Requirements.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK/REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT

Title: Instrument calibrations californium source Requesting Lab: PML

The Contractor shall deliver a quantity of one Californium-252 (Cf-252) neutron source to be used for neutron instrument calibrations in the NIST heavy water moderating sphere, inclusive of FOB Destination delivery.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide a system that meets all technical specifications identified below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components are not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable.

Line Item 0001:

Description: Neutron Source Quantity: 1 A. Technical Specifications

a. The source must contain 50-100 micrograms of Cf-252 encapsulated in a welded enclosure made from stainless steel. Type 304L stainless steel is preferred.

b. The source must have cylindrical symmetry

c. The source length must be in the range of 0.755 inches long to 0.795 inches long, exclusive of the threaded rod.

d. The source must be in the range of 0.303 inches in diameter to 0.307 inches in diameter

e. The source must have a 0.2 inch long 10-32 threaded rod on one end of the source, and shall have been produced by machining the threaded rod and outer section of the source encapsulation from a single piece of material

f. The source must be certified to meet Special Form Encapsulation requirements.

g. The source must be double-encapsulated or triple-encapsulated.

B. Accompanying Documentation

a. Special Form Encapsulation Certificate

b. Documentation of isotopic composition (and date of that composition) of Cf-252 material in atom percent, mass percent, or weight percent including at least Cf-252, Cf-250, and Cf-249.

c. Documentation of the amount of Curium-248 (Cm-248) contained in the source in micrograms. This may be provided as the date of separation of curium from californium and the date of determination of the mass of Cf-252 or neutron emission rate.

DELIVERABLES

DELIVERY TERMS

Delivery shall be within 270 days after receipt of an order and F.O.B Destination or equivalent INCOTERMS Delivered Duties Paid (DDP).

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:

National Institute of Standards and Technology Shipping and Receiving 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

***Due to ongoing limited site access of the NIST facilities, the Awardee SHALL confirm with the Designated Government Official and the Contracting Officer prior to ANY shipment to NIST***

INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE

A visual inspection of the equipment will be performed by the NIST COR to identify Surface defects or any form of indication that any equipment was damaged during transport To NIST. The Government shall have sole discretion to require repair or replacement of damaged and/or nonconforming supplies at no cost to the Government. The Government at any time prior to acceptance shall reject the equipment due to defects and/or nonconformance. The vendor is responsible for latent defects discovered any time after final inspection. However, the extent of its liability shall be prorated over the useful life of the equipment.

Ownership of the equipment shall transfer to NIST upon acceptance by the Government.

The Government will test, inspect, and accept or reject the equipment within 7 days of the receipt of the equipment unless otherwise indicated above. The Government reserves the right to conduct quality assurance testing to confirm that a given instrument(s) meets the manufacturer’s and/or the Government’s performance specifications. It is anticipated that the equipment will meet all manufacturer’s specifications and/or the Government’s performance specifications identified in the most recent operations and maintenance manual for each piece of equipment and/or in this document.

WARANTY

The contractor shall warranty the entire system for a period of a minimum of one year after receipt of the equipment and shall be in accordance with terms in FAR 52.212-4. Warranty shall commence upon acceptance of the system by the Government.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Advance payment is not authorized. The Contractor must invoice in arrears according to the payment schedule. The Contractor shall be paid, in accordance with Net 30-day payment terms, upon receipt and acceptance of a proper invoice, completion of inspection and acceptance and approval by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

NOTE: Partial shipments and partial invoices will not be accepted, unless otherwise requested and accepted by the Contracting Officer prior to award offer. Proposed payment schedules shall be submitted with vendor’s response to the RFQ for consideration.