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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 19, 2011 FBO #3402
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Potentiostat/galvanostat for electrochemistry

Notice Date

3/17/2011
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

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, Maryland, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

NB620040-11-0992
 

Archive Date

4/16/2011
 

Point of Contact

Willie W. Lu, Phone: 3019758259, Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984
 

E-Mail Address

willie.lu@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov
(willie.lu@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

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 (FAC) 2005-48*** *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and all interested Contractors may submit a quotation*** Background The Energy group in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pursuing nanoscale measurements on materials for energy generation and storage. Electrochemical characterization of materials is often crucial to quantifying performance and the capability to perform potentiostatic, galvanostatic, current-voltage (IV) and, in the future, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements, etc. with precision at low I and V is desired. NIST is seeking a Potentiostat/galvanostat for electrochemistry. ***All interested Contractors may provide a quote for the following: Line Item 0001: Quantity One (1) Potentiostat/Galvanostat, which shall meet or exceed the following minimum specifications: 1. Physical Attributes: (a) The unit must be able to accommodate future additional packages with specifications listed below as Add-Ons for Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Low Current. The initial quote does not need to include these capabilities. (b) The dimensions must be compact, less than 24" on a side. (c) The unit must be compatible with the North American power standard of 110-120 volts at a frequency of 60 Hz. (d) The unit must be able to interface with a standard desktop computer. 2. General Specifications for Potentiostat/Galvanostat: (a) 0-2 A minimum current range (b) +/- 20 V minimum voltage range (c) 2 pA minimum current resolution (d) 2 µV minimum voltage resolution (e) +/-200 µV minimum potential accuracy (f) +/- 100 fA minimum current accuracy (g) 1 MS/s minimum sampling frequency (1µs time base) (h) true analog sweep (no digital staircasing) 3. Warranty: Minimum two (2) year warranty (parts and labor) The system must be able to add the following options to the instrument at NIST's discretion. 4. Option 1: The following are minimum specifications for the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (a) 10µHz-1MHz frequency range (b) Accuracy ratio 10%,10o at TΩ (c) Maximum sampling rate >100kS/s (d) Frequency resolution 0.003 % 5. Option 2: The following are minimum specifications for Low Current (a) +/-200 mA low current range (b) 40 fA minimum accuracy (c) 1 fA minimum resolution (d) 5 pA minimum current range full scale Delivery Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination, and take place in accordance with 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 line item 0001 to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Technical Evaluation Criteria Award shall be made to the firm that provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technical acceptability means that the quote meets all of the stated minimum specifications. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," and 2) Price. Technical Capability Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. NIST will give preference to offerors who demonstrate that their proposed equipment exceeds NIST's requirements. Price Quoted price will be evaluated for reasonableness. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror 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. Clauses 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: a. 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation b. 52.222-3 Convict Labor c. 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies d. 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities e. 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity f. 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans g. 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities h. 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans i. 52.225-3 Buy American Act - Free Trade Agreement - Israeli Trade Act Alternate I of 52.225-3 j. 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, and k. 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. INSTRUCTIONS: Central Contractor Registration In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. Due Date for Quotations Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2011. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at willie.lu@nist.gov. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox set forth above. Quotations shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Willie Lu, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. All offerors should ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Because of heightened security, U.S. Postal Service, 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 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be provided to Willie Lu, Contract Specialist on 301-975-8259. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions 1) Price Quotation: The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the completed price schedule. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The offeror should propose a firm-fixed-price, FOB Destination, for each CLIN. Contractor shall state express warranty coverage. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due. 2) Technical Quotation: The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the technical quotation. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The technical quotation shall address the following: Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the equipment it is proposing, which clearly identifies the manufacturer, make and model. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described in the statement of work by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. If applicable, evidence that the Offeror is authorized by the original equipment manufacturer to provide the item(s) in the quotation should be included. The Offerors shall acknowledge that NIST will not store the equipment onsite before it is installed. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "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) Note: 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. 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either (1) the Contracting Officer, or (2) at a level above the Contracting Officer, with the agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999). (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: ANDREA PAREKH, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protest, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States

Zip Code: 20899
 

Record

SN02403301-W 20110319/110317234539-547d17abefb77f929ffeebd5d4c4c8c5 (fbodaily.com)
 

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