MODIFICATION
J -- Removal and Shipment of Cobalt-60 Sources from Eldorado Irradiators - Amendment 1
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-130055-LG
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Laura Glockner, Phone: 2402765383
- E-Mail Address
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laura.glockner@nih.gov
(laura.glockner@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Irradiator Photo RFQ-NCI-130055-LG Mod 001 Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Bethesda, MD 20892-9705, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute requires the following service. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation: No. RFQ-NCI-130055-LG includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-66 (April 2013) simplified procedures for commercial items. This requirement is set aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification Code is 811219 and the business size standard is $19 million. It has been determined that there is no opportunity to acquire green products or services under this procurement. I. Requirement: Background The Eldorado 8 (s/n E8-052) and Eldorado 78 (s/n E78-061) cobalt irradiators in the Radiation Biology Branch of the National Cancer Institute are being decommissioned because they are old, replacement parts are not available, and maintaining them under the strict security policies of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has become difficult. Project Objectives Contractor shall safely remove and transport the radioactive cobalt-60 sources from the Eldorado 8 and Eldorado 78 irradiators to Nordion, the original equipment manufacturer. Scope of Work Contractor shall remove and transport the radioactive sources, S-5568 from the Eldorado 8 and S-3114 from the Eldorado 78, located in the NCI Radiation Biology Branch to Nordion, where the cobalt-60 sources can be securely stored or re-used. The contractor shall remove, pack, and prepare for shipment to Nordion any depleted uranium components found in the Eldorado 8 and Eldorado 78. The contractor shall disassemble the remaining components of the Eldorado 8 and Eldorado 78 to allow for removal by a third party. The contractor shall follow NRC and DOT requirements for the shipping of radioactive sources. Technical Requirements The contractor shall provide all essential means for packing and preparing the radioactive sources for shipment from the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute to Nordion, 447 March Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, including labor, equipment rental, packing materials, transportation container, and all expenses for one factory trained service technician. The contractor shall provide documentation of Trustworthy and Reliability determination for unescorted access to the Eldorado 8 and Eldorado 78 irradiators by the period of performance start date. The contractor shall provide documentation demonstrating authorization by NRC or an Agreement State (Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended) in their license to provide service on the Eldorado irradiators at the NCI job site. Personnel Qualifications Contractor shall provide one factory trained service technician to prepare the radioactive sources for shipment. Government Responsibilities A valid radioactive materials license will be provided to the contractor. CNSC and USNRC will be notified 7 days in advance of shipment. Government will provide all security and safeguards while the irradiators' radioactive sources are on NIH property. Period of Performance This work shall be done no later than 10 weeks from date of award at a time to be agreed upon on by the NCI and the contractor. Place of Performance Radiation Biology Branch, NCI, NIH 10 Center Drive, Bethesda MD 20892 Payment Payment shall be made in arrears. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoice per the Invoice & Payment Provisions supplied at time of award. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price contract. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE: May 6, 2013 at 11:00am EST. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR Clause 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Feb 2012); FAR Clause 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS- (Dec 2012) FAR Clause 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Feb 2012); FAR Clause 52.212-5: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Nov 2012). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition; FAR Clause 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Aug 2012) FAR Clause 52.209-6 Protecting Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Dec 2010) FAR Clause 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) FAR Clause 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) FAR Clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) FAR Clause 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2012) FAR Clause 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003) FAR Clause 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) FAR Clause 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) FAR Clause 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) FAR Clause 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) FAR Clause 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) FAR Clause 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) FAR Clause 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) FAR Clause 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009) FAR Clause 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) Far Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://rcb.nci.nih.gov or from Laura Glockner, Contract Specialist at laura.glockner@nih.gov. OFFERORS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-1449 with a completed 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items-with DUNS Number Addendum, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror OR provide a copy of the valid certification registrations of the offeror's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through SAM.gov. Quotations must be received in the NCI-OA contracting office by 11:00 a.m. EST on May 6, 2013. Please refer to solicitation number RFQ-NCI-130055-LG on all correspondence. