SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Chemistry Testing
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic, ATTN: MCAA NA Bldg T20, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5000
- ZIP Code
- 20307-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W91YTZ-06-T-0100
- Response Due
- 6/28/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 solicitation uses Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) authorized in FAR Subpart 13.5 and is expected to result in the award of one firm-fixed price contract. The resulting award will be made on SF 1449, for commercial items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requeste d and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotation (RFQ); its document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-23 and 2001-19 Update. This is an unrestricted procurment. The Standard Industrial Classificati on Code is 3821 and the small business size standard is 500. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 339111. Contractor shall provide Cost Per Test Contract Services for chemistry testing for the period 1 October 2006 through 31 March 2 007. Contractor shall furnish the reagents, ocnsumables, and maintenance in accordance with the monthly test count (Group A, B, C, D, F, G and H) for the following instruments currently on hand: (2) LX20, CX9, and CX3). Includes addition of 2 LX20 Pro U pgrade kits and a spinchron DLX Centrifuge. The manufacturer of the chemistry analyzers currently in use is Beckman Coulter, 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Bra, CA 92921-6232. The Government intends to make a sole source award for services described herein to Beckm an Coulter. All offers received in response to this solicitation will be considered. Responses will be used to determine whether bonafide competition exists. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, funds are not presently available for this contract. The Governments obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No lega l liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability to be confirmed in wirting by the Contracting Offi cer. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT: Chemistry Testing: 1 October 2006 31 March 2007 ITEM 0001: Chemistry Testing. Contractor shall provide chemistry testing for the period 1 October 2006 through 31 March 2007. Contractor shall furnish the reagents, consumables, and maintenance in accordance with the monthly test count (Group A, B, C, D , F, G and H) for the following instruments currently on hand: (2) LX20, CX9, and CX3). Includes addition of 2 LX20 Pro Upgrade kits and a spinchron DLX Centrifuge. ITEM 0002: Group Tests A 375,000 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0003: Group Tests B 125,000 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0004: Group Tests C 27,500 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0005: Group Tests D 8,000 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0006: Group Tests F 2,000 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0007: Group Tests G 12,500 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0008: Group Tests H 7,500 each UNIT PRICE________TOTAL AMOUNT__________. ITEM 0009: Industrial Funding Fee:1000 each UNIT PRICE_______TOTAL AMOUNT__________. Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 28310, intends to issue a fixed-price contract for the period 1 October 2006 through 31 March 2007. Government Point of Contact (POC): Anita C. Adcock Telephone: 910-907-9303, FAX: 910-907-9307 Email: anita.adcock@.amedd.army.mil The following provisions in their latest editions apply to this solicitation. (1) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror-Commercial Items with the adde ndum that: The offer submitted shall include: (1) proposed prices; (2) Technical capability to include product literature, catalog price lists if available; (3) completed copy of FAR 52.212-3. Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, and (4) Past Performance, minimum of three references for similar scope of work, with whom past performance can be verified, to include contact name, telephone number, e-mail address and contract number and dollar value. Offers may submit any other infor mation regarding specific contracts that they deem relevant to the evaluation of their past performance. FAR 52.212-2, The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitat ions will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical Capability, Price and Past Performance. Technical will be evaluated as either Acceptable or Unaccept able. Definitions are as follows: ACCEPTABLE: To be rated acceptable, the offerors technical proposal must demonstrate it can meet all requirements of the contract. UNACCEPTABLE: A technical proposal that fails to demonstrate it can meet one or more re quirements of the contract will be determined unacceptable. Past Performance will be evaluated as high risk, medium risk and low risk with definitions as follows: Unsatisfactory / High Risk - Significant doubt exists that the offeror will satisfactorily perform the services on solicitation, based on preponderance of unsatisfactory performance records under the various factor evaluations, or offerors record of unsuccessful past and current contracts performance in fulfilling requirements similar to the s ize and complexity of the services under solicitation. Verification of past performance shows that offerors have consistently not met work schedules and other obligations, have defaulted on at least one contract within the past three years, or have chroni cally failed to meet contract terms. -Satisfactory / Moderate Risk - Some doubt exists based on instances of record of poor performance, especially in contracts similar to the size and complexity of the services under solicitation. Verification of past pe rformance shows that offeror meets work schedules and specified services most of the time, meets contract terms without failure or resolves issues immediately, and has not been defaulted on any contract within the past three years. Good / Low Risk - Little doubt exists, based on the offeror's preponderance of good, if not excellent past and current records of contract performance, especially in large contracts similar to the size and complexity of the services under solicitation. Verification of past perfo rmance shows that offeror consistently meets work schedules, provides specified services, meets contract terms without failure, and has not been defaulted on any contract within the past three years. - Offeror without technical or insufficient technical information to show that their offer meets the performance work statement shall not be evaluated for award. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the low offeror for better technical capability and/or better performance records. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussion. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined to be in its best interest to do so. (2) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications; a completed copy of which shall be submitted with the offer. (3) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Key Personnel; and FAR Clauses 52.217-8(30 days prior to expiration of the contract). (4) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, specifically, para (b)(15), (16),(17), (18), (19), (31), (5) 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (6) 52.225-3 Buy America Ac t-North American Free Trade Agreement (7) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (8) 252-204-7004 Alt A CCR (9) 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications (10) 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions (11) 252.225-7000 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments (12) DFAR 252.232-7003 (13) FAR 52.252-1: for all referenced clauses/provisions, see web site http://www.arnet.gov/far or http://web2deskbook.osd.mmil/default.asp METHOD OF SUBMMISSION OF OFFERS for this solicitation shall be addressed to North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: Anita Adcock, email anita.adcock@na.amedd.army.mil by Fax (910) 907-9307), NOT LATER THAN 28 June 2006 12 NOON, EDT. For technic al questions, Government Point of Contact is Anita Adcock at 910-907-9303. .
- Place of Performance
- Address: Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic ATTN: Womack Army Medical Center, Building 4-2817 Reilly Road Fort Bragg NC
- Zip Code: 20310-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20310-5000
- Record
- SN01073224-W 20060621/060619222432 (fbodaily.com)
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