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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 01, 2004 FBO #1101
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Tungsten Filament-Based Scanning Electron Microscope/ Particle Analysis Scanning Electron Microscope (PASEM)

Notice Date

11/29/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

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

SB1341-05-Q-0122
 

Response Due

12/14/2004
 

Archive Date

12/29/2004
 

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 SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR SUBPART 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN 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 a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-25. *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is 100% set aside for small businesses. Only interested small businesses may submit a quote. *** ****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) Tungsten Filament-Based Scanning Electron Microscope / Particle Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope (PASEM) to be used by the Surface and Microanalysis Science Division. The system shall be optimized for automated analysis of particles. ****LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one (1) each Tungsten Filament-Based Scanning Electron Microscope / Particle Analysis Scanning Electron Microscope (PASEM) with required elements and specifications listed as an attachment entitled PASEM. ****The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: Provisions: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; and 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Clauses: 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (3) 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB-Zone Small Business concerns; (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items; (18)(i) 52.219-23 Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns with Alternate I; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, including subparagraphs: (23) 52.212-3 Convict Labor; (24) 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (25) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (26) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (27) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (28) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (29) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (33) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act?Free Trade Agreements?Israeli Trade Act (Jan 2004); (37) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; (38) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (FEB 2000)(E.O. 12849); (42) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer? Central Contractor Registration (May 1999)(31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984); and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. ****All Parties shall submit the following: 1) Two (2) copies of a quotation which addresses all Line Items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A 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: Jennifer Roderick, Building 301, Room B175, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS Because of heightened security, FED-EX, UPS or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of proposals. If proposals are hand delivered, delivery must be made through Gate A, and a 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice must be made to the Contracts Office at 301-975-4959. Notice must include the company name, name of the individual making the delivery, and the country of citizenship of the individual. For non-US citizens, the following additional information will be required: title, employer/sponsor, and address. Please ensure that the individual making the delivery brings photo identification, or they will be denied access to the facility. NIST IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LATE DELIVERY DUE TO THE ADDED SECURITY MEASURES. In addition, offerors who do not provide a 48-hour notification in order to coordinate entrance to the NIST campus assume the risk of not being able to deliver offers on time. The Government is not responsible for the amount of time required to clear unannounced visitors, visitors without proper identification and without complete information that would allow delivery (i.e. point of contact, telephone POC, building, room number, etc.) If 48 hour notification was not provided, it is suggested that your company representative or your courier service arrive at NIST at least 90 minutes prior to the closing time in order to process entry to the campus through the visitor?s center and complete delivery. ****Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on December 14, 2004. FAXED AND EMAILED QUOTATIONS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ** Numbered Notes 1 **
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving / Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Zip Code: 20899-1640

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00713851-W 20041201/041129211625 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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