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Laura Glockner, Contract Specialist at laura.glockner@nih.gov by 5:00pm EST on April 24, 2013. No collect calls will be accepted. Faxed or electronic mail quotations will NOT be accepted. BASIS FOR AWARD: Award will be made, subject to available funding and quoter responsibility, to that acceptable quote, the price or cost of which is not necessarily the lowest, but which is sufficiently more advantageous to the Government than the lowest offer so as to justify the payment of additional amounts, based on the evaluation criteria described in this section. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. However, cost/price may become a critical factor in source selection in the event that two or more offerors are determined to be essentially equal following the evaluation of all factors other than cost or price. In any event, the Government reserves the right to make an award to that offeror whose response provides the best overall value to the Government. The Evaluation Process: The Government will award a contract resulting from this quotation to the responsible contractor whose quote conforming to the quotation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate the prospective contractors and are listed in order of importance. 1.Technical Approach (40%) 2.Personnel Requirements or Staffing (30%) 3. Past Performance (30%) 4. Price Past Performance Information: Quoters shall submit the following information as part of their response. •A list of the last 3 (three) contracts providing similar products or services working onsite at the clients facility completed during the past ten years and all contracts currently in process that are similar in nature to the solicitation. Contracts listed may include those entered into by the Federal Government, agencies of state and local governments and commercial concerns. Quoters/offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list contracts and subcontracts as required above for all key personnel. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract: 1. Name of Contracting Organization 2. Contract Number (for subcontracts, provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number) 3. Contract Type 4. Total Contract Value 5. Description of Requirement 6. Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number 7. Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number 8. Standard Industrial Code The quoter/offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the quoter's/offeror's corrective actions. Each quoter/offeror will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts for similar products or services. The Government is not required to contact all references provided by the quoter/offeror. Also, references other than those identified by the quoter/offeror may be contacted by the Government to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation of the quoter/offeror's Past Performance. FORMAT AND INFORMATION FOR SUBMITTING A QUOTATION: Please submit ONE (1) original plus three (3) copies of entire quotation. Please mark original as "ORIGINAL" and copy as "COPY." Please submit responses in TWO SEPARATELY BOUND VOLUMES VOLUME 1: CONTRACT AND PRICING DOCUMENTS •Signed SF1449 (page 1, blocks 12, 17a, 21, 23, 24, 30a, 30b and 30c and other pricing information). •Signed amendments (if applicable). •Representations and Certifications (Contractors must have valid certification/registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) in order to receive an award). Please provide a copy of each, the CCR and ORCA registrations. The Evaluation Criteria shall be applied in assessing quotations. The criteria are listed in descending order of importance. VOLUME 2: TECHNICAL FACTORS: 1.Technical Approach: (40 Points): The Government will evaluate the offeror's response based upon how clearly the offeror's response addresses and describes the offeror's ability to complete/perform the work described in the Statement of Work (SOW) in enough detail that someone with a rudimentary knowledge of the subject would be able to understand the offeror's ability to perform the work. The response must include emergency procedures that would be followed in the event of an unplanned incident. 2. Personnel Requirements or Staffing (30 Points): The contractor shall provide resumes of key personnel that document work that is similar to the requirements stated in the Statement of Work and demonstrates the ability to meet the requirements as stated in the Statement of Work. 3.Past Performance: (30 Points): The Government will evaluate the offeror's past performance based on information obtained from references provided by the offeror, other relevant past performance information obtained from other sources known to the Government, and any information supplied by the offeror concerning problems encountered on the identified contracts and corrective action taken. The Government will assess the relative risks associated with each offeror. Performance risks are those associated with an offeror's likelihood of success in performing the acquisition requirements as indicated by that offeror's record of past performance. The Government will consider the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the offeror's performance. The lack of a performance record may result in an unknown performance risk assessment, which will neither be used to the advantage nor disadvantage of the offeror. The past performance subfactors are listed below in order of relative importance. These subfactors will be used to evaluate the quality of past performance. Past Performance Subfactors: •Record of conforming to specifications and to standards of good workmanship •Adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance •Reputation for reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction •Business-like concern for the interest of the customer 4.Price (Price will be evaluated separately but not scored).
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