SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Master IDIQ - Fort Hood Laboratory Analytical Services
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2021 7:06:23 AM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- W6QM MICC-FDO FT HOOD FORT HOOD TX 76544-5025 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76544-5025
- Solicitation Number
- W91151-21-Q-0009
- Response Due
- 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/25/2021
- Point of Contact
- Name: Marketplace Support, Title: Marketplace Support, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822, Email: MarketplaceSupport@unisonglobal.com;
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is W91151-21-Q-0009 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-03. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380 with a small business size standard of $15.00M. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2021-02-26 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be in the Place of Performance. The MICC Fort Hood requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 02/01/2021 - 01/31/2022 LI 001: Ammonia Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 002: BOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 003: CBOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 004: Chemical Oxygen Demand, 140, EA; LI 005: Chloride, 1, EA; LI 006: Cyanide, 1, EA; LI 007: Fecal Coliform, 1, EA; LI 008: Fluoride, 1, EA; LI 009: Hexavalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 010: Nitrate + Nitrite N, 1, EA; LI 011: Oil & Grease (O&G), 140, EA; LI 012: pH, 20, EA; LI 013: Sulfate, 1, EA; LI 014: Metals, 205, EA; LI 015: Total Dissolved Solids, 1, EA; LI 016: Total Mercury, 15, EA; LI 017: Total Organic Carbon, 1, EA; LI 018: Total Organic Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 019: Total Phosphorus, 1, EA; LI 020: Total Residual Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 021: Total Suspended Solids, 140, EA; LI 022: Trivalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 023: Surfactant/Detergent, 1, EA; LI 024: Phenol, 1, EA; LI 025: Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 026: TPH 1005, 25, EA; LI 027: TPH 1006, 1, EA; LI 028: SW8270C PAHs, 1, EA; LI 029: Herbicides, 1, EA; LI 030: Pesticides, 1, EA; LI 031: BTEX, 8, EA; LI 032: RCRA Metals - Total, 4, EA; LI 033: RCRA Metals - TCLP, 30, EA; LI 034: Volatiles, 1, EA; LI 035: Semi-volatiles, 1, EA; LI 036: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 037: Flashpoint, 20, EA; LI 038: PCBs, 8, EA; Option 1 Period of Performance: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2023 LI 001: Ammonia Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 002: BOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 003: CBOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 004: Chemical Oxygen Demand, 140, EA; LI 005: Chloride, 1, EA; LI 006: Cyanide, 1, EA; LI 007: Fecal Coliform, 1, EA; LI 008: Fluoride, 1, EA; LI 009: Hexavalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 010: Nitrate + Nitrite N, 1, EA; LI 011: Oil & Grease (O&G), 140, EA; LI 012: pH, 20, EA; LI 013: Sulfate, 1, EA; LI 014: Metals, 205, EA; LI 015: Total Dissolved Solids, 1, EA; LI 016: Total Mercury, 15, EA; LI 017: Total Organic Carbon, 1, EA; LI 018: Total Organic Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 019: Total Phosphorus, 1, EA; LI 020: Total Residual Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 021: Total Suspended Solids, 140, EA; LI 022: Trivalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 023: Surfactant/Detergent, 1, EA; LI 024: Phenol, 1, EA; LI 025: Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 026: TPH 1005, 25, EA; LI 027: TPH 1006, 1, EA; LI 028: SW8270C PAHs, 1, EA; LI 029: Herbicides, 1, EA; LI 030: Pesticides, 1, EA; LI 031: BTEX, 8, EA; LI 032: RCRA Metals - Total, 4, EA; LI 033: RCRA Metals - TCLP, 30, EA; LI 034: Volatiles, 2, EA; LI 035: Semi-volatiles, 1, EA; LI 036: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 037: Flashpoint, 20, EA; LI 038: PCBs, 8, EA; Option 2 Period of Performance: 02/01/2023 - 01/31/2024 LI 001: Ammonia Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 002: BOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 003: CBOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 004: Chemical Oxygen Demand, 140, EA; LI 005: Chloride, 1, EA; LI 006: Cyanide, 1, EA; LI 007: Fecal Coliform, 1, EA; LI 008: Fluoride, 1, EA; LI 009: Hexavalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 010: Nitrate + Nitrite N, 1, EA; LI 011: Oil & Grease (O&G), 140, EA; LI 012: pH, 20, EA; LI 013: Sulfate, 1, EA; LI 014: Metals, 205, EA; LI 015: Total Dissolved Solids, 1, EA; LI 016: Total Mercury, 15, EA; LI 017: Total Organic Carbon, 1, EA; LI 018: Total Organic Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 