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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 FBO #5040
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Microwave Calibration Target Standard - Statement of Work

Notice Date

9/9/2015
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334515 — Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
 

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

NB672010-15-03147
 

Archive Date

9/30/2015
 

Point of Contact

Angela L. Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
 

E-Mail Address

angela.hitt@nist.gov
(angela.hitt@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Statement of Work 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. This solicitation, NB672010-15-03147, is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-84. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334515, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This is unrestricted and all interested parties may submit a quotation. It is being issued using the simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR 13.5 Certain Commercial Items. This combined synopsis/solicitation is for the following commercial item(s): CLIN 0001: One (1) Microwave Calibration Target Standard Description of requirements for the items to be acquired for National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Division 672: Two high-performance broadband passive microwave calibration sources will be constructed to act as NIST primary standard for free-space microwave brightness temperature calibration. Lack of a national microwave brightness temperature standard has consequences in long-term data records for climate-related remote sensing instruments. NIST maintains national radiance standards for infrared, visible, and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum but not for microwave. Use of a standard source reduces the resulting calibration uncertainty compared to using the existing NIST standard radiometers. Many space-borne calibration sources employ a square pyramidal array geometry to achieve high emissivity. This geometry exhibits large surface temperature gradients because of the large distance between heater and pyramidal tips. The pyramidal array design also has a narrow frequency range of optimal performance dependent on the dimensions of the pyramids. A large circular cone structure is proposed as the optimal geometry for a lab-based, non-polarization-dependent, variable temperature microwave calibration source. The optimal cone angle and absorber material layering design were studied in detail. The temperature gradients on the proposed design geometry were also computationally simulated. By simulating the microwave emissivity and physical temperature of the design, we have calculated the brightness temperature that is expected to be measured by a specific horn antenna. Similar to other microwave calibration sources, the main goals and tradeoff of this design were minimization of temperature gradients and maximization of microwave emissivity. The Contractor shall provide all components for one (1) Microwave Calibration Target Standard that meets the minimum technical requirements per the attached Statement of Work. Warranty: The Contractor shall provide a one-year warranty on all parts, beginning the day of equipment acceptance. The warranty will cover the mechanical integrity of the item and guarantee against changes in the electromagnetic characteristics over time. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be 6 months after receipt of order. Place of Performance: All work shall be completed at the Contractor's facility. Contractor will allow visual inspection at the manufacturing facility prior to delivery. This will allow for education on the manufacturing process and provide clarity on how the requirements were achieved. This check will be at the expense of NIST. Performance Requirement Summary: The Contractor shall demonstrate that all performance standards in this statement of work have been met. BASIS OF AWARD: Award shall be made, if at all, to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, representing the best value to the Government considering the Government's evaluation of the following factors: (1) Technical Approach, (2) Relevant Past Performance, and (3) Price. The above evaluation factors are in order of most important (Technical Approach) to least important (Price). All evaluation factors other than price combined are significantly more important than price. The importance of price in the evaluation will increase with the degree of equality among quotations of the non-price factors. Technical Approach: NIST will evaluate the extent to which the offeror's proposal meets the minimum requirements in the SOW, and the extent to which the proposed solution exceeds the SOW in the following areas: Quoters must describe in detail their approach to each to the tasks required under the Statement of Work including the phasing of tasks and the scheduling of time and personnel. The technical portion of the Quoter's proposal will be the most important consideration on the award of the order. Specific statements of any interpretations, limitations, qualifications, deviations, or exceptions to the technical requirements of this project should be included in the technical proposal. The discussion of the Quoter's technical approach should be thorough yet succinct. Excessively lengthy discussions are discouraged; the Quoter's mastery of the subject matter will be evident by the cogency of the argument presented. Statements to the effect that the Quoter understands and will comply with the Statement of Work in whole or in part, phrases such as "standard procedures will be used" or "well known techniques will be utilized" and generalities of textbook theories and techniques will not constitute compliance with the requirements concerning the content of the technical proposal. It is essential that the Quoter present in his/her proposal, information in sufficient detail so as to permit the Government to make an evaluation of the technical proposal without further information being required from the Quoter. Quoters are encouraged to propose innovative approaches to implementing the tasks and to achieving the requirements. Relevant Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the offeror's past performance information to determine its relevance to the current requirement and the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past five years. In assessing the offeror's past performance information, the Government will evaluate, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of services, and customer satisfaction. Evaluation of this factor will be based on information contained in the technical portion of the quotation and information provided by references. The Government may evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information from sources other than those described by the Contractor in its quotation, e.g. