SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Compton Suppression System - Attachment A: NIST Compton Suppression System Requirements Document
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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 B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-16-RQ-0215
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Cory L. Worley, Phone: 3019753635
- E-Mail Address
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cory.worley@nist.gov
(cory.worley@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Attachment A: NIST Compton Suppression System Requirements Document 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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) number is SB1341-16-RQ-0215. This synopsis/solicitation constitutes a RFQ and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-86-1. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, which has a size standard of 1000 Employees. Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing, via email, to both the Contract Specialist, Cory Worley at Cory.Worley@nist.gov and the Contracting Officer Patrick Staines at Patrick.Staines@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than five (5) calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. This acquisition is being competed as a full and open competition. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, the contractor shall be a small business under the applicable size standard and shall provide either its own product or that of another domestic small business manufacturing or processing concern. See FAR 19.102(f) for additional information. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurements Laboratory (PML) Radiation Physics Division (RPD) Radioactivity Group has a requirement for a Compton Suppression System in accordance with the specifications provided in Attachment A - NIST Compton Suppression System Requirements Document. The detailed Requirements Document entitled "NIST Compton Suppression System Requirements Document" is hereby incorporated by reference and provided as "Attachment A" to this combined synopsis/solicitation. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: The following specifications are hereby provided as attachments. The purpose of these attachments is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only. All attachments included in this solicitation are owned by the Government and shall not be reproduced, released, distributed, or otherwise utilized for any purpose other than submission of a quotation and the execution of the required work without the prior written approval of the NIST Contracting Officer. Attachment A: NIST Compton Suppression System Requirements Document All offerors shall provide a quotation for the following line item: (All equipment must be new. Used, refurbished, prototype, or remanufactured will not be considered for award). Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) QTY. UNIT UNIT PRICE APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS TOTAL CLIN 0001 - Compton Suppression System meeting the requirements listed in Attachment A 1 EA DELIVERABLES: Deliverables: Deliverable 1: The Contractor shall deliver the final system not later than six (6) months after receipt of order. Delivery shall be FOB Destination within Consignee's premises. 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 any 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. The contractor shall deliver the items to NIST, BLD 301 Shipping and Receiving Gaithersburg, MD 20899. The Contractor shall notify the NIST Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) at least one week prior to shipping. The ultimate destination for this equipment is NIST Gaithersburg, MD Building 245 Room C025. Installation: The system shall be installed by the Contractor and meet contract specifications no later than ten (10) days after delivery. Installation, at a minimum, shall include uncrating/unpackaging of all equipment, rigging, set up and hook up of the system, demonstration of all specifications, and removal of trash. Onsite installation and demonstration shall be done at NIST Gaithersburg, MD Building 245 Room C025. Express Warranty: The contractor shall warrant the entire system for a period of at least one year. The warranty must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support for questions regarding operation. All costs including parts, labor, travel, and other expenses necessary to repair the system will be borne solely by the contractor at no additional cost to the U.S. Government. Inspection and Acceptance: In addition to the inspection and acceptance terms articulated in 52.212-4, the Government reserves the right to perform such performance tests and evaluations as defined below to verify specified system performance. Such tests and evaluations, if performed, shall be conducted within the environment that the system is to be operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractor's expense. The following tests shall be performed within 14 days after receipt of instrument: NIST will conduct testing to ensure that the system meets the required specifications listed in Attachment A - NIST SSD Cryogen-Free Optical Cryostat System. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition. Those incorporated by reference may be found at the following: All Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses may be viewed at: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar. All Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses and provisions can be accessed at: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl. PROVISIONS FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Reference FAR 12.301(b)(1)) INSTRUCTIONS: System for Award Management (SAM) In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the system for award management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. Due Date for Quotations Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 31, 2016. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at Cory.Worley@nist.gov. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications and packages mailed. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail box set forth above. Quotation Submission Requirements: 1). Price Quotation: The offeror shall submit an original and four copies of the completed price schedule. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall provide a firm-fixed-price, FOB Destination is required, for each CLIN. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due. 2). Technical Quotation: The technical quotation shall address the following: Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the system it is proposing, which clearly identifies each requirement listed above and in the Statement of Work (Attachment A). The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed system meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described above and in the Statement of Work (Attachment A) by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. The contractor must not simply state they will meet the requirement; evidence must be provided. If applicable, evidence that the Offeror is authorized by the original provider to provide the item(s) in the quotation should be included. 