SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Wastewater Sampling Services - RFQ SF18 PWS
- Notice Date
- 8/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-16-RQ-0817
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Susan McKean, Phone: 3034975417
- E-Mail Address
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susan.mckean@nist.gov
(susan.mckean@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Attachment B, Wage Determination Attachment A, Pricing Sheets Performance Work Statement, SF 18 SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-16-RQ-0817, Wastewater Sampling Services 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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5, SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89-1, 14 July 2016. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a need for the quarterly sampling of wastewater, flow measurement, delivery of samples and sewer flow studies. Sampling is required under the Industrial Discharge Permit issued by the City of Boulder. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) describing the requirements is attached. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services. The associated small business size standard for this category is $15M. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses under the applicable small business size standard. NIST anticipates the award of a single, firm-fixed price purchase order. All vendors shall provide a firm-fixed price quotation in accordance with the Instructions to Vendors. APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS: Attached to this solicitation are the following: 1. Performance Work Statement 2. Attachment A, Contractor Pricing Sheets 3. Attachment B, Wage Determination INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS: All quotations must be submitted electronically so that they are received at susan.mckean@nist.gov no later than Aug 19, 2016 at 4:00 PM Mountain. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted. Inquiries Questions relating to this RFQ shall be submitted via e-mail only to susan.mckean@nist.gov not later than 4:00 P.M. (MT) on Aug 16, 2016. Any responses to 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, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The vendor shall reference the RFQ number SB1341-16-RQ-0817 and the project title Wastewater Sampling. System for Award Management 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. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items All vendors shall submit their quotations to the email address stated above by the date and time specified above. All quotations shall contain, at a minimum, the information detailed below. If a quotation is missing any of the elements listed below, the quotation may be deemed unacceptable and may not be evaluated further: 1.0 QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS 1.1 Multiple Price Quotations The Government requests that the contractor submit two price quotations in response to this RFQ as follows: One (1) price quotation incorporating the use of available Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) as listed in the performance Work Statement (PWS). One (1) price quotation using only Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) and no Government Furnished Equipment. In the event award is made using Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE), references to GFE in the PWS and appropriate contract clauses shall not apply and will be removed during contract formation. Pricing shall be firm fixed price and detailed by Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). A summary page shall be provided detailing the Base Year and each Option Period for the sampling requirements discussed in the Statement of Work attachment. The Contractor may also provide supporting documentation such as calculations, price lists, product literature, or any other applicable supporting documentation. Quotations shall contain the following parts consisting of one attachment per part containing the required information for each part: 2.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA 2.1 Method of Award Award of this task order will be made on a competitive basis, using "tradeoff" among cost/price and non-cost/price factors. The Government may elect to award to other than the lowest priced contractor, or other than the contractor with the highest rated non-cost/price proposal. In either case, a tradeoff will be conducted. The government reserves such right of flexibility in conducting the evaluation as necessary to assure an award with the contractor providing the best value to the government. Cost/price will be evaluated separately from past performance and other non-cost/price factors, and will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. The total evaluated cost/price will be evaluated for reasonableness in terms of: • Level of effort, in that the proposed labor mix and labor hours are based on reasonable assumptions. • Consistency with the technical approach, in that the prices are consistent with and reflect the proposed staffing and equipment requirements for all years. 2.2 Non-Cost/Price Evaluation Criteria The non-cost/price evaluation criteria are listed below. Each is of equal importance. Factor 1. Technical Submittal requirement Contractor shall submit a brief narrative describing a technical approach to performing the requirements of the PWS. The narrative should clearly describe, in sufficient detail, a clear understanding of the tasks outlined and the contractor's approach that is likely to yield the required results with the required time frame. Basis of Evaluation: Contractor experience will be subjectively evaluated to determine your firm's capability to successfully perform the requirement of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Factor 2. Experience Submittal requirement: Contractor shall submit a brief narrative describing your firm's experience performing similar waste water sampling services. In describing your experience please describe using the sampling and flow measuring equipment identified in the PWS. Basis of Evaluation: Contractor experience will be subjectively evaluated to determine your firm's capability to successfully perform the requirement of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Factor 3. Past Performance Submittal requirement: The contractor shall provide contact information for a minimum of two previous experience projects described above. The Government reserves the right to review any known databases regarding regulatory compliance information such as any notices of violations received in the past two (2) years for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Clean Water Act, comparable state/local water quality regulations or a customer's permit (local, state or federal). Basis of Evaluation: Contractor past performance will be subjectively evaluated to determine your firm's capability to successfully perform the requirement of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor's regulatory compliance information will be subjectively evaluated to determine compliance and/or violation history. Factor 4. Price Contractors shall use the format in ATTACHMENT A - Contractor Pricing Sheets - to prepare Contractor Furnished Equipment (Atch. A.1) and Government Furnished Equipment (Atch. A.2) quotations. Included are price by base and option years and a summary. The contractor shall identify labor skill categories/job within the pricing sheets. Please provide supporting information and documentation such as calculations, price lists, product literature, or any other applicable supporting documentation. Price discounts are requested. Award may be made by the Contracting Officer without communications.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 326 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
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