PURCHASE OF A RESEARCH GRADE, OPTICAL MICROSCOPE. 1 INTRODUCTION NASA/ARC HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR A RESEARCH-…

Public award description

PURCHASE OF A RESEARCH GRADE, OPTICAL MICROSCOPE. 1 INTRODUCTION NASA/ARC HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR A RESEARCH-GRADE OPTICAL MICROSCOPE WITH INFINITY CORRECTED OPTICS AND OPTIMIZED FOR IMAGING WITH REFLECTED LIGHT UNDER BRIGHTFIELD, DARKFIELD, DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST (DIC) AND POLARIZING CONDITIONS. AN INTEGRATED DIGITAL CAMERA AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE SUITE FOR IMAGE CAPTURE AND BASIC MEASUREMENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED. THE UNIT OFFERED SHALL MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS STATED HEREIN. 2 SPECIFICATIONS 1 THE DESKTOP MICROSCOPE SHALL BE EQUIPPED FOR OBSERVATION OF REFLECTED LIGHT. 2 THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR IMAGING IN BRIGHTFIELD, DARKFIELD, SIMPLE POLARIZING, AND DIC OBSERVATION METHODS. (THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SLIDERS, FILTERS, ROTATABLE ANALYZERS, AND PRISMS). 3 THE MICROSCOPE SHALL HAVE AN ERGONOMIC TRINOCULAR EYEPIECE TUBE WITH A THREE-POSITION SLIDER FOR VIEWING THROUGH THE EYEPIECES, DIGITAL CAMERA, OR BOTH. 4 THE TRINOCULAR SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH TWO 10X EYEPIECES. 5 THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF IMAGING SAMPLES OVER ONE INCH IN HEIGHT. 6 THE SPECIMEN STAGE SHALL BE MANUALLY CONTROLLED WITH A RIGHT-HAND KNOB FOR X-, Y- TRAVERSE. 7 THE SOLID SPECIMEN PLATE SHALL BE MINIMALLY 3 X 2 , BUT NOT LARGER THAN 7 X 7 . 8 THE NOSEPIECE SHALL BE MANUALLY CONTROLLED FOR IMAGING BY IN BRIGHTFIELD, DARKFIELD, POLARIZING, AND DIC. 9 THE OBJECTIVE LENSES SHALL BE THE FOLLOWING MAGNIFICATIONS (WITH MINIMUM NUMERICAL APERTURE IN PARENTHESES): 5X (0.15), 10X (0.3), 20X (0.45), 50X (0.8), AND 100X (0.9). 10 THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A PRECENTERED 12V/100W LAMPHOUSE. 11 TWO 12V/100W BULBS SHALL BE PROVIDED. 12 THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE ADAPTED FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA THAT OUTPUTS TO PC SOFTWARE. ALL NECESSARY PARTS AND CABLES SHALL BE PROVIDED. 13 THE DIGITAL CAMERA SHALL BE A COLOR CCD WITH RESOLUTION BETWEEN 4 AND 6.5 MEGAPIXEL. 14 SOFTWARE SHALL HAVE LIVE IMAGING, IMAGE CAPTURE, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT TOOLS 15 A 115 VAC/60HZ POWER CORD FOR THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE SUPPLIED. 16 A DUST COVER FOR THE MICROSCOPE SHALL BE SUPPLIED 17 ON-SITE INSTALLATION AND TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED. 3 DOCUMENTATION ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO POWER, INSTALL, CONFIGURE, CALIBRATE, OPERATE, ADMINISTER, AND MAINTAIN THE MICROSCOPE AND CAMERA SYSTEM SHALL BE FURNISHED. 4 REQUIREMENTS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RENDER THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND DELIVER ALL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES SET FORTH HEREIN. 5 WARRANTY ALL HARDWARE SHALL BE WARRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND SHALL COVER ALL PARTS AND LABOR. THE WARRANTY PERIOD SHALL BEGIN AFTER DATE OF MICROSCOPE SYSTEM DELIVERY TO NASA. SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE MAINTENANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF ACCEPTANCE. 6 DELIVERY ALL DELIVERABLES SHALL BE SHIPPED TO NASA NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS AFTER AWARD. SHIPPING SHALL BE FOB DESTINATION.