SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Geoelectrial Data Acquisition Instruments
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-04-00118
- Response Due
- 2/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Pamela Smith, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-0635
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(smith.pamela@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 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. The solicitation number is RFQ-RT-04-00118 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-19. The associated North Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334516 and the size business size standard is 500 employees. Full and open competition procedures will be utilized. A firm, fixed price purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures is anticipated to result from the award of this solicitation. This procurement is for a Geoelectrical Data Acquisition Instrument: Statement of Work: The system must have the following:. (1) Resistivity, Induced Polarization (Time Domain), Spontaneous Potential (SP) and Complex Resistivity (CR) data collection. (2) Ability to be upgrade to acquire various electromagnetic data such as: Magneto-Tellurics (MT), Controlled Source Aufio frequency Magneto Tellurics (CSAMT), and Transient Electromagnetics (TEM and none TEM). (3) Can be run automatically either via a operate computer or remotely (i.e. off-site from the instrument location) . (4) Is environmental sealed and can handle large temperature fluctuations (5) A sunlight viewable screen and sealed keyboard for user interface. (6) Has the potential to acquire multiple channels of data. A potential maximum of 16 channels is require. One 16 bit A/D card must be used fr each channel to maximum sampling speed and accuracy.(7) Can Utilize a variety of transmitters for both laboratory and field applications. (8) contains high-speed data transfer to desktop of field computers. (9) Delivered fob destination, Las Vegas, NV. Evaluation Criteria: The Government intends to award a single purchase order to responsible offeror whose technically acceptable quotation represents the best overall value to the Government .For this requirement best-value will be determine based on technical capability, past performance and price. The following is a description of each evaluation criterion, including information which must be included with proposals. A. Technical Capability: Demonstrated ability of the proposed system to meet the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work. The specification represent the Government's minimum needs Proposals must include sufficient material (such as narrative technical specifications, drawings, photos, brochures, demo disks, videos, etc.) to permit the government to determine that the proposed instrument will meet the requirements in the Statement of work. Any specific variances from specification shall be addressed by the offeror with respect to how the offeror's proposal provides alternative equivalence. Failure of an offeror to demonstrate that the proposed instrument will meet the Statement of Work shall render the offeror ineligible for further consideration for award. B. Past Performance : Proposals shall be evaluated on performance under existing and prior (within past 3 years) contracts/subcontracts/orders for systems similar to that described in the Statement of Work. The Government's evaluation shall focus on the quality of past performance and level of customer satisfaction. For each contract/subcontracts/order identified, include a brief synopsis which includes the date the work was performed, the client for whom the work was performed (included client name and telephone number), and a description of the system. C. Price: The proposed firm-fixed-price for the entire project shall be provided. The Government reserves the right to require additional pricing information if necessary to determine that the proposed price is reasonable. Technical, past performance and price are of equal important. The following FAR provisions shall apply to this solicitation: 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items. All offerors are to include with their offer a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in Clause 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.2225-1, Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program-Supplies; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer. A completed Representations and Certifications must be included with the price quote. Offerors should review the Statement of Work/Specification and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp-cmd. Arrow down to the REQUEST FOR QUOTATION section and click on the solicitation. Arrow down below that section to COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES AND FORMS which are provided for your convenience . Please submit two copies of the technical and price proposal to Pamela E. Smith, Purchasing Agent, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP Procurement Operations Division (E105-02), Research Triangle Park, NC. 27711. Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (E105-02), RTP Procurement Operations Division, 4930 Page Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27703. All offers are due by August 12, 2003 4:30 p.m., quotes can be faxed to: (919) 541-1075 or e-mailed to: smith.pamela@epa.gov.
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