SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FRUIT FLY LAB HARDWARE ITEMS
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 332710
— Machine Shops
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
- ZIP Code
- 94035-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNA13481224Q-ALP
- Response Due
- 7/24/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lam V. Pham, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-6516, Fax 650-604-0912, Email lam.v.pham@nasa.gov - Marianne Shelley, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4179, Fax 650-604-3020, Email marianne.shelley@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Lam V. Pham
(lam.v.pham@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This notice 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Fruit Fly Lab Hardware items. The Statement of Work is listed below: 1. INTRODUCTION NASA Ames Research Center has a requirement for an outside vendor to machine the hardware including fly cassettes, food change out platforms, and food trays. The hardware will be used for ground science and engineering test, flight test, training, and spare hardware. 2. SCOPE The fruit fly lab task 1 (FFL-01) experiment will be flown in the SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment container will be a Fly Cassette. Fly Cassettes will carry flies and food trays. The food change-out platform allows exchange of food and prevents the food from contamination. The food tray will carry eggs and larvae, and food. 3. REQUIREMENTS: 1.100 each of change-out platforms 2.200 each of fly cassettes 3.300 each of food trays The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005-68. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 332710, and 500 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to NASA Ames Research Center is required within 10 weeks ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by Wednesday July 24, 2013 no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Lam Pham, via email to lam.v.pham@nasa.gov and must include an itemized firm fixed price for the required items, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (FEB 2012), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled 'Buy American Act -- Supplies,' the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 (JUN 2013), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: Submission of Invoices (ARC 52.232-90) (JUN 2008) (Modified JAN 2012); 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination. (NOV 1991); 1852.215-84 Ombudsman. (NOV 2011); 1852.225-70 Export Licenses. (FEB 2000); 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information. (JUN 2005). FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2013), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (AUG 2012); 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEC 2010); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (APR 2012); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2012); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (OCT 2010); 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003). The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail) to lam.v.pham@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance. Other critical requirements: Delivery, Maintenance, Warranty shall also be considered. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (DEC 2012), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. The provision may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (NOV 2011), Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
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