PURCHASE 15,000 FEET OF TYPE 2 LITZ WIRE.

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION WRD-13-00607 Purchase 15,000 feet of Type 2 Litz Wire (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (II) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number WRD-13-00607/WSB. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-63. (IV) This solicitation is set-aside for mall business. The associated NAICS code is 331420. The size standard is 1000. (V) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial item(s)/services: CLIN 0001: Purchase Type 2 Litz wire. 10AWG overall, 5x5x44/40 construction, red single polyurethane-nylon, 0.010" FEP jacket, not served in accordance with the Statement of Work. CLIN 0002: SHIPPING COST: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) 3515 HWY 97A, Wenatchee, WA 98801 (VI) Description of requirements is as follows: STATEMENT OF WORK PURCHASE 15,000 Feet of Type 2 Litz Wire NFFP7100-13-00607 STATEMENT OF NEED WRD-13-00607 1.0 Organization 1.1 Organization: The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC), is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. 1.2 Background and Objective: The Center provides scientific and technical support to NMFS for the management, conservation, and wise use of the Northwest region's marine and anadromous resources. 2.0 Services and/or Products Required Required material - Litz Wire 10AWG 1100/40 (5x5x44/40) Quantity - 15,000 feet in 1,000 foot spools Rationale - Litz wire is an important innovation which has been in use for years in many electromechanical operations and is still being improved upon. It is essentially many thin wires coated with an insulating film and woven together in a specific pattern, of which there are several from which to choose depending on the purpose. Litz wire is a specialty wire product designed to overcome the ohmic losses that result from alternating currents flowing in wire. Litz wire's advantage is in its much reduced skin effect and proximity effect loss. The electrical advantage of Litz wire comes from its construction geometry. Litz wire is made up of several individually insulated magnetic wires woven into one of several patterns. The wires are woven such that there is no gap space in the cross-section of the whole wire. This reduces the "skin effect," a phenomenon which tends to cause current to flow in a layer close to the surface of a conductor. The presence of many fine wires woven together in the form factor of a standard wire greatly increases the surface area present but does not increase the size of the whole conductor. Litz wire also has a reduced "proximity effect," the tendency of current to flow in loops due to magnetic fields from other conductors in proximity to the wire. Well-constructed litz wire will have a near-equal amount of current flow through each strand. For our application, we must construct coil antennas to detect Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags. PIT tags are radio frequency identification devices that transmit a unique identifier when excited by an appropriate electromagnetic field. The coil antennas we construct to excite and read the PIT tags are installed in streams and rivers across the Pacific Northwest. Because we are working in natural, unregulated, river systems, the power and control electronics for the PIT tag detection system must be located at a distance sufficient to protect them from inundation and damage due to high flows. To construct antennas that are located far from transmitters / receivers and that read in a consistent manner over wide variation in environmental conditions (temperature and water depth) requires the antennas to be capable of acting at high current levels with minimal self-generated noise. As the electrical current demands of the antenna design increase (large antenna, long distance from transceiver), the potential for the system to exhibit ohmic, or non-linear behavior increase. In direct current situations, ohmic behavior results from resistance in the conductor generating heat and thus changing the conductor resistance. To overcome this form of ohmic behavior, larger conductors are called for. Ohmic behavior also results in alternating current situations. In this case, conductor resistance changes as a function of frequency. For PIT tag detection antennas, we must generate a field that oscillates at 134kHz. At this frequency, plain copper wire in the antenna coil is subject to skin and proximity effects that reduce the size and quality of the antenna field. To overcome this form of ohmic behavior requires the use of Litz wire - or many small conductors, each insulated from each other, but the total cross sectional area of which is equal to the wire size appropriate for the current load at 0hHz. Litz wire provides a ready means for reducing these Ohmic losses, and consequently increasing antenna gain. For our current levels (~6A) and frequency (134kHz), we must use 10AWG wire (set by DC current level) that is make up of 1,100 40AWG insulated conductors in a 5x5x44 bundle configuration. Constructing Litz wire is still an innovative process; there are a few accepted standard methods of construction but new research is still carried out and firms still provide improvements. As a result, there are only a very small number of wire manufacturers capable of filling this order. The geometry of the wire is critical, as is the quality of construction - damaging the insulation on any of the 1,100 individual conductors during weaving defeats the purpose of Litz wire, and hence the additional effort and expense our work requires. 3.0 Period of Performance Date of Award to January 15, 2013. SHIP TO: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) 3515 HWY 97A, Wenatchee, WA 98801 ATTN: Ben Truscott. +1 (555) 000-0000 End of Statement of Need (VII) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance Date of Delivery: January 15, 2013 Delivery will be FOB Destination (VIII) The period of performance for the base contract shall be from date of award to January 15, 2013. (IX) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 2008), applies to this acquisition. In addition to written price quotes, offers are instructed to provide a capability statement describing qualifications to perform the requirements. Inquiries (Apr 2010). Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Bill Bell either through email contact@example.gov or fax at +1 (555) 000-0000 no later than December 17, 2012 at 11am Pacific Standard Time. (X) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items 2005-66, applies to this acquisition. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in the Section 6, past performance, FAR 12.601 and FAR 13.106-2, and award will be made to the firm offering the lowest price technically acceptable to the Government in accordance with the Statement of Work. (XI) The offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items 2005-63 and System for Award Management Registration (SAM) FAR Clause 52.204.99 (Class Deviation from 52.204-7 (September 2012) (DEVIATION) . (XII) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 2005-63, applies to this acquisition. (XIII) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items 2005-63 applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply: Please refer to the SF18 with Clauses. (XIV) The following clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998): This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html Additional clauses are attached as a separate document on this FBO announcement. (End of Clause) (XV) The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price order resulting from this solicitation. (XVI) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 8am Pacific Standard Time on December 19, 2012. All quotes must be faxed or emailed to the attention of Bill Bell. The fax number is +1 (555) 000-0000 and email address is contact@example.gov. (XVII) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Bill Bell, +1 (555) 000-0000, and email address: contact@example.gov.