SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Analytical Support
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-12-RQ-0688-1
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2012
- Point of Contact
- Dana Rae Graham, Phone: 3019753978, Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984
- E-Mail Address
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danarae.graham@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov
(danarae.graham@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CLASSIFICATION CODE : R- Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services SUBJECT : Analytical Support SOLICITATION NUMBER : SB1341-12-RQ-0668-1 RESPONSE DATE : September 10, 2012 SUBMISSION METHOD : FBO CONTACT POINTS : Dana Rae Graham, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-3978 Andrea Parekh, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6984 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. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. 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) 2005-60. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Dana Rae Graham, Contract Specialist, with copy Andrea Parekh, Contracting Officer. Questions should be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380 with a small business size standard of $14.0 M. This requirement is unrestricted and all vendors may submit a quote.*** ***The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking to purchase a laser cooling system.*** ****All interested Contractor's shall provide a quote for the following: Line Item 0001: Analytical Support. I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION NIST requires outside analytical support for a variety of projects that all relate to the environmental, health and safety (EHS) aspects of engineered nanomaterials. Specifically, NIST requires total elemental composition analysis of aqueous samples to quantify stock solutions of engineered nanoparticles and determine their respective dissolution rates under various environmental conditions. This project is related to NIST's support of the interagency-collaborative National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). NIST is tasked with developing the metrology required to support science-based risk assessment protocols, and the requested outside analytical support is required to meet our objectives in this area. II. STATEMENT OF WORK The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: Task 1 - Sample Digestion for Total Silver Analysis of Silver nanoparticles Aqueous samples must be digested for total silver analysis according to EPA 200.8/6020. Task 2 - Total Silver Quantification via ICP-MS Samples must be quantified via ICP-MS according to EPA 200.8. Task 3 - Sample Digestion for Total Titanium Analysis of Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles Aqueous samples must be digested for total titanium analysis according to the following method: Each sample must be well mixed prior to analysis. An appropriate number of aliquots (each approximately 0.25 g) must be taken from each sample and placed into Teflon microwave vessels. Aliquots of the control material, SRM 3162a Titanium Standard Solution, must be prepared along with the samples. Eight milliliters of concentrated HF and 2 mL of concentrated HNO3 are added to each vessel. Appropriate procedural reagent blanks must be prepared along with the samples. The samples must be digested using a CEM MARSXpress microwave sample preparation system (or equivalent) according to the microwave procedure in Table 1. After microwave digestion, the samples must be transferred to Teflon beakers and the solutions are heated on a hot plate with a surface temperature of approximately 150 degrees Celsius until the volume was reduced to approximately 0.25 mL. The solutions must be diluted to 30 g with 1.5 % (v/v) HNO3 and transferred to polyethylene bottles for subsequent quantification. Table 1. Microwave settings for digestion of TiO2 NPs. Step Power, W Power Setting, % Ramp Time, min T, ºC Hold Time, min 1 800 100 15:00 210 15:00 2 0 0 0 0 25:00 Task 4 - Total Titanium Quantification via ICP-MS Samples must be quantified via ICP-MS according to EPA 200.8. Task 5 - Cation Analysis (Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium) Quantification via ICP Samples must be quantified via ICP-MS according to EPA 200.7/6010B. Task 6 - Total Organic Carbon Quantification Samples must be quantified according to SM 5310C or SM5310D. Deliverables The Contractor shall provide a report of analysis, to include quality control data as required in each method, no later than seven (7) work-days after samples have been delivered to Contractor facility. Report of analysis should be delivered via email to the Technical Information Contact (TIC). Standards for Acceptance of Deliverables: The TIC will provide comments on each deliverable within ten calendars days from receipt of a given deliverable. The contractor shall make any needed changes to the deliverables within five calendar days from receipt of electronic or written comments from the TIC. ***1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (APRIL 2012) The Government will issue an order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose quotation results as lowest price and technically acceptable. Quotations deemed technically unacceptable will not be considered further for award.*** *** The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/archive/CAPPS_car.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 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. ***The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 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: 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 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. *** 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) ***All quoters shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses all of the above line items; 2) An original and one (1) copy of the technical approach to completing tasks or confirm that the approach described in this solicitation will be the approach used; 3) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s), ***All quotes shall be received not later than 2:00 PM local time, on September 10, 2012 via FBO. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist (Dana Rae Graham) at danarae.graham@nist.gov. E-mailed and Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is submitted via FBO.
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