SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Custom integrating sphere
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2012
- 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
- SB1341-12-RQ-0223
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Divya Soni, Phone: 3019756394
- E-Mail Address
-
divya.soni@nist.gov
(divya.soni@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56. Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to Divya Soni at divya.soni@nist.gov and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees. The Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a custom 20" integrating sphere that meets the following minimim specifications: 1. The diameter of the sphere is 20 inches. 2. The size of the diameter of the output port of the sphere is 9 inches. 3. The sphere has a 5 inch port on the back hemisphere 180 degrees from the output port. 4. The sphere contains a center baffle located about 1/3 of the sphere diameter away from the 5 inch port. This baffle should be sized so as to prevent direct line of sight from the 5-inch port to the 9-inch output port. 5. The sphere contains four 1-inch ports for coupling light sources into it. 6. The sphere contains 2 detector ports for monitoring light signal. 7. Port plugs for the 9-inch and 5-inch ports shall be provided. 8. The sphere shall include a 9-inch port reducer with opening of 6.25x6.25 inches. 9. The sphere shall include a 9-inch to 2.5-inch port reducer. 10. The sphere shall include a 5-inch port reducer with opening of 3.25x3.25 inches. 11. The inside coating of the sphere should accommodate a good diffusive reflectance in the range of 400 nm to 1800 nm with better than 95 % reflectivity at 600 nm. 12. The inside coating should be thermally stable to at least 90 degrees C. ***INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS *** Interested offerors shall provide firm-fixed-pricing for the above. The offeror shall hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. ***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. ***The due date and time for receipt of quotations is April 13, 2012 no later than 12:00PM EST. ***Offerors shall e-mail their quotation to divya.soni@nist.gov so that it is received by the response date/time for this solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to confirm NIST's receipt of its quotation. Each quotation shall include sufficient data to allow the Government to determine the amount, realism and consistency of the quoted fixed price. NIST reserves the right to award a purchase order without discussions, based solely on the submission of the Contractor. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: The award will be made to the responsible authorized offeror whose technically acceptable quotation is deemed to represent the lowest price. Offers that meet all of the above requirements will be deemed technically acceptable. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FOR THIS SOLICITATION: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-3; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5, including 52.222-50, 52.233-3, and 52.233-4 in paragraph (a)(1), and the following fill-ins in paragraph (b): 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. All provisions and clauses viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. All interested offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at the CCR website www.ccr.gov and must 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.
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