AWARD
66 -- Upgrade to Silicon Drift Detector - Justification for Soliciting a Single Source
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Procurement Directorate - DC, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 1310 NP, Washington, District of Columbia, 20229, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20229
- Solicitation Number
- HSBP1012P00839
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Gabriela Bravo, Phone: 2023442863
- E-Mail Address
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gabriela.bravo@cbp.dhs.gov
(gabriela.bravo@cbp.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- HSBP1012P00839
- Award Date
- 8/27/2012
- Awardee
- EDAX, Inc., 91 McKee Drive, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430, United States
- Award Amount
- $44,730.00
- Description
- Justification for Soliciting a Sole Source US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with EDAX, Inc. in order to upgrade a silicon-lithium (SiLi) x-ray detector currently in use on an existing piece of equipment with a silicon drift detector (SDD), under authority of FAR 8.405-6; FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 41 USC 253(c)(1). *Market research demonstrates that the upgrade from the current silicon-lithium x-ray detector currently in use to a silicon drift detector would allow for some of the existing software and hardware components from the older system to be used with the new system. This will provide an approximately 40% cost savings to the Government, as an entirely new system will not need to be procured. It was decided that based on this substantial cost savings, the best procurement strategy would be to proceed with a sole source to ECAX, Inc. Only the EDAX, Inc. silicon drift detector provides such a substantial cost savings for the Government's requirement, described below: Upgrade: GENESIS APEX 2 Apollo X 60 Imaging SEM GENESIS APEX 2_Apollo X 60 Imaging SEM Including: APOLLO X Silicon Drift Detector - SDD type SEM Detecting Unit - Liquid Nitrogen free with integrated Peltier cooling system - Capable of detection all elements down to beryllium - Capable of quantifying elements down to and including Boron - Resolution of 131 eV or better, measured at MnK, 100,000CPS - SUTW Window. - Sensor: 10mm² - Peak to background > 10,000:1. - Capable of handling input count rates up to 850,000 cps and throughput of >350Kcps. - Detector sealed under vacuum - Includes preamplifier, amplifier and cables. - Integral manual slide assembly - Integrated electron trap/collimator - Low noise preamplifier operating in electronic pulsed reset mode (self-reset) - The detector conforms to ISO 15632:2002 specifying performance at productive count rates DPP III - acquisition boards used to collect and digitize the X-ray signal input from the SDD, with improved pulse pile-up at the shorter shaping times. The acquisition boards, high voltage bias supply and DC power stabilizer board are included. Image acquisition is included when purchasing an imaging level system. - 6 Selectable processing times (from 0.5µs to 12.8µs) - 5 level fast discriminator - Input Count rates of 850,000 cps - Throughput >350Kcps - 10 ev/ch Scan Generator II Package to provide digital control of the microscope's electron beam and acquisition of up to two simultaneous video signals with 16-bits of resolution. This requires EM specific interface. - Electron Microscope Interface is Beam Control Column Software for EM (if capability is available) SpecUtil is a software utility used to Print, View & Convert EDAX Spectra, Imaging and Mapping data. It supports many formats of spectral data that can be read and saved, for image data PNG, BMP and JPEG files are supported. SpecUtil includes the following capabilities: -Spectrum Printing (via Toolbar icon) - 1, 5, 10 or 18 spectra per page -Particle Phase Options Dialog to display and print distribution Histograms. -Print spectra using a variable Y-Axis Scale. -Spectral data import mode - *.TXT for spectral files. -Save displayed spectrum as a BMP file, JPEG or PNG option to save spectral data in, instead of BMP format. File sizes are typically 20x smaller. -Imaging Utilities "Bitmap Image Viewer" tab can convert 1 or all the selected BMP file to JPEG. JPEG compression info is displayed for only the first bitmap. -Transfer the displayed spectrum to the windows clipboard. -The last used path is saved and is used the next time the program is started. -Added new spectral conversion mode from *.MSA to EDAX *.SPC -Ability to take EDAX CSV files and convert them to the Windows *.spc format. -Ability to take Electron Flight Simulator *.SPE files and convert them to Windows *.spc format. -X-ray mapping bitmap merger. X-ray map montaging - can be used to merge multiple field x-ray maps collected from either Imaging & Mapping or Multi-point - Spectrum X-ray Maps into a single BMP file. All maps collected will be merged automatically into a new folder \ MapMerge. -Re-scaling of intensity data, to aid in normalizing all field maps intensities collected to the same full scale. Has the option to boost the scaling intensity if the maps are not bright enough, as a default it's boosted by 30%. -Ability to produce Multiple Spectra output to the Microsoft Word Report using templates. -Convert Particle Analysis CSV mode to put Spectra / Quant & Particle data into reports automatically. -Live Color Spectral Overlay, with a maximum limit of 6 spectra. -Live Spectrum Mapping viewer in the main menu of Spectrum Utility. Can be used if the Medium or High Resolution Mapping option installed. GENESIS EDX Imaging/Mapping Software Includes: - Comprehensive software package for collection and display of video (SE, BSE etc.) and/or X-ray signal data. Collected images can be displayed on the EDAX monitor, printed or archived on disk. A maximum of 36 signals can acquired simultaneously using any combination of up to 35 X-ray signals and 2 video signals. - Auto Shape is an automatic spectrum collection routine that allows the user to select points and/or shapes from an image to collect spectrum. The software saves and labels the spectrum collected from the multiple positions along with their position that is then laid over the image. - Fast Mapping mode supports video frame averaging and access to extended range of selectable EDS pulse processing times from 1.6 to 102.4 microseconds. - Maximum image collection resolution is 8k x 6k pixels with screen capture and image annotation. Images can be overlaid for comparison. The package includes extensive linear measurement tool and possibilities for image enhancement as well as pre-viewing of up to 48 images simultaneously for easy retrieval of stored data. Long files names supported for images and spectra selectable printer fonts available. Quant functions available as well as image scaling button. Automatic Report Generator - automatically sends data, including spectra, images and quantification results, to a WORD document template with one click of the mouse button EDX Quant Map Software High speed software to allow for each pixel data in a multi element X-ray map to be processed to background corrected k-ratio or fully matrix corrected results. This can be done on a pixel-by-pixel basis or within a user defined area. EDX Line Scan acquisition software for use in Image collection and display software. Linescan results are displayed and manipulated in MSOffice Excel. EDX Fast Mapping software (optional software package PV8362/41): Fast digital X-ray mapping module allowing acquisition of X-ray maps up to 2048x1600 resolution by collecting a series of quick, complete frames. It is possible to collect 256x200 maps in as little as 4 seconds; 512x400 in less than 12 seconds; 1024x800 maps in 40 seconds. GENESIS Live Spectral Mapping - Medium Resolution Enables spectral maps to be acquired "live" (Data Averaging mode) at resolutions up to 256 x 200 Live Spectral Mapping allows for fast and efficient data collection with complete data recall capabilities. Spectral data is stored for every pixel in the map creating a comprehensive data set that can be reviewed and processed at any time after the sample is analyzed. - Fast, user determined map collection times - Review spectra from a particular area or phase of interest - Build additional maps including quantitative maps - Numerous advanced processing capabilities Live Spectral Mapping collects data very quickly in a frame-averaging mode. Enhanced data processing routine results in frame times of under a second and complete map collection in only minutes without sacrificing map quality. - The map collection can be stopped at any time. Maps only need to be collected for the number of frames needed to see the features of interest - Spectral data can be viewed along with the maps while collecting, and updates as the data accumulates Complete Data Recall and Review The full data recall capabilities of Spectral Mapping ensure that all of the data will be there whenever it may be needed. - Spectral data can be reviewed for a pixel, selected area or grey level phase of interest - Extract any number of linescans from stored data and review as a spreadsheet or plot an overlay on a map or the image - All spectra built from maps can be saved and processed as desired at any time after the collection Spectral Mapping View. PC Workstation (minimum specification) - Intel Core i3-2120 (3.30 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores) - Windows 7 64-bit Operating System - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB Hard disk drive - SATA SuperMulti DVD writer - Microsoft Office 2010- Testing and modifications by the factory prior to shipment 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor *The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, "Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing."
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