Dynacool Physical Property Measurement System

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
30060946
Anker Engelundsvej 1
Kongens Lyngby
2800
Denmark
Contact person: Alexi Burns-Tang
E-mail: alexi@adm.dtu.dk
NUTS code: DK0

Internet address(es):

Main address: www.dtu.dk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title:

Dynacool Physical Property Measurement System

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38900000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

The QuantumDesign Dynacool Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) facilitates a thorough characterization of materials both in the form of powders and single-crystals.

The system is largely modular which facilitates easy modification of methods and experimental parameters. Furthermore, the system is designed to perform a variety of automated measurements that enables high-throughput screening experiments.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 480 000.00 USD

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title:

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK

Main site or place of performance:

DTU Lyngby Campus.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The QuantumDesign Dynacool Physical Property Systems excels in the following points:

1) its magnet properties (200 Oe/s sweep rate, field stability 1 ppm/h, charging of magnet possible without warming up the system, automatic discharge of the magnet if water chiller fails).

2) temperature control (cooldown time from room temperature to 2 K of <45 mins without precooling the sample space, system provides 3 thermometers for temperature control to allow observation of undesired temperature gradients, measurements are possible while sweeping the temperature which allows very rapid mate-rials screening, dual helium impedance design allows continuous, fully automated, low-temperature operation)

3) options and sensitivity (VSM motor powered by the power source to allow long-term operation meaning no interruption for battery charging, RMS sensitivity of 10-6 emu in dc mode and 10-8 emu in AC mode)

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The system features a unique combination of experimental capabilities for physical property determinations in materials research including magnetometry, electronic and thermal properties.

Importantly, this encompasses the possibilities of a fully automated, continuous low-temperature operation, quick data acquisition (e.g. whilst ramping temperature) allowing for high throughput materials screening, easy modification of experimental parameters and the use of dedicated, user-friendly software.

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

19/01/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

LOT Quantum Design
Im Tiefen See 58
Darmstadt
64293
Germany
NUTS code: DE

Internet address:https://lot-qd.de

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 480 000.00 USD

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

The QuantumDesign Dynacool Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) facilitates a thorough characterization of materials both in the form of powders and single-crystals.

The system is largely modular which facilitates easy modification of methods and experimental parameters. Furthermore, the system is designed to perform a variety of automated measurements that enables high-throughput screening experiments.

The PPMS encompasses a longitudinal magnet of 9 Tesla, a vibrating sample magnetometer, alternating current susceptibility option, electrical resistivity and heat capacity options. These options render it possible to perform a thorough characterization of the magnetic properties in a wide temperature range (1.9–400 K) with both static (DC) and dynamic (AC) magnetic fields.

The thermal transport option enables measurements of thermal properties, including thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficients, and allows a fully automated determination of the thermoelectric figure of merit, which is the quantity of main interest for the thermoelectric materials.

The DC resistivity option adds resistance bridge capability, which provides for van der Pauw and 4-wire resistance measurements on both single-crystals and pressed pellets. The system is completely liquid cryogen-free and the VSM powered by a power source that does not need recharging. Therefore the system will be operational all day-all year. The PPMS system will be located at the Department of Chemistry, DTU, and will be maintained and administrated by the applicant and his research group.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Danish Complaints Board
Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
Viborg
8800
Denmark
Telephone: +45 35291000
E-mail: klfu@erst.dk

Internet address:https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Carl Jacobsensvej 35
Valby
2500
Denmark

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

22/01/2018

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Dynacool Physical Property Measurement System

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