SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 2100 Bioanalyzer Instrument or Brand Equal
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 6001 Executive Boulevard Room 4211, MSC 9559 Bethesda MD 20892-9559
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- 75N95019Q00182
- Response Due
- 6/13/2019
- Point of Contact
- Mark E. McNally, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 827-5869, - Jeffrey Schmidt, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 402-1488
- E-Mail Address
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mark.mcnally@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95019Q00182 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price purchase order for this acquisition. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2019-02, with effective date June 5, 2019. (iv) This requirement is full and open with no set-aside restrictions. The NAICS code is 334516 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. (v) This requirement is for the following Agilent Technologies brand-name or equal items: Line Item Description Product Number Quantity 1 2100 Bioanalyzer Instrument G2939BA 1 2 2100 Expert SW laptop bundle G2953CA 1 3 2100 Bioanalyzer RoHS Compliant SYS-BI-2100 1 (vi) The purchase description with the salient characteristics the brand-name or equal items must meet is included as Attachment 1 to this Solicitation. (vii) The delivery date will be within sixteen (16) days after receipt of order (ARO). Delivery will be f.o.b. destination with inside delivery and installation. The quotation's total firm fixed-price must include all shipping and handling costs. The place of delivery and acceptance will be NCATS/NIH, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Building B, Rockville, MD 20850. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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 these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of provision) The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: • FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) • FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) • FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) • FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) • FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) • FAR 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israel Trade Act Certificate (May 2014) Alternate I (May 2014) • HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (December 18, 2015) The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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 these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of clause) The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: • FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) • FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) • FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Oct 2018). Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached. • FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (May 2019). The following clauses under subparagraph (b) are indicated as incorporated by reference: o FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) o FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) o FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) o FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) o FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) o FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) o FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) o FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) o FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) Alternate I (May 2014) o FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) • HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text: • NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (2/2014) (ix) The Government will perform a comparative evaluation of responses in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) and award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose response meets the solicitation's requirements and, as a whole, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation will compare: Technical Capability of the items to meet the Government requirement, Price, Terms and Conditions, and Past Performance. Responses may exceed capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation's requirements. The Government reserves the right, but is not required, to award to a response that exceeds capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation's requirements if it provides a benefit to the Government. (x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The additional FAR clauses cited under (viii) of this solicitation apply to this acquisition. (xiii) There are no additional contract requirements or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, f.o.b. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s), product description, and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance, special features required for effective program performance, trade-in considerations, probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item, warranty considerations, maintenance availability, and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents proposing on an equal product of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. The Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All quotations must be received by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, June 13, 2019, and reference Solicitation Number 75N95019Q00182. Responses must be submitted electronically to Mark McNally, Contract Specialist, at mark.mcnally@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Mark McNally, Contract Specialist, 301-827-5869, mark.mcnally@nih.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (06-JUN-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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