SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Adelphi, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX14T0200
- Response Due
- 9/21/2014
- Archive Date
- 10/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Camunez, 5756788283
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Adelphi
(jessica.r.camunez@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- (i) 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-14-T-0200. This acquisition is issued as an Request for Quote. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76 dated 25 July 2014. (iv) This acquisition is set-aside for Total Small Business. The associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 500. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001: Femtosecond Laser System in accordance with Salient Characteristics listed below in section (vi) Description of requirements, Quantity, One (1) Each (ea) (vi) Description of requirements: The US Army Research Laboratory's (ARL), Weapons and Materials Research Development (WMRD) division requires one (1) Femtosecond laser system. The Contractor shall provide and install one (1) femtosecond laser system and related hardware that meets the minimum requirements defined below: * Capable of greater than 6 millijoule laser pulses * Capable of less than 35 femtosecond laser pulses * Capable of 1 kilohertz repetition rate * Spatial mode must be TEM00, with a beam quality of M2 less than 1.25 * Beam diameter of less than 15 millimeters * Power stability of less than 0.5% rms (root mean square) * The pump laser, oscillator, and amplifier shall be enclosed in one box on an industrialized platform * The whole system shall undergo acceptance testing in a highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) chamber prior to delivery * Titanium sapphire rod in regenerative amplifier shall be water-only cooled * All sub systems in femtosecond laser system shall be temperature stabilized by water cooling only * Stretcher/Compressor assembly shall be quote mark O quote mark ring sealed * Titanium sapphire rod shall be a slab design * System shall have option for carrier envelope phase compatible oscillator * Pump laser subsystem shall be greater than 35 millijoules * System shall be able to show long term pulse length stability * System shall come with a single closed-loop chiller * Installation shall be done within two (2) days with one (1) day of training * Warranty shall be for five (5) years and cover parts and labor for the entire system * One (1) hard copy of the operation manual shall be shipped with system (vii) Delivery is required by 12 weeks After Dated Contract (ADC). Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Shipping & Receiving Bldg 434, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001. Acceptance shall be performed at Government. The FOB point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: None. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical, Past Performance and Price. The Technical element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of the proposed product to industry or Government agencies. Past performance will consider the ability of the offeror to meet technical specifications, delivery schedules (with warranty fulfillment and maintenance reputation included as applicable). Offerors shall include 2 records of sales from the previous 6 months. Offerors shall identify a point of contact for each sale by providing a name and telephone number. Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, Technical and past performance are of equal importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price and to award without discussions. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006) ALTERNATE I (OCT 1995),52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JULY 2013), 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONAND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013), 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013), 52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS (MAY 2012), 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE OR SOLE AWARD (NOV 2011), 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JUL 2013), 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (NOV 2011),, 52.219-28 POST AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013), 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003), 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2014), 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999), 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007), 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (SEP 2010), 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (OCT 2010), 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (SEP 2010), 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 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), 52.232-30 INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 1995), 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013), 52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (JULY 2013), 52.243-1 CHANGES-FIXED PRICE (AUG 1987), 52.246-2 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES-FIXED PRICE (AUG 1996),52.246-16 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES (APR 1984), 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998), (31 U.S.C. 3332), 52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APRIL 1984), 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011), 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DoD OFFICIALS (MAR 2014), 252.204-7011 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEPT 2011), 252.209-7001 DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A TERRORIST COUNTRY (JAN 2009), 252.223-7008 PROHIBITION ON HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013),252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN-BALANCE OF PAYMENT PROGRAM (JAN 2014), 252.225-7001 BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2012), 252.225-7012,PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (FEB 2013), 252.225-7031, SECONDARY ARAB BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL, AS PRESCRIBED IN 225.7605, TO COMPLY WITH 10 U.S.C. 2410I., 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUNE 2012), 252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS, AS PRESCRIBED IN 232.7102. 252.243-7002 REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (DEC 2012), 252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS, AS PRESCRIBED IN 244.403., 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (JUN 2013) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply: 52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON POSTCONSUMER FIBER CONTENT PAPER (MAY 2011), 52.225-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO IRAN-- REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2012), 252.232-7003, 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998),252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JUN 2011), 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) APG-ADL-B.5152.204-4409 ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT (APR 2011), APG-AD;-B.5152.204-4411 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (DEC 2002), APG-ADL-B.5152.216-4407 TYPE OF CONTRACT (SEP 1999), APG-ADL-E.5152.246-4400 GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (SEP 1999), APG-ADL-G.5152.232-4418 TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (SEP 1999), APG-ADL-H.5152.205-4401 RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY MANUFACTURERS, RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTITIES HOLDING ARMY CONTRACTS (AUG 2006), APG-ADL-H.5152.211-4401ALT RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS - APG ALTERNATE I (JAN 2003), (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as Not Applicable. N/A (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: NONE (xvi) Offers are due on 21 SEPTEMBER 2014, by 11:59 Mountain Standard Time (MST), via email to jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Jessica Camunez, (575) 678-8283, jessica.r.camunez.civ@mail.mil
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- Address: ACC-APG - Adelphi ATTN: AMSRD-ACC, 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi MD
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
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