SOLICITATION NOTICE
53 -- S780 Cast Steel Shot
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 327910
— Abrasive Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-14-RQ-0127
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Adam C. Powell, Phone: 301-975-2166, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
- E-Mail Address
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adam.powell@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(adam.powell@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
- 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-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 2005-72 effective January 30, 2014. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 327910 - Abrasive Product Manufacturing - with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. Simplified acquisition procedures shall be utilized. The non-manufacturer rule applies to this solicitation. Quotes must supply a product that their small business has manufactured or supply the product of a manufacturer that is a small business in accordance with the NAICS code identified. The National Institute of Standards and Technology requires 88, 55-gallon drums of S780 Cast Steel Shot. The Steel Shot will be used by the NIST/Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) to provide radiation shielding. Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following line item. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity eighty-eight (88) each 55-gallon drums of S780 Cast Steel Shot meeting or exceeding all the following required specifications: 1. The steel shot must be new (non-recycled) and must meet the required standards specified in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2175 - Specification for Low Carbon Cast Steel Shot or the required standards specified in SAE J827 - Specification for High Carbon Cast Steel Shot. a. The Standards are available for purchase at http://www.sae.org/. 2. Packaging, Shipping, and Delivery Requirements: a. The S780 Steel Shot shall be packed and shipped in 55-gallon steel drums with watertight lids and locking rings. Packaging shall be accomplished in such a manner as to ensure that the S780 is not exposed to moisture and is protected against loss; b. No polyliners are allowed in between the inside of the drum and the S780 steel shot; c. Net weight of one filled drum shall be a minimum of 2,000 lbs, which does not include the tare weight; d. Each drum shall be individually palletized on a wooden pallet; e. Each container shall be legibly marked with the following information i. Name of abrasive ii. Weight iii. Size and type designation iv. Manufacturer's name f. Drums shall be shipped on an open flatbed trailer for side unloading; g. Daily shipment shall not exceed one trailer load of Shot. One trailer load is between 15-25 drums; h. Arrival shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; i. Notification of shipment must be given to the NIST contact to be identified at the time of award, both by e-mail and by telephone, a minimum of two working days prior to arrival at NIST Gaithersburg; j. Notification of shipment shall include: i. Date ii. Approximate time of arrival at NIST Gaithersburg iii. Name of carrier iv. Name and citizenship of driver (this information is necessary for registration with NIST Police prior to admittance) DELIVERY Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the following schedule: The first shipment shall be completed not later than four (4) weeks after receipt of order. The three additional shipments shall be completed not later than eight (8) weeks after receipt of order. Please refer to 2g above for limitations of daily shipments. The driver of the shipment shall enter NIST through Gate C. At Gate C, the driver must present a valid photo ID (State issued driver's license, Federal ID or Passport, and a vehicle registration card). Permanent residents must have their Green Card with them as evidence of alien registration. Shot shall be delivered to NIST Building 235 after check-in at Building 301. Delivery shall be made to NIST, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The Government will randomly inspect the drums upon delivery. If any of the drums of S780 Steel Shot do not conform to the specifications identified herein, the Government will notify the Contractor in writing, of the required specification and the deficiency documented by the Government. The Contractor shall provide all proper nomenclature, including a shipping account number, for the drum to be returned to the Contractor's site. Replacement drum(s) shall be delivered to the Government not later than 15 days after the Contractor receives notification of the deficiency. All returns and replacements shall be provided at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall assume all liability for shipments of drums that are returned and/or replaced. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable quoter. PAYMENT Partial payments are authorized. The Government will authorize up to four payments for deliveries of Steel Shot upon receipt and acceptance of all drums delivered in each of the four deliveries. The Government will not authorize partial payments within a single delivery. If drums are rejected, replacement drums must be received and accepted prior to authorization of payment for a single delivery. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All quoters shall submit the following: 1. Documentation and/or product literature, which clearly demonstrates that the quoted product meets or exceeds all requirements of Line Item 0001; 2. Confirmation that packaging, shipping, and delivery requirements will be adhered to; 3. A price quotation, which provides FOB Destination pricing for the required product; 4. This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Steel Shot 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: a. 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 b. 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; 5. 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; 6. If the quoter is not registered at www.Sam.Gov, a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS; 7. The name of the manufacturer, business size of the manufacturer, and the city and state of manufacture for the quoted product. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotations are required. All quotations shall be submitted via e-mail to Adam Powell at adam.powell@nist.gov. Submission must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 2014. FAX quotations will not be accepted. An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Adam Powell. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. 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 www.Sam.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: • 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; • 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; • 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; • 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; • 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; • 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
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