019: Total Phosphorus, 1, EA; LI 020: Total Residual Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 021: Total Suspended Solids, 140, EA; LI 022: Trivalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 023: Surfactant/Detergent, 1, EA; LI 024: Phenol, 1, EA; LI 025: Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 026: TPH 1005, 25, EA; LI 027: TPH 1006, 1, EA; LI 028: SW8270C PAHs, 1, EA; LI 029: Herbicides, 1, EA; LI 030: Pesticides, 1, EA; LI 031: BTEX, 8, EA; LI 032: RCRA Metals - Total, 4, EA; LI 033: RCRA Metals - TCLP, 30, EA; LI 034: Volatiles, 1, EA; LI 035: Semi-volatiles, 1, EA; LI 036: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 037: Flashpoint, 20, EA; LI 038: PCBs, 8, EA; Option 3 Period of Performance: 02/01/2024 - 01/31/2025 LI 001: Ammonia Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 002: BOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 003: CBOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 004: Chemical Oxygen Demand, 140, EA; LI 005: Chloride, 1, EA; LI 006: Cyanide, 1, EA; LI 007: Fecal Coliform, 1, EA; LI 008: Fluoride, 1, EA; LI 009: Hexavalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 010: Nitrate + Nitrite N, 1, EA; LI 011: Oil & Grease (O&G), 140, EA; LI 012: pH, 20, EA; LI 013: Sulfate, 1, EA; LI 014: Metals, 205, EA; LI 015: Total Dissolved Solids, 1, EA; LI 016: Total Mercury, 15, EA; LI 017: Total Organic Carbon, 1, EA; LI 018: Total Organic Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 019: Total Phosphorus, 1, EA; LI 020: Total Residual Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 021: Total Suspended Solids, 140, EA; LI 022: Trivalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 023: Surfactant/Detergent, 1, EA; LI 024: Phenol, 1, EA; LI 025: Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 026: TPH 1005, 25, EA; LI 027: TPH 1006, 1, EA; LI 028: SW8270C PAHs, 1, EA; LI 029: Herbicides, 1, EA; LI 030: Pesticides, 1, EA; LI 031: BTEX, 8, EA; LI 032: RCRA Metals - Total, 4, EA; LI 033: RCRA Metals - TCLP, 30, EA; LI 034: Volatiles, 1, EA; LI 035: Semi-volatiles, 1, EA; LI 036: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 037: Flashpoint, 20, EA; LI 038: PCBs, 8, EA; Option 4 Period of Performance: 02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026 LI 001: Ammonia Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 002: BOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 003: CBOD (5-Day), 1, EA; LI 004: Chemical Oxygen Demand, 140, EA; LI 005: Chloride, 1, EA; LI 006: Cyanide, 1, EA; LI 007: Fecal Coliform, 1, EA; LI 008: Fluoride, 1, EA; LI 009: Hexavalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 010: Nitrate + Nitrite N, 1, EA; LI 011: Oil & Grease (O&G), 140, EA; LI 012: pH, 20, EA; LI 013: Sulfate, 1, EA; LI 014: Metals, 205, EA; LI 015: Total Dissolved Solids, 1, EA; LI 016: Total Mercury, 15, EA; LI 017: Total Organic Carbon, 1, EA; LI 018: Total Organic Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 019: Total Phosphorus, 1, EA; LI 020: Total Residual Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 021: Total Suspended Solids, 140, EA; LI 022: Trivalent Chromium, 1, EA; LI 023: Surfactant/Detergent, 1, EA; LI 024: Phenol, 1, EA; LI 025: Chlorine, 1, EA; LI 026: TPH 1005, 25, EA; LI 027: TPH 1006, 1, EA; LI 028: SW8270C PAHs, 1, EA; LI 029: Herbicides, 1, EA; LI 030: Pesticides, 1, EA; LI 031: BTEX, 8, EA; LI 032: RCRA Metals - Total, 4, EA; LI 033: RCRA Metals - TCLP, 30, EA; LI 034: Volatiles, 1, EA; LI 035: Semi-volatiles, 1, EA; LI 036: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, 1, EA; LI 037: Flashpoint, 20, EA; LI 038: PCBs, 8, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, MICC Fort Hood intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Hood is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. In responding to this request for quote, you must provide the manufacturer's name and part numbers AND salient characteristics of the items you are proposing to sell to the Government. Regardless of the terminology used in each RFQ (""Brand Name or Equal"", or ""meet minimum stated specifications), the information describing what you are offering must be physically written into the seller's bid specification block. Salient characteristics are defined as ""pronounced features of an item that identify it describe its size and composition, functional intent, and/or operational capabilities or limits."" When researching product capabilities, you must, as a minimum, respond with feature for feature comparisons in order for your product to be technically evaluated for sufficiency. Responses such as ""bidding exact match"", ""as specified"", or cutting and pasting the Government's specification information into the seller's bid specification block are not acceptable responses. Offerors who respond in any of the three examples directly above will be eliminated from the competition without consideration of their offer. If you are bidding the same product as is being requested, your seller bid specification should indicate: ""Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number). If you are bidding on an ""or equal"" product, your seller bid specification must state: Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number), containing the following salient characteristics (insert salient characteristics). If your response does not contain all of the required information called out in this notice, your quote will be determined nonresponsive and will not be considered for award. