SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Surgical Operating Microscope
- Notice Date
- 11/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 693 Neiman Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702
- ZIP Code
- 21702
- Solicitation Number
- W91YTZ-13-T-0169
- Response Due
- 11/27/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/26/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Holly Knott, Title: Contract Specialist (Contractor Support), Phone: 3016198927, Fax:
- E-Mail Address
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holly.b.knott.ctr@us.army.mil;
- 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.The solicitation number is W91YTZ-13-T-0169 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-61. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-11-27 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Wright-Patterson, OH 45433 The NARCO - Fort Detrick requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, Carl Zeiss, OPMI PROergo Dental Microscope with ceiling mount, Xenon, Vide with Speed Focus, 1, EA; LI 002, Carl Zeiss, F340 SLR Adapater, 1, EA; LI 003, Double Iris, 1, EA; LI 004, Angled Optics with a beamsplitter, 1, EA; LI 005, Binocular Rotator, 1, EA; LI 006, Assistant Scope with 0-180, 1, EA; LI 007, One Year Manufacturer's Warranty, 1, EA; LI 008, SHIPPING INCLUDED, 1, EA; LI 009, This is a "Brand Name or Equal" requirement in accordance with FAR Clause 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal, and all elements of this clause must be included in any offer to be acceptable. Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. Offeror shall list on the attached spreadsheet key salient characteristics of the proposed OR EQUAL for evaluation purposes. If no salient characteristics are provided, the government will assume the OR EQUAL product does not meet the Key Salient Characteristics of the Brand Name. Completion of the attached Or Equal form is required if submitting a proposed Or EQUAL, if not completed offeror will be deemed non-responsive and will not be evaluated. ****See "ATTACHMENT A - OR EQUAL" for all details., 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, NARCO - Fort Detrick intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. NARCO - Fort Detrick is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. The associated NAICS code for this solicitation is 339112 with a size standard of 500. The Government intends to make one (1) firm-fixed-price award, in accordance with FAR Sub-Part 52.211-6 -- Brand Name or Equal, for the item(s) described in the Line Items of this solicitation. The requested delivery date is 30 days after receipt of an order and shall be FOB Destination. All Offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration, http://www.ccr.gov database, prior to any contract award. Register, or renew registration, with the Online Representations and Certifications Application, https://orca.bpn.gov/, as soon as possible, to expedite contract award. Wide Area Workflow, https://wawf.eb.mil/, will be the method of submitting invoice after receipt of supplies or services. Please submit the following information with each your proposal: ? Cage Code ? DUNS number ? Delivery time ? Warranty ? Line item unit price ? Total cost ? Proposal point of contact to include: ? e-mail address ? phone number New equipment ONLY. NO, used, repaired, remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for at least 30 calendar days after close of Solicitation. Ensure you read and follow the guidance provided below in the INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS section. 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 take precedence 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 quotatioin. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Offerors are required to complete and submit with their proposal the attached technical characteristics spreadsheet. Failure to provide this document prior to the proposal due date and time will deem your offer non-responsive and ineligible for award. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Proposed prices shall be inclusive of all shipping costs. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. DFAR Sub-Part 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (MAR 2008) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause? (1) ?Contract financing payment? and ?invoice payment? have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) ?Electronic form? means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) ?Payment request? means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when? (1) The Contracting Officer authorizes use of another electronic form. With such an authorization, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer shall agree to a plan, which shall include a timeline, specifying when the Contractor will transfer to WAWF; (2) DoD is unable to receive a payment request or provide acceptance in electronic form; (3) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer?s determination with each request for payment; or (4) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System). (d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract. (e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests. (End of Clause) Offer evaluation will be in accordance with: FAR Sub-Part 15.101-2 -- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (a) The lowest price technically acceptable source selection process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. (b) When using the lowest price technically acceptable process, the following apply: (1) The evaluation factors and significant subfactors that establish the requirements of acceptability shall be set forth in the solicitation. Solicitations shall specify that award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. If the contracting officer documents the file pursuant to 15.304(c)(3)(iii), past performance need not be an evaluation factor in lowest price technically acceptable source selections. If the contracting officer elects to consider past performance as an evaluation factor, it shall be evaluated in accordance with 15.305. However, the comparative assessment in 15.305(a)(2)(i) does not apply. If the contracting officer determines that a small business? past performance is not acceptable, the matter shall be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency determination, in accordance with the procedures contained in subpart 19.6 and 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7)). (2) Tradeoffs are not permitted. (3) Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors. (4) Exchanges may occur (see 15.306).
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- Address: Wright-Patterson, OH 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
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