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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 28, 2013 FBO #4295
MODIFICATION

66 -- 350 MHz Digital Oscilloscope

Notice Date

8/26/2013
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

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, United States
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

SB1341-13-RQ-0817
 

Archive Date

9/13/2013
 

Point of Contact

Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
 

E-Mail Address

carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

REFERENCE AMENDMENTS 001 AND 002 TOGETHER WITH THIS NOTICE. 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. 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 2005-69. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology requires a high-bandwidth, high-capacity oscilloscope for signal testing, data analysis and data collection. This instrument will be used as a general-purpose tool in the cavity ring-down laboratory in a NIST laboratory. High bandwidth is required to resolve high optical frequencies measured via beat-note experiments with NIST-owned optical frequency comb and diode lasers. Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following line item. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment shall not be considered for award. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one each 350 MHz Digital Oscilloscope meeting or exceeding all of the following required specifications: 1. Analog Bandwidth shall be at least 350 MHz; 2. Rise Time (10-90%) shall be less than 2 ns; 3. Four input Channels; 4. Sample rate must be at least 5 GS/s; 5. 10 MS memory; 6. Must have AC and DC coupling; 7. Vertical resolution of 8 or more bits; 8. Maximum input voltage must be at least 5 V; 9. Must allow for use of an external trigger; and 10. Must have a USB port for use in transferring saved traces. REFERENCE AMENDMENT 001 FOR LINE ITEM 002 DELIVERY Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. Delivery shall be made to NIST, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA NIST will inspect all equipment to ensure that the equipment meets all required specifications prior to acceptance and payment. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable quoter. Technically acceptable means that the equipment is new and meets or exceeds all required specifications identified under Line Item 0001. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All quoters shall submit the following: 1) Documentation and/or product literature which clearly demonstrates that the equipment meets or exceeds all required specifications identified under line item 0001; 2) A price quotation which provides FOB Destination pricing for the required equipment; 3) 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) 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; 4) The DUNS # for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award; 5) If the quoter is not registered at www.SAM.Gov, a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS; 6) The name of the manufacturer, business size of the manufacturer and the city and state of manufacture for the quoted equipment. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS All quotations shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Carol A. Wood, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. All offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on August 29, 2013. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted. An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Carol Wood. Because of heightened security, FED-EX, UPS, or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of quotes. If quotes are hand delivered, delivery shall be made on the actual due date through Gate A, and a 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be provided to Carol Wood, Contract Specialist on 301-975-8172. NIST is not responsible for late delivery due to the added security measures. In addition, quoters who do not provide 24-hour notification in order to coordinate entrance to the NIST campus shall assume the risk of not being able to deliver quotes on time. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, 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 Rerepresentation 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 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. 52.247-34 FOB Destination; and 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.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-13-RQ-0817/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Ship to:, NIST/Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States

Zip Code: 20899
 

Record

SN03162121-W 20130828/130826235130-57f5e05df4fd5bc42acc364f10764634 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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