SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Fixed pathlength cell (10m) for Nicolet Nexus 670 FTIR
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- 05-839-4113
- Response Due
- 6/10/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. The solicitation number is 05-839-4113 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-03. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339111 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However this requirement is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Friday, June 10, 2005 at 12:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Gaithersburg, MD 20899 The National Institute of Standards & Technology requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, Brand name or EQUAL to: Part No. 24110. Cyclone Gas Cell C10 Fixed Pathlength Cell with KBR windows, glass body and gold mirrors; for a Nicolet Nexus 670 FTIR; 10m pathlength.--- Specifications: Pathlength: 10 m fixed Volume: 2.6 litersCell body material: Borosilicate glassPressure range: Vacuum to 15 p.s.i.Temperature range: Ambient with optional heating systemHeating System: Cyclone Gas Cell C10 Heating jacket and 3000 Series temperature controllerMirrors: Gold (protected)Windows: KBrInlet/outlet fittings: Stainless steel taps 'O' rings VitonInternal components: Nickel-plated aluminum & stainless steelTransfer optics: Aluminum mirrors in purgeable optics boxCell mount: Benchmark series baseplateDimensions (mm): H540 W153 D146 Objective mirrors must be mounted in a mirror carriage to provide analytical flexibility to reduce operating cost. Must meet safety test in accordance with Safety Class 1 requiremnets of IEC publication 248, Safety Requirments for Electronic Measuring. Cell must be useable in left to right or right to left beam direction spectrometers.Optics box must have built in purgable polarizer mounts. Polarizer must be purgable in optics box in right to left or left to right spectrometer beam direction. Maximum width of optics box must not exceed 15.5 cm with 2 polarizers or 7.75 cm from center to outside polarizer., 1, EA; LI 002, Brand name or EQUAL: Part No. 24310. Cyclone Gas Cell C10 Heating Jacket and 3000 Series temperature controller; Country: USA., 1, EA; For this solicitation, National Institute of Standards & Technology intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. National Institute of Standards & Technology is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Andrea Parekh at andrea.parekh@nist.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must email the Buy American Certificate, NON-PRICING responses directly to andrea.parekh@nist.gov (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Delivery shall be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). FOB DESTINATION Award Evaluation Criteria: The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement" and 2) Price. Technical capability and price shall be of equal importance. Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall include product literature, which addresses all specifications & clearly documents that the product offered meets or exceeds the specifications identified herein. Contracting Officer: Carol Wood, carol.wood@nist.gov
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-17905, n-1016)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00821527-W 20050605/050603211726 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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