66 -- CHEMISTRY SUPPLIES

Notice Date

June 22, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571

ZIP Code

20899-3571

Solicitation Number

SB1341-01-Q-0870

Response Due

July 6, 2001

Point of Contact

Anita Tolliver, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6308, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email anita.tolliver@nist.gov -- Tamara Grinspon, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email tamara.grinspon@nist.gov

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN 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 a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-26. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 327215 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for chemistry supplies for the NIST laboratories. All interested offerors shall provide a quote for the Line Items 0001-0200 in Attachment I, which is located at http://www.fedbizops.gov/ under RFQ Number SB1341-01-Q-0870 and Line Item 0201, Delivery FOB Destination: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination, to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Delivery shall occur as follows: The Contractor shall divide the total quantity for each of the 200 line items into equal thirds and deliver 1/3 between August 1 -- August 15, 2001; 1/3 between December 1 -- December 15, 2001 and 1/3 between April 1 -- April 15, 2002. In instances where the commercial standard pack cannot be broken and the quantity exceeds the order quantity for scheduled deliveries, NIST will work with the vendor prior to award to either remove the items from the contract, or change the order quantity or delivery schedule for the ordered item. The Government will award a purchase order based on the lowest, priced technically acceptable quote. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (16) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; (19)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program; (22) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union County End Products; (24) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.217-5. The Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer also apply to this acquisition and can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All offerors shall submit an original and two (2) copies of the following: 1) A quotation which addresses Line Items 0001 through 0201; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) The most recent published price list(s); and 4) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Anita Tolliver, Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on July 6, 2001. Faxed offers will be accepted. =20 =20 =20

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Record

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