SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- THREE (3) FLOW METERS AND CALIBRATION OF FLOW METERS. - SPECIFICATIONS.pdf - APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES.pdf
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334514
— Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device 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
- SB134117RQ0921
- Point of Contact
- Mario Gray, Phone: 3019756107
- E-Mail Address
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mario.gray@nist.gov
(mario.gray@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES.pdf SPECIFICATIONS.pdf I. AUTHORITY AND INTRODUCTION: This notice is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the authority of the FAR Part 13--Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 1/19/2017. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 334514--Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. This RFQ is a Full-and-Open Unrestricted Competitive Solicitation. The Intelligent Building Agents Laboratory (IBAL) will be used to demonstrate the use of intelligent agents in optimizing the control of HVAC systems to minimize energy consumption while maintaining occupant comfort. Additional flow meters need to be procured and calibrated in order to improve the measurement capabilities and quality of the data acquired in the laboratory. The flow meters and calibration must be provided by the same contractor. II. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: The requirements are to obtain three (3) flow meters & calibration of flow meters with a ninety (90) days warranty and delivery in accordance with the attached Specifications. III. CONTRACT LINE ITEM BREAK-OUT: All items provided by the Contractor must meet the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications. Non-conforming items will not be considered for award. Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following line item. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: Description: Three (3) flow meters & calibration of flow meters with a ninety (90) days warranty and delivery. Quantity: 3 Unit of Issue: Each (EA) Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price IV. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, results in the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer. The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate quotes: 1. Technically Acceptable 2. Price (Firm-Fixed) Technically Acceptable: Each quote will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability to determine whether the quote: 1. Includes three (3) flow meters & calibration of flow meters that meets the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications; 2. Includes a ninety (90) days warranty and delivery that meets the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications; and, 3. Meets the CLIN and the requirements of this solicitation. No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished equipment/instruments will be considered by the NIST. Evaluation of technical acceptability shall be based on the information provided in the quote. The NIST will evaluate each quote to determine whether the quote demonstrates that it meets the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications. If the quote does NOT demonstrate that it meets the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications, then the NIST will determine that the quote does NOT meet the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications. A quote that does NOT demonstrate that it meets the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications will not be considered further for award by the NIST. Price: Each price quote will be evaluated for price ‘IF' the technical quote is evaluated to be Technically Acceptable by the NIST. The NIST will evaluate the line item prices and the total price of the price quote for reasonableness. The total price of the price quote will be evaluated to determine whether: 1) the total price is consistent with the technical quote; and, 2) the total price is a fair, reasonable and realistic overall price in the Government's evaluation. V. DELIVERY: Delivery shall be in accordance with the attached Specifications. VI. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All offerors shall submit the following via email to Mario.Gray@nist.gov: 1. For the purpose of evaluation of Technical Acceptability: - Each offeror shall submit one (1) technical quote {WITHOUT PRICING OR PRICE INFORMATION} to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements: three (3) flow meters & calibration of flow meters with a ninety (90) days warranty and delivery. - The quoter may include any other information that it deems necessary to demonstrate that the quoted items meet the minimum technical requirements in accordance with the attached Specifications. 2. For the purpose of evaluation of Price: Offerors shall provide firm-fixed price quotation for each Line Item as specified in the CONTRACT LINE ITEM BREAK-OUT, and a total firm fixed-price inclusive of all required line items. 3. The quotation shall contain, at a minimum, the following business items: a) The Name, DUNS number, address, telephone number and email address of the contractor. b) A statement accepting the terms and conditions in the solicitation to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition, OR a statement that 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 [contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their 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. c) A statement that the quote is valid for a minimum of 90 days from the date submitted c) If the contractor's representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS Code governing this solicitation, contractors must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS Code governing this solicitation. d) The total number of pages of all required submissions shall not exceed 10 pages. Disclosures required by applicable clauses, such as FAR 52.212-3, do not count towards the page limitation. e) 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 quote 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 contract, not the terms and conditions of the contractor's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quote. VII. DUE DATE AND TIME FOR QUESTIONS & DUE DATE AND TIME FOR QUOTES: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted to Mario Gray using the e-mail address: Mario.Gray@nist.gov, by 8/16/2017 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Eastern Time. Questions submitted after the due date and time identified herein may not be addressed by the Government prior to the due date and time for quotes identified herein. 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 responses to questions included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. E-mail quotes are required. Facsimile and hard-copy quotes shall NOT be accepted. Quotes must be submitted to Mario Gray using the e-mail address: Mario.Gray@nist.gov, by 8/24/2017 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. A quote shall be considered acceptable when it is received in the electronic (e-mail) inbox of Mario Gray not later than the due date and time for quotes identified herein. Quotes submitted after the due date and time for quotes identified herein will be considered late and may be subject to rejection due to noncompliance with the due date and time for quotes. VIII. APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS: 1. Applicable Provisions and Clauses. 2. Specifications.
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