High resolution grazing incidence thin film diffractometer

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) AND NOT A SOLICITATION OR
AN INDICATION THAT A CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT WILL EXIST AS A
RESULT OF THIS SSN.

This SSN is in support of market research and procurement planning being
conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC. This
SSN is for informational and planning purposes only and does
not guarantee that this will be competed via beta.sam.gov. The Government
assumes NO financial responsibility for any costs incurred. A solicitation
package is not available at this time.

I.    LOCATION: Contracting Office Address: NRL, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20375

II.    OBJECTIVE: The intent of this SSN is to gauge industry interest and search
for potential sources capable of satisfying the NRL's requirement, as well
and determine the commerciality of the items. The draft minimum
technical requirements for the effort are in the attached specifications.
The NRL is currently in the planning stages for this procurement and may
continue to modify the language within the requirement, as necessary.
These specifications do not necessarily represent the final specifications.

III.    REQUIRED CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT:

Interested parties, at a minimum, shall supply ALL of the below required
information in a Capability Statement.

1. CONTACT INFORMATION:
a) Company Name and Address
b) Point of Contact for questions/clarification
c) Telephone Number and e-mail address
d) DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and business size
e) NAICS and PSC Code of the proposed solution (SEE https://psctool.us)
f) Business Size Standard /Socioeconomic Categories

2. TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
a) List of capabilities/resources relevant to the attached specification list.
b) If a reseller, document authorized reseller

3. COMMERCIALITY OF PROPOSED ITEM:
a) Whether item(s) offered/proposed is a commercial item and is
customarily used by the general public or nongovernment entities for the other than Government purposes.

b) Whether the item has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public,
and if so, identify one or more such sales, leases, or licenses to document
the commerciality of the item.

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION / CAPABILITY:
a) Provide a brief written description of how the suggested product will meet or exceed the specifications, under the General and Component sections; as it is anticipated that ultimate evaluation will be best value and a go/no go basis. 

Please note that merely submitting a spec sheet does not allow the NRL to assess whether the suggested product will meet, or could be modified to meet, specifications.

If there is a specification that your product does not meet, please indicate how your proposed product could be modified to meet the specifications.

b) Provide a product brochure and highlight the areas that meet or exceed specifications.

5. ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE

You are invited to submit a rough order of magnitude, over the overall, estimated cost of the project. Please do not submit a quote. A quote or proposal is not being requested and will not be accepted.

IV.    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT DETAILS:

Responses should be no more than 7 pages.

V.    FAR PROVISION(S)

FAR 52.215-3 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR
PLANNING PURPOSES (OCT 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this
solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an
allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18,
Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for
Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not
be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: market research and
procurement planning.
(End of Provision)