MODIFICATION
68 -- Multiple Chemicals - Questions and Answers
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 325199
— All Other Basic Organic Chemical 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
- SB1341-17-RFQ-01712-1
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2017
- Point of Contact
- Heather Bauer, Phone: 3019752752
- E-Mail Address
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heather.bauer@nist.gov
(heather.bauer@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Questions and Answers The purpose of this 2nd amendment is to include questions and answers. Please see the attached Word document. ******************************************* The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Extend the question deadline to 11:00am EST on Monday, May 1, 2017, and 2. Extend the quote submission due date to 11:00am EST on Thursday, May 4, 2017. ******************************************* COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION SB1341-17-RFQ-01712-1 Multiple Chemicals This is a combined synopsis/solicitation Request for Quotations (RFQ) under the authority of FAR Part 13 for multiple chemicals, electronic file data, and material safety data sheets (MSDS) meeting the requirements identified in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and its attached Chemicals List. The RFQ reference number for this request is SB1341-17-RFQ-01712. This RFQ contains provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-94/95 effective 1/19/2017. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325199 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. This acquisition is being issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside. Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following line item in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. Line Item 0001: The contractor shall deliver the chemicals set forth in Attachment 1 in the quantities set forth therein along with documentation and MSDS sheets. Larger quantities can be provided if sufficiently small quantities are not available, so long as those larger quantities can be provided in the packaging format defined in Section 4 of the Statement of Work. Delivery All chemicals and documentation shall be delivered within two months from the date of award. Chemicals and physical documentation (if any) shall be delivered to the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD. Electronic information shall be delivered the TPOC via e-mail, secure download, or CD/DVD disc. The Government intends to award one purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price, technically acceptable quotation. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All Contractors shall also submit the following: 1.A technical quotation containing sufficient information to demonstrate the contractor's understanding and ability to meet the Government's requirement, providing concise and detailed discussion of its intended approach for fulfilling the requirements defined in the SOW. The contractor may include any other information that it deems necessary. 2.A firm fixed-price FOB Destination quotation for the chemicals set forth in SOW Attachment 1 - Chemicals inclusive of the associated price of electronic data files, MSDS, and shipping. To facilitate Government evaluation of quotes, CONTRACTOR'S SHALL POPULATE THE "UNIT PRICE" AND THE "TOTAL PRICE" COLUMNS OF THE SOW ATTACHMENT "CHEMICAL LIST" for the quotation to be considered responsive. 3.If the contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor 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:" [The contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in its quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the contractor's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order. 4.The DUNS number for the contractor's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Contractors must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to receive an award unless an exception applies. If the contractor's annual representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, the contractor must submit documentation representing to the Government that it is a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation. 5.A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document - required submissions highlighted in blue). The clauses within that attachment will be incorporated into the award document. If the Quoter's representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, Quoters must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation. 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 a contractor 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 contractor's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. In addition, please note the following: •CAS No.'s will not be provided. There are two columns on the attached Chemicals List for "INCHI" and "SMILES" - these provide the exact structure of the required compound and are less susceptible to error. •There are no DEA implications for the chemicals identified on the Chemicals List. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD NIST will award a purchase order to the contractor who submits the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote that is responsive to all aspects of this RFQ. "Technically Acceptable" means that the quote meets the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability at the level of "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," and 2) Price. Each evaluation factor is defined as follows: Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information submitted in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the contractor has demonstrated that the offered product(s) meet or exceed the requirements of the Statement of Work and its Chemicals List attachment. Contractors do not need to provide a quotation for 100% of the chemicals on the Chemicals List but shall submit a quotation for at least 2,000 out of the 2,049 chemicals that are listed. Price: The evaluated price will be the total overall price, inclusive ONLY of the chemicals quoted by ALL contractors responding to at least 2,000 chemicals of the required chemicals on the Chemical List (recalling that such price shall include the costs associated with the electronic file data, MSDS, and shipping). In other words, amongst technically acceptable (i.e., >2,000 chemical fulfillment) quotations compliant with the solicitation requirements, only the quoted chemicals listed that all other technically acceptable quotations have in common will be used as a basis for price evaluation. However, the awarded price will be the total price of all chemicals (not just those in common) quoted by the contractor whose quotation is determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable solution. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Heather Bauer, Contract Specialist at Heather.Bauer@nist.gov. Submission must be received not later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Heather Bauer not later than the date and time identified herein. All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to Heather.Bauer@nist.gov by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/. ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments apply to this solicitation: 1. List of Chemicals 2. The Statement of Work 3. Applicable Clauses & Provisions
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