66 -- INFRARED ACHROMATIC WAVEPLATE SETS

Notice Date

August 29, 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

01-844-4160-1

Response Due

August 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Tamara Grinspon, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email tamara.grinspon@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, #01-844-4160, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27.*****The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333314, and the small business size is 500 Employees.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for (a) two (2) 4-8 Micron Achromatic Waveplate Sets, and (b) two (2) 8-12 Micron Achromatic Waveplate Sets, Cleveland Crystals BRAND NAME -- OR EQUAL, which will be used at the NIST Optical Technology Division. Salient characteristics of the waveplate sets include for (a): 4-8 micron waveplate sets CdS/CdSe elements, 20 mm clear aperture, nominal 2" OD holder, 132 Degree retardance +/- 20 Degrees, anti-reflection coated for 4-8 microns; and for (b): 8-12 micron achromatic waveplate sets CdS/CdSe elements, 20 mm clear aperture, nominal 2" OD holder, 132 Degree retardance +/- 20 Degrees, anti-reflection coated for 8-12 microns.*****The FOB point shall be DESTINATION, Gaithersburg, MD.*****Quotations will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-2-Evaluation of quotations or offers. Award will be made based on vendors' (A) Technical Capability to Meet Specifications (vendors shall address all specifications, and shall provide indication of understanding and ability to meet requirements); (B) Past Performance/Experience (vendors shall provide three (3) references to whom comparable items, for similar applications, have been sold over the past five (3) years, including organization name, point of contact, phone number, and fax number for each); and (C) Price. (A) and (B), when combined, are more important than (C).*****The Government anticipates awarding one purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the BEST VALUE to the Government, price and other factors considered.*****Vendors shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need, or the vendor's taking exception to it.*****All vendors should provide the following: (A) One original and one copy of their quotation; (B) two copies of description and product literature, as applicable; (C) warranty information, and (D) a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from www.arnet.gov .*****The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision applies to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; ***** 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 Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, 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)(ii) Alternate I of 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program; (21) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; (22) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products; (24) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded at http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/reflib/alp1296.htm The clause 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, applies to this acquisition. All interested, responsible businesses should submit quotes, by 3:00 PM, Washington DC time, on AUGUST 31, 2001, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, ATTN: TAMARA GRINSPON (01-844-4160), Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive STOP 3571, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3571. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request. =20

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