Attachment 4 NIMH20003912RFQA01 Questions and Answers.pdf
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| Attachment 3 FAR Clauses 52.212 4, 52.212 5 and Additional Terms and Conditions. use.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 FAR Provisions 52.204-24, 52.204-26, and 52.212-3 Reps and Certs.pdf |
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NIMH20003912RFQA01 Questions and Answers:
1. Question: Does it has to be FDM brand of 3D printer, or are you open for comparable?
Answer: It has to be FDM
2. Question: Our printers are designed using an open source platform so the open source equivalent materials do not come with re-sealable canisters. For this reason we have an enclosure that houses the active filament to prevent it from collecting moisture. Is this an equivalent characteristic that would be acceptable in place of resealable canisters?
Answer: No, this is not acceptable. NIH stores a considerable amount of material of different types, NIH needs the flexibility to store filament in temperature/humidity unregulated cabinets.
3. Question: Our printers are designed using precision water cooled extruders that are inside the heated build chamber. This is a design characteristic that does not change the performance of our extruders and has been included in machines we have built with build chamber temperatures ranging from 50C to 100C. Would this be an acceptable characteristic in place of the extruders being external to the build chamber?
Answer: The reliability of extruders located outside of the heated build chamber has been proven for many years, so this is the benchmark we would like to use.
4. Question: Due to covid-19 we have seen some delays in lead time so we are currently estimating no longer than 120 days. If the 60 day lead time is hard fast, we would be able to adjust our schedule accordingly, but is there currently any flexibility here?
Answer: There is an immediate need for this printer, so NIH would not like to extend the lead time.
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