I/O connector. 12. Must be able to be installed at NIST by NIST personnel without the aid of technicians. 13. PC, software, and USB/LAN cable must be included. 14. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy must have: a. Frequency Range: 10 ?Hz - 7 MHz; b. Max AC Amplitude: 1700 mV rms c. Min AC Amplitude: 70 ?V rms d. Single sine and multi-sine techniques must be available for use. 15. Voltage controls must have a. Ranges adjustable from - 10 V down to - 30 mV b. DC level shift - 10 V, 300 ?V resolution c. Accuracy < - 1 mV - 0.03% of setting d. Lowest resolution 1 ?V 16. Voltage measurements must have a. Ranges - 10 V, - 5 V, - 2.5 V, - 250 mV, - 25 mV DC level shift - 10 V, 300 ?V resolution b. Accuracy (DC) < - 1 mV - 0.03% of reading c. Less than or equal to a maximum resolution < 0.0033% of range Bandwidth (-3 dB) 8 MHz d. Filtering 50 kHz, 1 kHz and 5 Hz, low-pass 4 poles Sallen-Key filters e. Data sampling 1,000,000 samples/second 17. Current controls must have a. Ranges - 500 mA, - 100 mA, - 10 mA, - 1mA, - 100 ?A, - 10 ?A, - 1 ?A b. Accuracy less than or equal to < - 0.1% of range - 0.03% of setting c. Resolution 0.0033% of range d. Current boosters of 1, 2, 4, or 10 Amps e. Low current option per potentiostat channel allowing for current resolution down to 76 aA: i. Greater than or equal to >1014 Ohms input impedance ii. Less than or equal to <1pA bias current (300fA typical) 18. Current measurements must have a. Ranges - 500 mA, - 100 mA, - 10 mA, - 1 mA,?100 ?A, - 10 ?A, - 1 ?A? b. Additional ranges - 100 nA, - 10 nA with gain c. Accuracy (DC) < - 0.1% of range - 0.03% of reading d. Maximum resolution 0.0033% of range e. Bandwidth (-3 dB) 8 MHz f. Data sampling 1,000,000 samples/second WARRANTY: The Computer-controlled potentiostat/galvanostat must come with a warranty. The Government will take up to 30 days to complete acceptance testing of system and its components. The warranty shall begin after Government acceptance of the system and its components. DELIVERY: Delivery shall be provided not later than 60 days after receipt of an order. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. FOB Destination means: 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 any 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 all line items to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. *** EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (APRIL 2012) The Government will issue an order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose quotation results as lowest price and technically acceptable. Quotations deemed technically unacceptable will not be considered further for award. *** *** The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=4e688f283b79af361b0d640fd9f28ed6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=48:5.0.6.43.1&idno=48.*** *** The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. *** *** Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. ***The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance- NIST 100 Bureau Dr. Gaithersburg, MD 20899 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: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreements- Israeli Trade Act Alt. 1 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. 52.232-99 Dev Providing Accelerated Payment To Small Business Contractors (Aug 2012) This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2012. (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to make accelerated payments to small business subcontractors to the maximum extent practicable after receipt of a proper invoice and all proper documentation from the small business subcontractor. (b) Include the substance of this clause, including paragraph (b), in all subcontracts will small business concerns. (c) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. 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.*** This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. Offeror shall list any exception(s) and the rationale for those exception(s). All Quoters shall submit the following: 1) A quotation which addresses all of the above line items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Most recent published price list(s)*** 5) In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: All quotes shall be received not later than 12:00 PM local time, on May 13, 2013, via FBO. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist (Dana Rae Graham) @ danarae.graham@nist.gov. E-mailed and faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Offeror's quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is submitted via FBO.