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing simplified acquisition procedures as delineated in FAR Part 13.106. Noncompliance with the Request for Quote (RFQ) may hamper the Government's ability to properly evaluate and may result in elimination of the quote from further consideration for contract award. Offer shall provide the following submission factors: price, technical, and past performance. Offerors shall be evaluated using the submission factors outlined in Addendum to FAR 52.212-2. The documentation provided shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the quotes. Understanding of requirement - Offers shall provide respond completely to all instructions in order to be deemed responsive. Legibility, clarity and coherence are very important. Failure to provide a completed offer shall render your proposal as non-responsive and may not be evaluated. The following paragraphs under FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors shall not be used for this solicitation: Para d. �Product samples� Para e. �Multiple offers� Para h. �Multiple awards� I. PRICING ON LINE ITEMS Vendor shall provide documentation to support their ability to provide contract line items (CLIN(s) 0001 -4038, in their entirety. The submitting of pricing information on all (CLINS) is required. Failure to provide pricing for each CLIN on this RFQ shall render their offer as deficient, and not considered for award. Pricing information is required. Pricing shall be annotated for each contract line item (CLIN) within this solicitation. Please ensure that you go the above section labeled �RECAP TOTALS �on this RFQ to summarize your total proposed prices for the base and every subsequent option year. Also, please provide your total proposed contract amount in this section as well. Failure to provide this information shall render the quote as deficient, and not considered for award. II. SUBMITTING TECHNICAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL: Offerors shall provide documented evidence the organization is National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) certified. III. SUBMITTING PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PAST PERFORMANCE: Offerors� past performance data will be evaluated from a wide variety of Federal Government in accordance with the policies and procedures contained in subpart 9.1, 13.106, or subpart 15.3, as applicable. A prospective contract shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history. See Unison Marketplace solicitation closing for solicitation closing time. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 FAR Provision 52.212-2 is tailored as follows: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, past performance, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (b) HOW PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED (IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) � Proposals will be evaluated based on the Price, Technical and Past Performance. Price is the most important evaluation factor followed by Technical and Past Performance. I. PRICING: Offerors shall provide pricing information for CLINS (under 0001 -4038) in their entirety. Unbalanced pricing will be evaluated, as applicable, to assess potential risk which could result in unreasonably high prices. The lowest acceptably priced offeror will be evaluated for technical and past performance factors. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by evaluating and the base and option year prices (see FAR Clause 52.217-8 and 52.217-9). The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. For price evaluation purposes, the government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding six (6) months of the offeror's year 5 prices. II. TECHNICAL: To be considered technically acceptable, offerors shall provide proof of Offeror provide proof of National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) certification. TABLE A-1 TECHNICAL ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATINGS Rating Description Acceptable Offeror provide proof of National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) certification. Unacceptable