DC Electromagnet Power Supply

The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to extend the submittal date to 3:00pm EST on September 10, 2019.
(See attached amendment).

The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to change the procurement from a small business set-aside to full and open competition.
The RFQ submittal date is hereby extended to 3:00pm EST on August 28, 2019..

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-04 effective August 7, 2019.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is being procured as 100% total set aside for small business.

The non-manufacturer rule applies to this procurement. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, both the manufacturer and the distributor must be a small business. Any concern submitting a quotation in its own name, that proposes to furnish an end product it did not manufacturer (a "nonmanufacturer"), is a small business if it has no more than 500 employees.

The National Institute for Standards and Technology's (NIST) Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) is involved in the development of standard reference materials for magnetic moment - a critical standard for measuring magnetic materials such as those in a computer hard drive. This work requires a very stable (over time) magnetic field, generated by a very stable electrical current in an electromagnet. The DC Power Supply will be integrated into the magnetic field control of an Absolute Magnetometer and must communicate with the control computer of the Absolute Magnetometer system.

The Contractor shall provide one (1) high stability DC electromagnet power supply and its associated cables. For this application, high stability, repeatability, and accuracy are essential.

Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following line item. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment shall not be considered for award.

LINE ITEM 0001: QTY 1 EACH, HIGH STABILITY DC ELECTROMAGNET POWER SUPPLY meeting all of the required specifications:

Requirements:
Capable of controlling a Model 3474 electromagnet manufactured by GMW Associates. Main electromagnet properties include:
a. Power Rating: 140 A/76 V maximum power
b. Resistance: 0.54 ohms
Power Supply
• Warm-Up Time: 60 min (cold); 15 min (stand-by)
• Drift
o Short Term (3 min) Stability:.