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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 26, 2003 FBO #0513
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer

Notice Date

4/24/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

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

SB1341-03-Q-0365
 

Archive Date

5/23/2003
 

Point of Contact

Anita Tolliver, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6308, Fax (301) 975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

anita.tolliver@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@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 the Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees; however, this acquisition is unrestricted. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for an Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer. Quotes submitted shall be for the following line items: Line Item 0001: Quantity One (1) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer, which shall meet the specifications as stated in Attachment I, which is located at http://www.fedbizops.gov/ under RFQ Number SB1341-03-Q-0365. For Specification #3, the Contractor shall provide microcomputers, including personal computers, monitors, and printers, to meet "EPA Energy Star" requirements for energy efficiency. They shall be equipped with the energy efficient low-power standby feature as defined by the EPA energy Star computers program. This feature shall be activated when the equipment is shipped and shall be capable of entering and recovering from the low-power state unless the equipment meets Energy Star efficiency levels at all times. Line Item 0002, Delivery FOB Destination, Quantity one (1) shipment: 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 and acceptance 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 within 6 months or less after receipt of the purchase order. Line Item 0003: On-site installation: The Contractor shall install the Spectrometer so it is ready for use. Installation shall occur 30 days of receipt of the equipment, Quantity one (1) job. Line Item 0004: On-site training at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Contractor shall provide on-site training for the operation and maintenance of the EPR spectrometer, including a review of the computer software for data acquisition and data processing. All quotes shall specify the number of days required to complete the training. Training shall occur within 15 working days of completion of the installation. Line Item 0005: Manuals: The Contractor shall provide a complete set of manuals that are provided in the commercial market with the equipment, which shall at a minimum include the following manuals: A complete set of operational manuals including those required for routine maintenance, instrumental schematics including the electronics, and software operation for data acquisition and processing. Line Item 0006: Warranty: The Contractor shall state the warranty coverage provided for the equipment quoted. The warranty coverage shall be at a minimum the standard commercial warranty. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The following will be used to evaluate quotations: 1) Technical Capability "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement"; 2) Previous experience in developing equipment that meets similar requirements which will be evaluated by the following: What has the offeror done in the past 3-5 years? How many times did this offeror construct spectrometers of this sort? And How is the experience relevant to this spectrometer?; 3) Past Performance which will be evaluated by reference checks and/or the offeror's recent and relevant past performance on contracts with NIST or its affiliates regarding that the offeror has a demonstrated record of delivering commercially available items on time and within a reasonable time frame, offeror has been responsive to Government inquiries, and offeror has been cooperative in effectively solving unforeseen problems; and 4) Price. Evaluation factors 1, 2 and 3 when combined are more important than price. 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: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I; (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; (5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (8)(i) Alternate I of 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; (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; (20) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements; (21) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; (25) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. The Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer also applies to this acquisition and can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All submissions shall include an original and two (2) copies of the following: 1) A quotation which addresses all line items and the questions listed under Evaluation Factor 2 regarding previous experience; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) The most recent published price list(s); 4) The Contractor shall provide three (3) or more references to be used for past performance reference checks as stated in Evaluation Factor 3 to include the following information: Name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, description of the requirement, total contract value, contracting office, and telephone number, and program manager and telephone number; and 5) 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 quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Anita Tolliver, RFQ SB1341-03-Q-365, 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 May 8, 2003. Faxed quotes will not be accepted
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Shipping and Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD

Zip Code: 20899-0001

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00310997-W 20030426/030424213335 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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