SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Upgrade of a High Throughput Gradient Spray System
- Notice Date
- 11/13/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-04-Q-0073
- Response Due
- 11/21/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/6/2003
- Point of Contact
- Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.***This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-16.*** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. ***The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for the upgrade of a Fluidic PK3D-GRD High Throughput Gradient Spray System, Serial Number 0312901. ***All interested offerors shall provide a quote for the following line item: Line Item 0001: High Throughput Gradient Spray System Upgrade. The upgrade shall meet the specifications and the Contractor shall complete all tasks as stated in the RFQ attachment entitled Attachment I, Statement of Work/Specifications, located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ under solicitation number SB1341-04-Q-0073.***Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The total period of performance shall be not later than 30 weeks after receipt of order, however, deliverables shall be completed in accordance with the schedule in Attachment I.***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 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.***Award will be made to the Contractor whose quote offers the best value to the Government, technical, price, and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," 2) Past Experience, 3) Past Performance, and Price. Technical Capability, Past Experience, and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than price. ***Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall demonstrate their technical capability to successfully complete the upgrade. Capability shall be demonstrated through the quoter's written description of the upgrade methodology that will be utilized to ensure the end product will meet all specifications identified in the attached Statement of Work/Specifications.***Past Experience will be evaluated to determine the degree of vendors? experience in successfully upgrading comparable systems for the types of applications described herein. Additional information on past experience may be obtained from references.***Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product and service provided. Evaluation of Past Performance will be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10) and/or the quoter?s recent and relevant procurement history with NIST or its? affiliates. Quoters shall provide a list of at least three (3) references to whom the same or similar equipment has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; and the date of delivery or the date services were completed.***The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items.***CLAUSES: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (13) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (14) 52.222-19, Child Labor?Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; (15) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (16) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (17) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (18) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (19) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (22) 52.225-3, Buy American Act?North American Free Trade Agreement?Israeli Trade Act; (24) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129; and (30) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration; 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General; 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; 52.245-4 Government Furnished Property (Short Form). Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. ***All quoters shall submit the following: 1) An original and two (2) copies of a quotation which addresses Line Item 0001 and all Technical Evaluation Criteria; 2) Description of commercial warranty; 3) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s) for all proposed commercial components; and 5) One (1) completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far.***All quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Carol A. Wood, Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging.***Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on November 21, 2003.***FAX & E-MAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED, HOWEVER, MUST BE FOLLOWED UP BY ONE (1) ORIGINAL QUOTE*** CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR)*** Effective October 1, 2003, all vendors that do business with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Government must be registered in CCR. Contractors are strongly encouraged to register with CCR now to avoid payment delays. Changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) require, among other things, that contractors be registered in the CCR before award of any contract, basic agreement, blanket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreement can be made, and that contract payments and/or new awards will be conditioned on CCR registration. The FAR change will also require that contractors with existing contracts that require performance after September 30, 2003, register in the CCR. There are 5 exceptions to the CCR registration requirement, including purchases that use the government-wide purchase cards as the purchasing mechanism, certain emergency operations and urgent procurements, certain purchases where CCR registration could jeopardize national security, and awards to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States. The preferred method for completing a registration is via the World Wide Web at http://www.ccr.gov. There, a CCR Handbook is available to provide detailed information on data you will need prior to beginning the on-line registration, as well as steps to walk you through the registration process. You must have a DUNS number in order to begin your registration. If you do not already have a DUNS number, please call Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., at 1-866-705-5711 or 610-882-7000. There is no cost to obtain a DUNS number.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Site
- Record
- SN00468873-W 20031115/031113212202 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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