SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Portable Gas Analysis Systems
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-07-RQ-0376
- Response Due
- 8/8/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2007
- 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 a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-18. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for two (2) Carbon Monoxide/Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Infrared/Paramagnetic Analyzers to be used in the Fire Research Division at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. All interested Offerors shall provide a quote for the following line item(s): Line Item 0001 - The Contractor shall furnish two (2) each, Portable Gas Analysis Systems. The system shall meet or exceed the following minimum technical specifications: 1) The system shall be capable of measuring the carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations simultaneously. 2) Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) photometry technology for measuring the carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide concentrations. 3) Paramagnetic technology for measuring oxygen concentrations. 4) Separate reference/sample cells for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (dual optical benches). 5) Four measuring ranges for Carbon Monoxide: 0 to 3 percent (volume) 0 to 5 percent (volume) 0 to 10 percent (volume) 0 to 30 percent (volume) 6) Four measuring ranges for Carbon Dioxide: 0 to 5 percent (volume) 0 to 10 percent (volume) 0 to 30 percent (volume) 0 to 50 percent (volume) 7) Oxygen concentration measurement range: 0 to 5 percent up to 100 percent. 8) External range identification which is accessible to data acquisition system. 9) External range selectability, accessible to data acquisition system, and user definable. 10) Sample gas flow 2 liter per minute or less. 11) Digital Display in volume percent, 4 digit minimum with user selectable decimal place. 12) Available Outputs: linearized, 0 - 10 volts DC or 4 - 20 mA DC, RS 232 using AK Protocol and TCP/IP. 13) Repeatability: less than or equal to1.0 percent of full scale value. 14) Stability of zero value: less than or equal to 1.0 percent of span /week. 15) Stability of span value: less than or equal to 1.0 percent of span/week. 16) External analyzer fault display or identification which is accessible to data acquisition system. 17) Warm-up time 30 minutes or less. 18) Power supply: 120 volt, 60 Hz operation. 18) Autoranging 20) Autocalibration 21) Temperature and pressure compensation 22) Internal Sample Pump 23) Weight: less than 50 pounds 24) Size: less than 5.5 inches high x 19 inches wide x 25 inches deep. Installation & Warranty: 1. The contractor shall schedule and facilitate installation/set-up. Installation, at a minimum, shall include uncrating/unpackaging of all equipment, set-up and hook-up of the instrument, demonstration of all required specifications, and removal of trash. Onsite installation and demonstration shall be done at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. 2. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of a One (1) Year Warranty. Quotation must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support, during the warranty period, for questions regarding operation. This warranty must cover non-consumable parts and travel/labor on-site should this become necessary within the warranty period. Inspection and Acceptance Criteria: 1. Visual-Physical check at NIST laboratory for adherence to design specifications. 2. Performance check at NIST laboratory for adherence to performance specifications. The tests will be performed as soon as the instrument is ready, as determined by the contractor, and may be witnessed by the contractor. Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and be completed in accordance with the contractor?s commercial schedule. 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 any 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. The contractor shall deliver to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Award shall be made to the Contractor whose quote offers the best value to the Government. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor ?Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement,? 2) Past Performance, 3) Past Experience, and 4) Price. Technical capability, past performance, and past experience, when combined, shall be more important than price. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quotations shall include the make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature, which addresses all specifications & clearly documents that the product offered meets or exceeds the specifications identified herein. Past Performance: Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the products and services, provided by the Contractor. Evaluation of Past Performance shall be based on the references provided IAW FAR 52.212-1(b)(10) and/or information from other sources, including NIST. Offerors shall provide a list of at least three (3) references to whom the same or similar products have been sold. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: the name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; the telephone number of the reference contact person; the contract or grant number; the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer, if applicable; and the date of delivery or the date services were completed. Past Experience: Past Experience will be evaluated to determine the degree of vendors? experience in successfully providing comparable systems for the types of applications described herein. Evaluation of past experience may be based on contacts used for past performance; however, the vendor should provide additional references relating to its past experience information, if necessary. Past Performance and Price shall not be evaluated on quotes that are determined technically unacceptable in accordance with the Technical Capability Evaluation factor. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractor?s Registration (CCR); 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) (i) 52-219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003) (16) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (17) 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (19) 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; (21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (25) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act?Free Trade Agreement?Israeli Act (NOV 2006); (28) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; (33) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds 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 vendors shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses all of the above items; 2) An original and one (1) copy of the technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; and 4) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s). This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.? OR The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror?s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. All quotes shall be received not later than 3:30 PM local time, on August 8, 2007, at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640, Attn: Kim Stavish. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist (Kim Stavish) @ kim.stavish@nist.gov. Because of heightened security, FED-EX, UPS, or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of quotes. If quotes are hand delivered, delivery shall be made on the actual due date through Gate A, and a 24-hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be made to the Contracts Office at 301-975-2672. NIST is not responsible for late delivery due to the added security measures. In addition, offerors who do not provide 24-hour notification in order to coordinate entrance to the NIST campus shall assume the risk of not being able to deliver offers/quotes on time. The Government is not responsible for the amount of time required to clear unannounced visitors, visitors without proper identification and without complete information that would allow delivery (i.e. point of contact, telephone POC, bldg., room number, etc.). If 24-hour notification was not provided, it is suggested your company representative or your courier service arrive at NIST at least 90 minutes prior to the closing time in order to process entry to the campus through the visitor center and complete delivery. Notice shall include the company name, name of the individual making the delivery, and the country of citizenship of the individual. For non-US citizens, the following additional information will be required: title, employer/sponsor, and address. Please ensure that the individual making the delivery brings photo identification, or they will be denied access to the facility. E-mailed quotes are acceptable and shall be addressed to: kim.stavish@nist.gov. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN01351645-W 20070727/070725220557 (fbodaily.com)
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