The purpose of amendment 0001is as follows:

1. To provide the following questions and responses:

Question 1: ...Can you please confirm that the optical portion of this system is not required?

Response 1: Optical access is not a requirement. The Cryocooler must cool the sample, with the wiring connections as described and fit within the pole pieces of the NMR magnet, as represented in the drawing

Question 2: There is no cooling capacity requirements laid out in the solicitation. Please advise if you have any requirements related to the cooling capacity...

Response 2: No specific cooling power is required provided that the Cryocooler can reach the base temperatures in the time required (Spec 3). The vendor can assume the only heat load at steady state is radiative from the internal side of the vendor's specific heat shield configuration and the conductive heat load from the vendor offered wire sets and sample socket (spec 1,2, and 6).

2. Specification number 14 is hereby removed in its entirety.

3. Specification number 8 is hereby amended as follows:

FROM: Shall have the ability to operate in any arbitrary orientation with less than 10% of its performance capabilities relative to the optimum configuration

TO: The cryocooler shall have the ability to operate in any arbitrary orientation with less than 10% of its performance capabilities relative to the optimum configuration (specifically oriented wither horizontally or vertically).

4. The delivery section is hereby amended as follows:

Deliverable one (1) - An operators manual and a complete set of electrical and mechanical schematic diagrams/drawings shall be submitted with the delivery of the system

Delivery: Delivery shall be FOB Destination and shall occur not later than twenty-four (24) weeks ARO.

Delivery shall be FOB destination and shall occur not later than twenty-four (24) weeks ARO. 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:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Building 220
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640

5. The NLT response date is hereby amended as follows:

FROM: August 03, 2016

TO: August 08, 2016

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged