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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 17, 2004 FBO #0781
MODIFICATION

66 -- InkJet Printer Microdispenser For High Explosives

Notice Date

1/15/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

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-0178
 

Response Due

1/20/2004
 

Archive Date

2/4/2004
 

Point of Contact

Gene Calvert, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-6394, Fax 301-975-6273, - Joseph Widdup, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6324, Fax (301) 975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

gene.calvert@nist.gov, joseph.widdup@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE NOTICE POSTED ON JANUARY 9, 2004 FOR THIS SOLICITATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO POTENTIAL OFFERORS FOR RESPONDING TO RESPONSE NO. NINE (9) OF THIS SOLICITATION: "LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY THE OFFEROR IN SUBMITTING THE QUOTE THAT RELATE TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE AFTER AWARD." WHEN RESPONDING TO RESPONSE NO. NINE (9) OF THIS SOLICITATION, POTENTIAL OFFERORS SHALL CONSIDER AND DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT THEY RELY ON WHEN SUBMITTING A QUOTATION FOR THIS SOLICITATION. FOR EXAMPLE, A POTENTIAL OFFEROR MAY ASSUME THAT THE SYSTEM OFFERED FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AS PROVIDED BY THE OFFEROR. AN OFFEROR MAY ASSUME THAT THE SYSTEM OFFERED FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE MAINTAINED AS INSTRUCTED BY THE OFFEROR. AN OFFEROR MAY ASSUME THAT THE SYSTEM OFFERED FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE HOUSED IN AN ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM RAIN, WIND, AND EXTREME SUN. THE THREE ASSUMPTIONS MENTIONED ARE ONLY EXAMPLES THAT MAY BE USED AS A GUIDE TO ANSWERING RESPONSE NO. NINE (9) OF THIS SOLICITATION. ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY POTENTIAL OFFERORS MAY VARY IN NUMBER AND IN SCOPE. THE REMAINDER OF THIS NOTICE IS THE CONTENT OF THE PREVIOUS NOTICE, AND ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. *** This solicitation seeks quotes for NEW equipment only. The United States Government will not consider quotes for used or refurbished equipment related to this solicitation.*** The solicitation number is SB1341-04-Q-0178. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). *** The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-18. *** This solicitation is being conducted as a small business set-aside.*** The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 54170, and the small business size standard for that NAICS code is 500 or fewer employees.*** The list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure are as follows: Item No. 0001, Inkjet Printer Microdispenser For High Explosives System, Quantity, 1 Unit, Each; Item No. 0002, Contractor Acceptance Testing of Item No. 0001, including travel and lodging costs, Quantity, 1 Unit, Job; Item No. 0003, Contractor Installation of Item No. 0001, including travel and lodging costs, Quantity, 1 Unit, Job; Item No. 0004, Training for Item No. 0001, including travel and lodging costs, Quantity, 1 Unit, Job; Item No. 0005, Commercial Documentation for Item No. 0001, Quantity, 1 Unit, Lot; Item No 0006, Optional Extended Warranty for Item No. 0001 (If available), Quantity, 1 Unit, Each. *** THE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBERS 0001 THROUGH 0005 ARE EXTENSIVE AND MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO Gene.Calvert@nist.gov NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004. THE SPECIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS WOULD THEN BE EMAILED TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR IN .doc FORMAT.*** Item Numbers 0001 and 0005 MUST be offered on an FOB Destination Firm-Fixed-Priced basis.*** Delivery of Item Numbers 0001, and 0005 must be made to the address that will be specified in the delivery order (NIST, Building 301 Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001).*** DELIVERY OF ITEM NUMBER 0001 MUST BE MADE TO THE SPECIFIED DELIVERY ADDRESS NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE AWARD DATE.*** The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial applies to this acquisition.*** This evaluation and award will be evaluated and conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical acceptability of items offered, in terms of whether they meet or exceed the specifications listed in this solicitation; past performance information of the Offeror, and evaluated price. Non-price evaluation factors are more important than price.*** Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and certifications--Commercial Items, with their offer, with all applicable sections therein completed by the Offeror.*** The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.*** The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; the additional FAR clauses cited in that clause that apply to this solicitation include; (1) 52.203-6; (5) 52.219-6; (7) 52.219-8; (9) 52.219-14; (13) 52.222-3; (14) 52.222-19; (15) 52.222-21; (16) 52.222-26; (17) 52.222-35; (18) 52.222-36; (19) 52.222-37; (24) 52.225-13; (29) 52.232-33; (33)(i) 52.247-64.*** The provision at 52.225-14, Inconsistency Between English Version And Translation of Contract, applies to this acquisition.