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This document is a Solicitation for a commercial item, Rheometer with accessories, issued by the Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pacific West Area. The government has a requirement for a rheometer with specific capabilities and accessories, including installation, warranty, and service coverage. The solicitation requests quotes for the rheometer and accessories, with a detailed list of required specifications and optional accessories. The offers are due by August 30, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. EDT and should be submitted to the contracting officer, Shelley Steen. The solicitation is issued as Unrestricted with a NAICS code of 334516 and a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Contract terms and conditions, including FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, apply to this acquisition.

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Purchase request: Rheometer with accessories

The USDA, ARS in Hilo, HI has a requirement for a rheometer and accessories, installed, with a 1-year warranty and a service contract with coverage throughout the second year.

Detailed specifications and salient characteristics:

· Rheometer:

· Minimum torque equal to or less than 1 nNm

· Maximum torque equal to or greater than 200 mNm

· Angular resolution equal to or better than 2 nanmoradians

· Normal force equal to or greater than 50 N

· All necessary items such as an air dryer, fittings for Peltier Plate and Peltier Concentric Cylinder temperature devices, to ensure a functional unit.

· Software for instrument control, data analysis, management, and reporting.

· Installation with all needed labor and materials

· One year factory warranty from the date of installation, covering the full cost of parts, travel, and labor for any repairs needed

· One year of service contract (extends warranty through year two), covering one preventative maintenance/calibration visit, and the full cost of parts, travel, and labor for any repairs needed

· Accessories

· Peltier Plate temperature device

· Temperature ranges at least -40C to 200C

· 40 mm diameter, 2-degree upper cone, stainless steel

· 20 mm diameter upper plate, stainless steel

Optional specifications:

· Accessories

· Peltier Concentric Cylinder temperature device

· Temperature ranges at least -20C to 150C

· Concentric cylinder cup, stainless steel

· Concentric cylinder cup, aluminum

· Vaned rotor, Stainless Steel

· Starch rotor, aluminum

· Starch Pasting Cell

· Including starch rotor, aluminum

· Tribology kit: 3 Balls on Plate geometry

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