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and any other reference information the Government obtains on its own. If the Contractor has no relevant past performance information, then the Government will assign a neutral rating. In this context, "relevant" is defined as project scopes that are similar in technical scope and complexity. The relevant projects shall include manufacture of black body sources or targets for use with microwave radiometers or within a research environment within the commercial, government, or educational institute sectors. Relevant projects shall have been completed in the past five years. Price: Each quote must be submitted in the format given in the Schedule. Each Quoter's price proposal must be based on the Quoter's own technical proposal, the Government's specifications, and other contractual requirements. If the prices are based on a published price list, or catalog, the Quoter shall so state, and provide a copy of the document with their pricing proposal. If the prices are to be based on established market price(s), not otherwise published, or are prices applicable only to the proposed contract, the Offeror shall so state. The Government expects that this order will be awarded based upon adequate price competition. However, in order to determine the prices to be fair and reasonable, the Government reserves the right to request the Quoter provide cost breakdown to support proposed prices. Information to support unit prices should include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Salary/wage information with associated payroll expenses, for personnel to be used in performance of the contract; (2) Cost for equipment, supplies and consumable materials; (3) A breakout of related support costs, such as equipment maintenance, mailing, telephone, etc; (4) Overhead costs; (5) General and Administrative expenses; and (6) Profit Although price is the least important evaluation factor, it will not be ignored. The degree of importance of the proposed prices will increase with the degree of equality of the quotations in relation to the other factors on which selections is to be based. In addition to information required in the Evaluation Criteria section of this document, all quoters shall submit ALL of the following: 1) One (1) copy of a quotation (including FOB Destination pricing); 2) Technical description and/or descriptive product literature; 3) Description of warranty; 4) One (1) copy of the most recent (relevant portions) of published price list(s) (if available); 5) Completed Representations and Certifications; and The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall meet the technical approach and relevant past performance. (See attached Instructions To Offerors). FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (Quotes shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria shown above). The quoter must have completed the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Reps and certs must be uploaded to the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR 52.212-5 clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-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 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports for Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.225-18 - Place of Manufacture FAR 52.232-13, Notice of Progress Payments FAR 52.232-16, Progress Payments CAR 1352.213-70, Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures CAR 1352.215-70, Proposal Preparation CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.202-1, Definitions FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. FAR 52.243-1, Changes FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: NIST 325 Broadway Shipping and Receiving Boulder, CO 80305 NIST LOCAL-04 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (a) NIST prefers electronic Invoice/Voucher submissions and they should be emailed to INVOICE@NIST.GOV. (b) Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following: (1) Contract Number. (2) Contractor Name and Address. (3) Date of Invoice. (4) Invoice Number. (5) Amount of Invoice and Cumulative Amount Invoiced to-date. (6) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). (7) Description, Quantity, Unit of Measure, Unit Price, and Extended Price of Supplies/Services Delivered. (8) Prompt Payment Discount Terms, if Offered. (9) Any other information or documentation required by the contract. (c) In the event electronic submissions are not used, The Contractor shall submit an original invoice or voucher in accordance with the payment provisions of this contract to: NIST: Accounts Payable Office 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1621 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1621 NIST LOCAL-39 Marking/Packing Instructions If the total contract/order includes multiple quantities of the same or like item(s), segregated as separate CLIN/Item numbers, deliverables shall be packed accordingly. Each individual package/container in the shipment shall include deliverables on a per-CLIN or Item basis. For each shipment made under this contract/order, the Contractor shall furnish itemized packing list(s), enumerating the specific contents of each shipping container and what specific individual components constitute a full and complete "unit" for each bid item. The packing list shall include the brief description of each item found in the schedule. If more than one container is required for each unit, each container should be marked accordingly, e.g., "Box 1 of 2," "Box 2 of 2" and the boxes, where feasible, should be taped or shrink-wrapped together as an issuable unit. The contract number and CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) OR ORDER ITEM NUMBER shall be placed on the exterior of all containers. The Contractor shall submit a Quote, to be received no later than 4 p.m. Mountain Time, Tuesday, September 15, 2015, and must include the following: Company name, address, phone numbers, DUNS number, itemized quote including all minimum specifications. Quotes shall be delivered via email to angela.hitt@nist.gov. Please direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Angela Hitt at angela.hitt@nist.gov no later than 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time, Friday, September 10, 2015.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB672010-15-03147/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisitions Management Division, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States

Zip Code: 80305
 

Record

SN03877028-W 20150911/150909235205-ac21eaf42740d484005c173cb22720b0 (fbodaily.com)
 

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