3). Acceptance of RFQ terms and conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "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) Note: 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. Evaluation Criteria: The award shall be made to the Offeror whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, results in a technically acceptable quotation and is the lowest priced. Each quotation will be evaluated against the factors described below. An offeror's failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the offeror's lack of understanding of the Government's requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable. Quotations will be evaluated based on the factors identified below: Evaluation Factors: 1. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror(s) has demonstrated that its proposed equipment and services, meets or exceeds all requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment and services meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. 2. Price: A Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), FOB Destination price quotation for The Government will evaluate the Contractor's ability to deliver an efficient and effective quotation at a fair and reasonable price. FAR 52.225-6 TRADE AGREEMENTS CERTIFICATE (MAY 2014) (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements." (b) The offeror shall list as other end products those supplies that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products. Other End Products Line Item No.: Country of Origin: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for those products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation. (End of Provision) FAR 52.225-18 PLACE OF MANUFACTURE (Mar 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except- (1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. (b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- (1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or (2) [ ] Outside the United States. CAR 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) An agency protest may be filed with either (1) the Contracting Officer, or (2) at a level above the Contracting Officer, with the agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999). Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: PATRICK STAINES, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Agency protests filed with the Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 A complete copy of all agency protest, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. Service upon the Contract law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858 CAR 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause) REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (CLASS DEVIATION) (MARCH 2015) In accordance with Sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where an awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer - It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. CLAUSES FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) (Reference FAR 12.301(b)(3)) FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERICAL ITEMS (JAN 2016) The following additional FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition - FAR 52.203-6, RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEPT 2006), WITH ALTERNATE I (OCT 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 AND 10 U.S.C. 2402) FAR 52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2015) (PUB. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 NOTE) FAR 52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 NOTE) FAR 52.219-4, NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) (IF THE OFFEROR ELECTS TO WAIVE THE PREFERENCE, IT SHALL SO INDICATE IN ITS OFFER)(15 U.S.C. 657A) FAR 52.219-8, UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)) FAR 52.219-28, POST AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) FAR 52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUNE 2003) (E.O. 11755). FAR 52.222-19, CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2016) (E.O. 13126) FAR 52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (APR 2015) (E.O. 11246) FAR 52.222-35, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-36, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793) FAR 52.222.37, EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-40, NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496) FAR 52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) (22 U.S.C. CHAPTER 78 AND E.O. 13627) FAR 52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513) FAR 52.225-1, BUY AMERICAN - SUPPLIES (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. CHAPTER 83) FAR 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) (E.O.'S, PROCLAMATIONS, AND STATUTES ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY) FAR 52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER- SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332) 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 address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm (End Clause) FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013) (Reference FAR 4.1105(a)(1)) FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (JUL 2013) (Reference FAR 4.1105(b)) FAR 52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013) (Reference FAR 32.706-3) FAR 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) (Reference FAR 32.009-2) FAR 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004) (Reference FAR 33.215(b)) FAR 52.247-35 F.O.B. DESTINATION, WITHIN CONSIGNEE'S PREMISES (APR 1984) (Reference FAR 47.303-7(c)) CAR 1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE (APR 2010) (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will perform inspection and acceptance of supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: Inspection and acceptance will be performed at: U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NIST 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Building: XXX (End of clause) CAR 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (APR 2010) (Reference 48 CFR 1301.602-170) CAR 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APR 2010) (Reference 48 CFR 1309.507-2(c)) CAR 1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (APR 2010) (Reference 48 CFR 1309.507-2(d)) CAR 1352.231-71 DUPLICATION OF EFFORT (APR 2010) (Reference 48 CFR 1331.205-70) CAR CLAUSES FULL TEXT CAN BE ACCESSED AT: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) NIST LOCAL_04 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS The Contractor shall submit an original invoice or voucher in accordance with the payments provisions of this contract to: NIST Accounts Payable Office 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1621 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1621 FAX Number: 301-975-8283 Email: invoice@nist.gov Each invoice or voucher submitted shall include the following: Contract Number. Contractor Name and Address. Date of Invoice. Invoice Number. Amount of Invoice, and cumulative amount invoiced to-date. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered. Prompt payment discount terms, if offered. Any other information or documentation required by the contract. (End Clause)
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