This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes, and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought must be in writing.
The purpose of this RFI announcement is for market research in order to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified offerors interested and capable of providing the products described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702, is seeking potential qualified offerors to provide the following:

(Part No. 92004) Anton Paar MCR 502 Brand Rheometer or Equal in accordance with the following MECs:

Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs) for
Anton-Paar MCR 502 Brand Rheometer or Equal

1. Must have angular velocity range of 10^-9 - 314 rad/s
2. Must have air bearing
3. Must having angular deflection, set value: 0.05 - infinity
4. Must have automatic gap control/setting
5. Must have normal force range of 0.005 - 50 N
6. Must have pressure range up to 1000 bar
7. Must have maximum torque up to 230 mNm
8. Must have angular frequency range of 10^-7 - 628 rad/sec
9. Must be upgradable to a dual drive system (2 motors)
10. Must be capable of temperatures from -40 to 200 C.

(Part No. 301805 or Equal) Air Dryer with Air Filter Unit including pressure regulator and pressure gauge. Provides required air according to ISO 8573.1, class 1.3.1. For use with required pressure source to provide min. 5 bar, max. 10 bar.

(Part No. 104907 or Equal) Rheometer software, RheoCompassTM Professional

(Part No. 23927 or Equal) Circulation Thermostat F32-MC-35...200C; +/-0.02K; 115V/60Hz; RS232C

(Part No. 134000 or Equal) Convection Temperature Device CTD 180 including flow meter and humidity ready

(Part No. 79044 or Equal) Measuring Plate PP25 D:25mm

(Part No. 5312 or Equal) Lower Measuring Plate L-PP25/CTD450/600 D:25mm; No Groove; for CTD450/600

(Part No. 79040 or Equal) Measuring Cone CP50-1 D:50mm Angle 1 degree

(Part No. 4564 or Equal) Lower Measuring Plate L-PP50/CTD D:50mm; No Groove; for CTD450/600

OFFERORS MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE.

The Capability package shall include, at a minimum:1) Identification of the organization name, telephone number, and point of contact (also with title, phone, fax, and email); 2) Organization Size/ownership of business, i.e. large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), Disabled-Veteran, Veteran, Women-owned Business, and Hub-zone; 3) Cage Code, DUNS# and Tax ID# (TIN#); 4) Company profile: number of employees, annual sales history, locations and if CCR registered.; 5) Identification of any GSA Schedules held by the organization; 6) Experience and familiarity with providing Anton Paar MCR 502 Brand Rheometer or Equal and peripheral equipment; 7) Whether the organization is an authorized reseller/distributor of Anton Paar MCR 502 Brand Rheometer or Equal and peripheral equipment; and 8) Contract references in the past five (5) years relevant to the acquisition to include: contract number, agency supported, whether or not you were the prime or subcontractor, period of performance, original contract value, final or current contract value, technical monitor and phone/fax number, POC with current phone/fax number, and a brief description of the effort.
The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub contracting opportunity is anticipated.
The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 (Size Standard: 500 employees).
All questions regarding this notice should be directed to Terry Bice, [email protected]
Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete online representations and certifications in SAM.

All interested parties shall submit information by e-mail to: [email protected], to be received not later than 3:00 pm Central Time on 04 September 2015. Any questions can be submitted in writing to the e-mail address above.

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