Pin Well Detector

Notice ID Number: NIST-SS26-138 Title: Sources Sought Notice for Pin Well Detector The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of commercial products/services that satisfy the Government’s anticipated needs. BACKGROUND The NIST Radioactivity Group maintains the national standard for radioactivity. The purchase of equipment capable of making 4π gamma-ray measurements provides an alternative method for primary standardization of certain difficult-to-measure radionuclides that decay by electron capture. Electron capture (EC) is a type of radioactive decay that does not produce high-energy beta- or alpha- particles, which are generally easy to detect and count with high efficiency. Instead, the radiations associated with EC are low-energy X rays, medium-energy gamma rays, and/or Auger electrons, which are harder to quantify with the methods currently used by the Radioactivity Group.  The Radioactivity Group seeks to acquire a new pin-well detector to complement the existing suite of instruments currently in use in its laboratories and extend its capabilities for 4π gamma-ray measurements, providing an alternate method for the primary standardization of certain difficult-to-measure radionuclides that decay by electron capture. This will enable us to expand our SRM catalog to include several EC nuclides used as radiotracers in medical and environmental research, as well as calibration sources for photon detectors. NIST is currently seeking a brand name only Mirion Technologies pin well detector system. The Contractor shall deliver one (1) turnkey pin-well detector system, including an integrated photo-multiplier tube (PMT), cabling, preamps, connections, etc., inclusive of FOB Destination delivery, warranty, technical drawings of the detector, data acquisition and data analysis software, and the line items listed in the Minimum Requirements.   The minimum specifications for the pin well detector system are: Line Item 0001: Pin well (NaI Detector 3” x 3”) Description: The system will include a pin well detector, an integrated PMT with high-voltage (HV) supply, preamplifiers, cabling, a Multi-channel analyzer (MCA), an additional backup MCA, and data acquisition and analysis software. Quantity: One complete system with data acquisition and analysis software Technical Specifications Pin well Detector - Description: 3" diameter x 3" thick NaI(Tl) Integrated with PMT, with well PMT diameter: 0.656" and well depth 2.063”.  Technical drawings of the detector must include all detector materials and dimensions. Software containing spectroscopy Suite, Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) display, multiple peak searches, and Energy/ Full width at half max (FHWM) calibration- Gamma Analysis: Background Subtract, Efficiency Calibration/Correction, Nuclide Identification w/ Intensity Correction, Cascade Summing Correction, Weighted Mean Activity, Quality Assurance, Interactive Peak Fit, and Batch Programming Support. Full documentation for batch support programming must be provided. Qualified on Windows 10 and 11 with a perpetual license. Capability to export data as delimited text ASCII files (e.g., CSV) or in Excel format. Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) that includes: Digital signal processor (DSP) based pulse processing 32,000 channel spectral memory, Ethernet, and USB interfaces, Pulse-height analysis (PHA), Multi-channel scaling (MCS), Multispectral Scaling and Time Stamped List modes, Advanced Auto Pole/Zero, Base Line Restorer and Digital Stabilization controls. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response:  Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice.  Please note that to be considered for award under any official solicitation, the entity must be registered and “active” in SAM at the time of solicitation response. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI). Identify the equipment that your company sells that can meet the objectives addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice.  For each product recommended to meet the Government’s requirement, provide the following: Manufacturer name Model number Technical specifications If your company is not the manufacturer, provide information on your company’s status as an authorized reseller of the product(s) Describe performance capabilities of the product(s) you