SOLICITATION NOTICE
42 -- Infrared Cameras
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-06-Q-0256
- Response Due
- 3/17/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/1/2006
- Point of Contact
- Lynda Roark, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-975-3725, Fax 301-975-8884, - Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
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lynda.roark@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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 05-08. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. This is a brand name or equal requirement. Brand name or equal description is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristic of products that will be considered satisfactory to meet the agency’s requirement. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology has a requirement for Two (2) Thermal Imagers. The cameras are required for field fire experiments in order to allow for additional data to be recorded and to provide additional safety awareness to detect hidden or unseen fires. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity Two (2) each Thermal Imagers, ISG Thermal Systems, USA, Inc, Model # K1000 or equivalent, with all of the following required salient characteristics: 1. The Cameras shall be hand-held and portable allowing them to be passed from one firefighter to another within a firefighting environment of at least 300 degrees Fahrenheit, without doffing any articles of personal protective equipment. 2. The Cameras shall be equipped with an infrared imaging sensor in the 320 X 240 resolution format. 3. The Cameras shall incorporate a standard video output utilizing a BNC type connector to enable wired transmission to a remote location. 4. The Cameras shall withstand a minimum of 5 drops from a distance of 2 meters on to a concrete surface without sustaining any measurable degradation and operate as originally specified. 5. The Cameras shall not exceed dimensions: 6” x 7” x 5”. 6. The Cameras excluding the battery, shall weigh less than 3 pounds. 7. The direct temperature measurement capability incorporated into the Cameras shall be repeatable to +/- 1 degree Fahrenheit and shall have resolution of +/- 1 degree Fahrenheit. 8. The direct temperature measurement capability incorporated into the Cameras shall be capable of measuring temperatures in excess of 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the contractors commercial schedule. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. FOB Destination means 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 shall be made to the quoter who meets all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accordance with this solicitation and quotes the lowest price. Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall include the manufacturer or brand name, make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which addresses all salient characterstics and clearly documents that the offered product meets or exceeds the specifications stated above and meet the needs of the Government in essentially, the same manner as the brand name. The full text of the FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provision applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractors Registration 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal 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: (5) 52.219-6, Total small business set-aside (14)52.222-3, Convict Labor (15)52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (16)52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (17)52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (19)52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers w/Disabilities (23)52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (26)52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (31)52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. 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 one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses Line Item 0001. 2). Two (2) originals of technical description and/or product literature; All quotes must be sent to the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Lynda Roark, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received by 3:30 p.m. local time on March 17, 2006. E-MAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED. FAX QUOTES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (13-MAR-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01005485-F 20060315/060313212152 (fbodaily.com)
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