SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Autoclave calibration
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, 1800 Dayton Avenue, AMES, IA, 50010
- ZIP Code
- 50010
- Solicitation Number
- FBO-AMPS34286
- Response Due
- 9/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed price indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery supply contract. Simplified procurement procedures will be used for this acquisition per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. This requirement is 100% set aside for small business. The NAICS code is 811219. The small business size standard is $6.5 million. This requirement is for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The reference number for this effort is FBO-AMPS34286 and this combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far/ Requirement and Quantities: Calibration of approximately 100 autoclaves at the National Center for Animal Health, Ames, IA. Autoclaves are a mixture of both table top, 5% and floor models, 95% consisting of the following brands: AMSCO, Primus, Harvey, Lab-line, Tuttnauer Brinkman and Castle. Statement of Work: 1. Calibrate temperature at manufacturer?s recommended points or 2 points near the maximum and minimum operating ranges, plus minus one degree C. 2. Calibrate pressure at manufacture?s recommended points or 2 points near the maximum and minimum operating ranges, plus minus one PSI. 3. Calibrations to be completed in accordance with manufacturer?s directives and/or accepted metrology and scientific practices. 4. All calibration measurements must be traceable to NIST. 5. Employees of the Contractor shall have a favorable adjudicated background investigation for a moderate risk position of public trust. The provision at 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial applies to this solicitation. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussion, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions later if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price and past performance. Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror has satisfied customers in the past, and complied with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The assessment will consider the firm?s record of conforming to specifications and to standards of good workmanship/customer service, and adherence to contract schedules, terms and conditions. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 (b) (10) regarding past performance, references are requested. Each offeror must submit three (3) references which are either current or recent customers. Please provide the name, address, phone number, fax and email for each reference. The provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The contractor shall either complete the on-line Offeror Representations and Certifications or return a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications with their quotation. The online Reps and Certs application representations and certifications application (ORCA) can be found at http://www.bnp.gov or a hard copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far. The clause 52.212-4 contract terms and terms and conditions Commercial items applied to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders commercial items, applied to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses identified in FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 52.203-6 Restrictions on subcontractor sales to the Government; 52.219-6 Notice of total small business set-aside; 52.219-8 Utilization of small business concerns: 52-219-14 limitations on subcontracting; 52.222-3 convict labor; 52.222-19 child labor ? cooperation with authorities and remedies; 52.222-26 equal opportunity; 52.222-21 prohibition of segregated facilities; 52.222-22 previous contracts and compliance reports; 52.222-35 equal opportunity for special disabled veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other eligible veterans; 52.222-25 affirmative action compliance; 52.222-36 affirmative action for workers with disabilities; 52.222-35 employment reports on special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other Eligible veterans; 52.225-1 Buy American Act; 52.225-2 Buy American certificate; 52.225-13, restrictions on certain foreign purchases; 52.232-33 payment by electronic funds transfer central contractor registration (CCR). To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in the CCR. CCR information may be found at http://www.ccr.gov. Quotations are due to the United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, 1800 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA 50010 by 10:00 AM CST Sept. 25, 2006. Faxed quotes are acceptable. Contract is Deborah Brock. Ms. Brock may be reached at Deborah.K.Brock@aphis.usda.gov, (515)663-7574 or by fax at (515)663-7247. Complete quote will consist of the following: 1. Price. 2. Signature of the offeror on the page that lists the price. 3. References as requested above in 52.212-2. 4. Completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 offeror representations and certifications ? commercial items or confirmation that this has been completed on line. If an offerors quote does not contain all of the items listed above, the quote may considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the offerors quote, thereby make an offeror ineligible for award.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1800 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA
- Zip Code: 50010
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN01139231-W 20060913/060911220200 (fbodaily.com)
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