*** The provision at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition.*** All FAR provisions and clauses cited in this solicitation are accessible at http://www.arnet.gov/far under the button "Current FAR" in Part 52.*** AT A MINIMUM, RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING 9 ITEMS MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE QUOTE; (1) Detailed technical literature that shows what is being offered for Item Numbers 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006 (including specifications that show dimensions, performance characteristics, functions, etc.); (2) FOB Destination-based firm-fixed-price for each offered item; (3) At least three past performance references for SIMILAR contracts/orders completed within the past 3 years (or are currently being completed), to include the name of the customer organization, a named point of contact in that organization that is familiar with the contract/order from a technical or contractual standpoint, their phone number, their email address (if applicable), and their fax number (if applicable); (4) Indication of both duration of warranty AND nature of warranty offered for Item No. 0001 (the Government requires that the standard commercial warranty be offered for items being quoted for this solicitation; extended warranty may be offered, and if offered, it must be priced separately in the quotation); (5) Completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, which is accessible on the Internet in .html format or .pdf format at http://www.arnet.gov/far under the button "Current FAR" in Part 52; (6) Indication of when Item No. 0001 would be delivered to the NIST shipping and receiving dock after receipt of order (assuming an award date of no later than February 15, 2004, and consideration of the requirement that Item No. 0001 MUST BE RECEIVED at the NIST shipping and receiving dock no later than 90 days after the award date; (7) List of items and/or services NIST would have to provide the Contractor during the installation for the Contractor to complete the installation (if applicable); (8) Copy of the acceptance testing plan that would be used by the Contractor as the basis to conduct acceptance testing at NIST for Item No. 0001 under Item No. 0002, including documentation describing the methodology the Contractor would use to demonstrate that Item No. 0001 is capable of meeting NIST's minimum technical specifications and acceptance testing requirements as specified, and (9) List of assumptions made by the offeror in submitting the quote that relate to Contractor performance after award. *** QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SENT BY EMAIL ONLY TO Gene.Calvert@nist.gov, AND MUST BE RECEIVED AT THAT EMAIL ADDRESS NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004.*** Any amendments to this solicitation will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov only and will not be released by any other means to potential offerors.*** NOTE: Payment for Item Numbers 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006 will only be made AFTER the Government accepts, and the Contractor thereafter submits a PROPER invoice to the NIST Accounts Payable Office for those line items.*** OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL ONLY IN .doc, xls, AND/OR .pdf FORMAT TO Gene.Calvert@nist.gov NO LATER THAN MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004. The pricing portion of the offer must be submitted in .xls format. OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THAT EMAIL ADDRESS NO LATER THAN 12:00PM EASTERN TIME ON THAT DAY. PRICING MUST BE VALID FOR AT LEAST 60 DAYS. Numbered Note 1 applies to this acquisition. 1352.252-71, SERVICE OF PROTESTS (MARCH 2000). An agency protest may be filed with either (1) the Contracting Officer, or (2) at a level above the Contracting Officer, with the agency Protest Decision Authority. See Fed. Reg. 16.651 (April 6, 1999) (Internet site: http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/reflib/alp1296.htm) for the procedures for filing agency protests at the level above the Contracting Officer (with the Protest Decision Authority). Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer must be sent to the following address: ATTN: JOSEPH WIDDUP, CONTRACTING OFFICER, NIST, 100 BUREAR DRIVE, STOP 3571, BLDG 301, ROOM B129, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899-3571. PROTESTS CAN BE FAXED TO (301) 975-8884. If a protest is filed with either the Protest Decision Authority, or with the General Accounting Office (GAO), a complete copy of the protest (including all attachments) must be served upon both the Contracting Officer and the Contract Law Division of the Office of General Counsel within ONE DAY of filing with the Protest Decision Authority or with the GAO. Service upon the Contract Law Division must be made as follows: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, CONTRACT LAW DIVISION--ROOM 5893, HERBERT C. HOOVER BUILDING, 14TH STREET AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230, ATTN: MARK LANGSTEIN, ESQ., FAX: (202) 482-5858.
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaitherburg, Maryland

Zip Code: 20899

Country: United States Of America
 

Record

SN00504469-W 20040117/040115211732 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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