SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Particle Size Wet Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2021 3:57:09 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USDA ARS MWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP PEORIA IL 61604 USA
- ZIP Code
- 61604
- Solicitation Number
- 12505B21Q0154
- Response Due
- 9/20/2021 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/05/2021
- Point of Contact
- Aaron Dimeo, Phone: 6088900067
- E-Mail Address
-
aaron.dimeo@usda.gov
(aaron.dimeo@usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12505B21Q0154 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06. This solicitation will be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees and the PSC code is 6640. The Department of Agriculture (ARS) has the need for the following products: 001) Particle Size Wet Analyzer Scope of Work: The USDA-ARS Sugar Beets Research Unit (SBRU) in East Lansing, MI is requesting quotes for a particle size analyzer. Background: SBRU conducts flour quality research on bean and pulse flours. A method to measure the particle sizes of flours is needed to support this work. Technical Requirements: A particle size analyzer according to the following requirements: Multi-Laser Particle Size Wet Analyzer Wet Range: 0.7 - 1000 microns Multi-laser Design with solid state lasers (no LED�s) Multi-segment Detector - fulltime non-scanning data acquisition Liquid Dispersion Sample Cell Sample Delivery Controller (AutoRun for walk away operation) Evaluation Factors:� Lowest price, technically acceptable. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price award based on the lowest price technically acceptable product. The lowest priced product will be evaluated first; if not found acceptable, the next lowest priced product will be evaluated, and so on until an acceptable product is identified. The government will not review higher priced products if the lowest priced product is determined to be technically acceptable. For a vendor�s products to be considered technically acceptable, they must meet all of the technical requirements identified in the solicitation. Key Deliverables: Particle Size Wet Analyzer Delivery Installation Training Delivery: Delivery to be made to USDA-ARS SBRU at 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 48824 within 30 days of award. The vendor shall provide all items F.O.B: destination. Location of the Government site is aboard USDA-ARS East Lansing, MI and will be identified in the contract. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. Submitting a Quote: To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A contractor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register.�Vendor must also include their DUNS# on their quote. Also, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors. The submission and payment of invoices on the resulting contract will be made through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). As such, vendors must be currently registered or register in IPP in order to be able to submit and receive payment on invoices for the resulting contract. � Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quote on�SF 1449�(see attached). The quote should include all fees, delivery charges, and/or surcharges. This will be a tax-exempt purchase. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please email all quotes in writing on the SF 1449 to�aaron.dimeo@usda.gov by no later than�Monday, September 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM�Central Standard Time. Questions in regards to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be submitted through email and are due no later than�5:00 PM CST on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Answers to any questions received by that time will be�posted as an amendment to this combined synopsis/solicitation.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/96dffca59d7e4bedbd9f5a2728d69103/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Zip Code: 48824
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 48824
- Record
- SN06127882-F 20210911/210910201837 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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