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66 -- WATER BATH BLACKBODY COMPONENTS SOL 53SBNB760206 DUE 071497 POC Contract Specialist, Keith Kennedy, (301) 975-6325, Contracting Officer, Sandra L. Febach, (301) 975-6326 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Offerors should submit three original copies to the above address no later than 3:00 p.m. on the date above specified. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire three each of the following Hart Scientific of American Fork, UT, or equal, components: ITEM 01: Model 7008IR Bath, or equal. ITEM 02: 2001-IEEE, or equal, for item 01. ITEM 03: Model 2073 floor cart, or equal, for item 01. ITEM 04: Model 1560 thermometer base unit, or equal, for use with item 01. ITEM 05: Model 2563 thermistor module, or equal, for use with item 04. ITEM 06: Model 3560 comm module, or equal, for use with item 04. Delivery FOB destination within 75 days from contract award. The NIST will consider a quote from all responsible small business concerns. The NIST issues this solicitation as a request for quotes. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; NIST will use the following factors to evaluate offers, in descending order of importance: A. Understanding of Technical Requirements -- Whether the offer demonstrates an understanding of the technical and management requirements, comprehension of the required performance, and the method by which the offeror intends to timely perform the technical and management requirements specified. B. Past Performance -- Whether the offer demonstrates the capability and directly related experience in performing requirements similar in size, scope and complexity to this requirement. The demonstration shall include at least three, but not more than seven, specific past efforts, with points of contact, and address recent, defined as within the latest past two years, experience and accomplishments directly related to the specifications. C. Whether the offer demonstrates, through features and design concepts, a competing technology, or a qualitative advance in technology. D. Whether the offer complies with instructions contained in this request for quotes. All technical evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. However, if offers are approximately equal in technical merit, then the evaluated price becomes more important. The NIST intends to make one award to one offeror whose proposal offers the greatest value to the NIST, in terms of the evaluation factors above specified and price. Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, with their offer. Offerors can retrieve this clause on the Internet at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. The NIST contemplates award of a firm, fixed price contract as a result of thissolicitation. The contract clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, as well as the following terms and conditions apply: 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language; 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency; 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small business Set-Aside; 52.225-11, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.233-2, Service of Protest. The minimum inspection and acceptance period for all components shall be 60 days. The successful offeror shall receive payment only after this minimum inspection and acceptance period. Acceptance of the components shall occur when the NIST determines that the components meet all of the conditions and requirements set forth. Trial use or testing of the components, incremental or final payment, or the NIST acknowledgement of receipt, will not constitute acceptance or prejudice the NIST's right to reject or revoke acceptance of all or any portion of the components. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, as well as the following terms and conditions apply: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-21, Alternate I, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; and DOC Agency Level Protest Procedures found on the Internet at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. Interested parties may access full text for any above-listed clause on the Internet at http://www.gsa.gov/far/. See Numbered Note 1. (0182)

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