Offeror does not possess proof of National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) certification. PAST PERFORMANCE: Offerors� past performance data will be evaluated from a wide variety of Federal Government in accordance with the policies and procedures contained in subpart 9.1, 13.106, or subpart 15.3, as applicable. The Government will assess the past three (3) years of the offeror�s past performance from the date of solicitation. Offerors who do not possess Past Performance data (Or not past performance data is available in the Government�s systems) pertaining/relating Laboratory Services, will receive a Neutral Past Performance rating. (c) UNDERSTANDING OF REQUIREMENT: The documentation provided shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims in the quotes. Failure to provide a completed offer shall render your proposal as deficient and not considered for award. See below table A-2 to show rating and description of how Past Performance will be evaluated. TABLE A-2 PAST PERFORMANCE ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATINGS Rating Description Acceptable Based on the vendor�s performance record for the last three (3) years, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the vendor will successfully perform the required effort, or the vendor�s performance record is unknown. Unacceptable Based on the vendor�s performance record for the last three (3) years, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the vendor will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Neutral If the offeror has no relevant past performance, they will be rated as �Neutral�. (d) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, emailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Prior to award of the contract, the successful offeror shall submit labor categories and hours data in the Government�s format for wage determination purposes. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. The apparent awardee shall acknowledge acceptance of any and all re-postings (amendments), in writing, prior to any award resulting from this solicitation. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is __541380_______ with the related size standard of __$16.5M________. The NAICS code identified herein must appear in FAR 52.212-3 ""Offeror Representations and Certifications"" in SAM and the vendor must be actively registered in that NAICS prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an award. Offeror are reminded that failure to comply �shall render their quote as non-responsive.� Unison Marketplace is a mechanism used by this office to solicit for common use commercial items in accordance with FAR 13.5. Unison Marketplace is NOT a forum for filing protests against the Government. Attempts to file protests through Unison Marketplace will not be considered legitimate as they do not conform to the requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It is preferable that disputes and protests be resolved as quickly as possible at the lowest level possible before considering the more formal process described below. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC, as an Alternate Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. The address for filing a protest directly with AMC is: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil. Packages sent Federal Express or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Material Command Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapek Rd, Rm 2-1SE3401 Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5527. The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest procedures. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. The Contractor shall NOT make partial line item shipments against any resulting purchase order/contract issued as a result of this solicitation; e.g., if a line item on the contract reads - Computer, 10 each, the contractor shall NOT ship 3 computers on one shipment and 7 computers on a second shipment. Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in invoices being rejected in WAWF and/or a delay in payment for non-conforming shipped quantities. Company must be registered on System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an award. Offeror are reminded that failure to comply �shall render their quote as non-responsive.� If company is not registered in SAM, they may do so by going to SAM web site at www.sam.gov. Proposed responders must submit any questions concerning this solicitation before (date), (time), to reasonably expect a response from the Government. Those questions not received within the prescribed date will not be considered. FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.) Bid MUST be good for 90 days, after submission. No partial bids will be accepted.
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