SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Supply Carbon Dioxide
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NB856-RQ-07-02402
- Response Due
- 1/12/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/27/2007
- 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 UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-14. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is unrestricted and all responsible quoters may submit a quote. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Carbon Dioxide to be delivered to the NIST/Center for Neutron Research located in Gaithersburg, MD on an as requested basis. The requirement includes a base period of one year from the date of award and three (3) one year option periods. Quoters must provide pricing for all line items in order to be considered for award. LINE ITEM 0001: Base Period. One Year from the date of award: Quantity 260,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide, delivered to NIST, Gaithersburg. The Contractor shall fill a Government owned 52,000 pound storage tank with Carbon Dioxide on an AS REQUESTED basis for a period of one year from the date of award. The tank is located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 235, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The product will be utilized in a gaseous state as a purge gas to minimize radioactive releases to the environment. Carbon Dioxide Specifications: Technical Grade; Liquid; Grade B; 99.5 percent purity; bulk. Deliveries of carbon dioxide that do not meet these specifications will be rejected by the Government and replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period of one year is 260,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay for the actual amount of the delivery LINE ITEM 0002: OPTION LINE ITEM: Option Year I. If exercised, Option Year I shall commence one year after the date of award. Quantity 260,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide, delivered to NIST, Gaithersburg. The Contractor shall fill a Government owned 52,000 pound storage tank with Carbon Dioxide on an AS REQUESTED basis for a period of one year from the date of award. The tank is located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 235, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The product will be utilized in a gaseous state as a purge gas to minimize radioactive releases to the environment. Carbon Dioxide Specifications: Technical Grade; Liquid; Grade B; 99.5 percent purity; bulk. Deliveries of carbon dioxide that do not meet these specifications will be rejected by the Government and replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for Option Year I is 260,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay for the actual amount of the delivery LINE ITEM 0003: OPTION LINE ITEM: Option Year II. If exercised, Option Year II shall commence two years after the date of award. Quantity 260,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide, delivered to NIST, Gaithersburg. The Contractor shall fill a Government owned 52,000 pound storage tank with Carbon Dioxide on an AS REQUESTED basis for a period of one year from the date of award. The tank is located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 235, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The product will be utilized in a gaseous state as a purge gas to minimize radioactive releases to the environment. Carbon Dioxide Specifications: Technical Grade; Liquid; Grade B; 99.5 percent purity; bulk. Deliveries of carbon dioxide that do not meet these specifications will be rejected by the Government and replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for Option Year II is 260,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay for the actual amount of the delivery LINE ITEM 0004: OPTION LINE ITEM: Option Year III. If exercised, Option Year III shall commence three years after the date of award. Quantity 260,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide, delivered to NIST, Gaithersburg. The Contractor shall fill a Government owned 52,000 pound storage tank with Carbon Dioxide on an AS REQUESTED basis for a period of one year from the date of award. The tank is located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 235, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The product will be utilized in a gaseous state as a purge gas to minimize radioactive releases to the environment. Carbon Dioxide Specifications: Technical Grade; Liquid; Grade B; 99.5 percent purity; bulk. Deliveries of carbon dioxide that do not meet these specifications will be rejected by the Government and replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for Option Year III is 260,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay for the actual amount of the delivery DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall deliver not later than 72 hours after receipt of a telephone request from a NIST authorized caller. Deliveries shall not be made unless requested by a NIST authorized caller. 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. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD Award shall be made to the quoter who: (1) Meets all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accordance with this solicitation. Quoters shall include the sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product meets the specifications stated herein; and (2) Quotes the lowest price, base and option periods considered. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; and 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; and 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, a written submission is required. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 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: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer); (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (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; (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (21) 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees; (24) 52.225-3, Buy American Act Free Trade Agreement Israeli Trade Act; (26) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129; and (31) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration. 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity Separately Priced Line Item; 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. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All offerors shall submit the following: 1) An original and one copy of a quotation which addresses all Line Items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature which addresses all minimum specifications; (3) If not registered at http://orca.bpn.gov, one completed copy of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. To be considered for award, quoters must provide carbon dioxide prices for the base period and all option periods. Carbon dioxide shall be quoted on a per pound basis. All quotations shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Carol A. Wood, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. All offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received not later than 3:00 p.m. local time on January 12, 2007. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotes shall be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Ship to:, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 235, Gaithersburg, MD 20857
- Zip Code: 20857
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20857
- Record
- SN01205795-W 20070107/070105220419 (fbodaily.com)
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