1333ND20QNB640614 Attachment I - Specifications.pdf

1333ND20QNB640614

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Attachment I – Specifications

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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) / Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) provides the measurement science, measurement standards, and measurement technology required to enable world-leading characterization of materials in support of the nation’s needs for the determination of the composition, structure, and properties of materials. MMSD collaborates as a partner with staff at Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source (APS), the brightest high-energy X-ray synchrotron facility in the Western hemisphere, in development of a world-class ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) facility located at APS sector 9-ID, and its application in materials measurement science in support of MMSD’s and the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) missions.

While the USAXS facility incorporates X-ray detectors for many applications, for certain applications a high-resolution X-ray diffraction (XRD) ring analysis detector is now required. To fulfill this requirement, the detector must have a large field of view with respect to the sample position, but it must also fit into an extremely confined geometry due to the proximity of other facility components. This situation mandates a requirement for a flat-panel X-ray detector. Thus, to meet the mission requirement to analyze powder X-ray diffraction rings for residual stresses and/or texture orientation distributions, especially for additive-manufactured metals and alloys, NIST’s MMSD requires a compact, high-resolution, flat-panel X-ray detector sensitive both to texture effects (changes mainly in intensity) around an X-ray diffraction ring, and to the effects of residual stresses (characteristic departures from circular XRD ring shape and position). The new diffraction-ring analysis X-ray detector will allow complete XRD rings to be recorded with sufficiently high angular resolution and adequate linear dynamic range in detected intensity for quantitative texture and residual stress analysis.

II. SPECIFICATIONS

The Contractor shall provide a compact, large-area, 2-dimensional (2D) position-sensitive flat-panel X-ray detector that meets the following X-ray detector performance and physical requirements:

• The 2D X-ray detector shall be of a flat-panel design, have a mass of less than 15 kg, and shall operate with the detection plane vertical;

• The overall detector dimensions shall be less than 400 mm x 400 mm x 60 mm, where 60 mm is the maximum thickness dimension of the flat-panel detector unit;

• The X-ray-sensitive detection area dimensions shall be greater than 220 mm x 140 mm;

• The edge of the X-ray-sensitive detection area shall be less than 25 mm from the edge of the overall detector panel on at least 1 side;

• All cable connections must be on a side opposite - one where the sensitive area is less than 25 mm from the edge;

• For high resolution, the detector shall have a pixel size smaller than 125 µm x 125 µm;

• The detector shall operate for X-ray energies at least in the range from 20 keV to 35 keV;

• The detector shall have a maximum readout frame rate greater than 15 frames per second without binning pixels together;

• The digital readout shall be greater than 13 bits (greater than 8192:1);

• The total power dissipation of the detector shall be less than or equal to 30 W;

• The complete 2D detector system shall be capable of operating in the 15 °C to 35 °C temperature range;

• The detector system shall be provided with appropriate camera link, cables and power supply, and shall be compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows PC operating systems and shall have an

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Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) - compatible control network interface.

Factory Testing

The Contractor shall provide documentation of factory testing that clearly demonstrates the detector meets manufacturers’ performance standards.

Results of factory performance tests confirming the 2D flat-panel X-ray detector conforms to manufacturers performance data shall be delivered to the TPOC. The contractor shall provide factory testing results that show the detector meets the manufacturers’ catalog specifications and performance standards. The test results shall be delivered in PDF format via email prior to shipping the detector unit to the destination address.

The NIST TPOC will review the factory test results and provide approval of the results not later than five days after receipt of results from the contractor. Any deficiencies in performance shall be remedied by the contractor at no additional cost to the Government within 30 days of the deficiencies being identified. The Contractor shall make all repairs, perform additional factory testing and provide the results to the NIST TPOC. The contractor shall not ship the detector until the Government has provided written approval of the factory performance testing results.

Operating Manual

The Contractor shall provide a standard operating manual for the 2D flat-panel X-ray detector shall be provided in hard copy format with delivery of the detector.

Warranty

The Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, a one-year warranty for the new flat-panel 2D XRD-DRA X-ray detector. The warranty shall cover all parts from defects, labor, and travel. The warranty shall commence upon successful completion of delivery, NIST installation, and NIST acceptance. If during this time any of the detector components do not meet the requirements set forth in this statement of requirements, the contractor shall repair the system at no cost to the Government. The contractor shall provide phone or email support during normal business hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern for any set-up or operation problems encountered during the warranty period.

III. DELIVERY

The Contractor shall deliver the equipment, factory test report, and operations manual no later than 120-days after award in accordance with the following schedule.

Description Quantity Due Date

One 2D flat-panel X-ray detector One (1) 120 days after award

Documentation of factory testing One (1) 115 days after award

Hard copy of standard operating procedure for detector One (1) 120 days after award.

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Delivery terms shall be F.O.B. Destination. 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.

Delivery shall be made to the following address:

Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg 433A002 Argonne, IL 60439, USA

IV. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

After delivery of the items, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-4(a), the Government will verify that all minimum required specifications have been met. Acceptance testing will occur not later than 30 business days from the date of the delivery.

Final acceptance by the Government will be given after successful delivery and Government inspection.

In the event that on-site services or repairs are necessary under warranty, the Contractor is responsible for traveling to the Argonne National Laboratory to fix any deficiencies discovered during acceptance testing or later during the warranty period at no additional cost to the Government.