SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- PORTABLE FOURIER TRANSFORM INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA11392715Q-RAJ
- Response Due
- 8/16/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Rachel A. Jandron, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-2655, Fax 650-604-0912, Email rachel.a.jandron@nasa.gov - Sarah M Andrae, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-3136, Fax 650-604-0912, Email Sarah.M.Andrae@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Rachel A. Jandron
(rachel.a.jandron@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Portable FourierTransform Interferometer System (FTIR), which will be used for conducting radiometricmeasurements at infrared (IR) wavelengths. The FTIR system will be primary used tomeasure the spectral radiance of radiating sources emitting at, or near, room temperatureunder varying field and laboratory environments. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The FTIF system shall be shipped FOB Destination no later than 24weeks following award of the contract. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334516 and500 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status forthis procurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 12:00 pmPST to Rachel Jandron at Rachel.A.Jandron@nasa.gov and must include a firm fixed price.Quotes must also incude: solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposeddelivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayeridentification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and besigned by an authorized company representative. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through the FederalAcquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. The NFS may be obtained via theInternet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled 'Buy American Act -- Supplies,' the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.Offers shall provide the information required by the FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008),Instructions to Offers Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Pleasenote paragraphs (j) and (k) that require all offerors to have a DUNS number and currentCCR registration. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-3 (MAY2011), Orfferor Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with their offer.If the offeror has already entered their representations and certifications at the OnlineRepresentations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://prca.bpn.gov/,offerors are only required to complete paragraph (b) of the provision and return withyour quotation.FAR 52.212-4 (JUNE 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (MAR 2011), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses areincorporated by reference: 52-222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-19, ChildLaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010), 52.222-21, Prohibition ofSegregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-36,Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010), 52.222-50 CombatingTrafficking in Persons, 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy- Consuming Products, 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (SEP 2010), 52.225-1 BuyAmerican Act-Supplies, 52.222-13 restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-33Payment by Electronic Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, 52.233-4 Applicable Lawfor Breach of Contract Claim.The Following NFS clauses will also be incorporated into any result contract: NFS1852-223-72 Safety and Health (Short Form), NFS 1852.225-70 Export License, NFS Ombudsman(Deborah Feng, NASA Ames Research Center, M/S 200-9, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001), NFS1852-237-73 Release of Sensitive Information.All contractual and technical questions about this solicitation must be in writing(e-mail only) to: Rachel Jandron at Rache.A.Jandron@nasa.gov no later than 4:30 pm PSTFriday August 5, 2011. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.Technical acceptability will be determined by review of information submitted by theofferor which must provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the productoffered meets the Government's requirement. Selection and award will be made to thatofferor whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration givento the factors of proposed technical merit and price. It is critical that offerorsprovide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21. Potential offerorswill be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combinationsynopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at thefollowing URLs linked below.
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