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SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- CUSTOMIZED CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE PLATFORM - ATTACHMENTS

Notice Date: 4/4/2016
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
ZIP Code: 20899-1410
Solicitation Number: SB1341-16-RQ-0181
Archive Date: 5/4/2016
Point of Contact: Lynda M Roark, Phone: 3019753725, Patrick K Staines, Phone: (301)975-6335
E-Mail Address: Lynda.Roark@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov
(Lynda.Roark@nist.gov, patrick.staines@nist.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: ATTACHMENT C ATTACHMENT B ATTACHMENT A 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 BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a request for quotation. The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-86-1. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333314 with a small business size of 500 employees. This procurement is being competed using full and open competition. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Lynda.Roark@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 5 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The backup point of contact is Patrick Staines at Patrick.Staines@nist.gov. (End of Provision) BACKGROUND: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) proposes to enter into a contract on a competitive, full and open competition for the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), Quantum Optics Group of the Quantum Measurement Division. The mission of the Quantum Optics Group of the Quantum Measurement Division is to develop and characterize measurement methods that take advantage of the quantum nature of light so as to achieve better performance, uncertainties, or to enable new applications that are not possible with classical methods. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to procure a Customized Confocal Microscope Platform. This acquisition is for a confocal positioner imaging system for observing weak bioluminescence and biofluorescence from liquid-immersed and solid biological and biochemical samples. This acquisition will aid development of quantum metrological methods for biophotonics. REQUIREMENTS: This system will be used to position, maintain and measure biological and other samples. Prolonged (for up to 20 hours) measurements on a single molecule are required. Because of a very limited light flux naturally available, the system must have a high collection (numerical aperture) and low throughput loss. Because of the properties of existing detectors, the system should be confocal, coupling to a single mode fiber. The system must be opto-mechanically stable to ensure that light is collected from the same molecule for a few hours. A laminar, weak flow of chemicals on the order of 1ml/hr is required to establish a continuous optimized chemical reaction conditions at the sample position. The system must be versatile and be expandable to do other light collection and imaging experiments. The system must operate with continuous and automated control. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: The following pictures and drawings are hereby provided as attachments. The purpose of these attachments is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only. All attachments included in this solicitation are owned by the Government and shall not be reproduced, released, distributed, or otherwise utilized for any purpose other than submission of a quotation and the execution of the required work without the prior written approval of the NIST Contracting Officer. Attachment #1: Attachment A Attachment #2: Attachment B Attachment #3: Attachment C The Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price quotation for the following: Contract Line Item 0001, Customized Confocal Microscope Platform, meeting or exceeding the following minimum requirements: (Used or refurbished equipment will not be considered for award, all equipment must be new): 1. Operating ambient temperature: 290-310K; 2. Confocal optics: diffraction limited optical objective with numerical aperture NA>0.9, diffraction limited resolution. Anti-Reflection coated for visible wavelengths; 3. Transmittance must be 80% or higher throughout the spectral range of 430nm-650nm; 4. The system must be fully isolated from ambient light; 5. No axillary light shall be required for system operation, including for stabilization of the system; 6. No sources of light shall be present inside light-tight measurement assembly in the open loop mode; 7. The system must include a detachable sample holder capable of containing a liquid-filled sample. The sample is to be viewed through a removable fused silica window. Fused silica windows shall be made of standard cover glass slides/substrates that are available from independent third-party vendors, so that samples can be prepared on a window and then placed into the imaging system. A technical drawing of a sample holder is provided as an example, but can be adapted as needed to fit the imaging system. 8. A system must allow for inlet (two independently operated inlet ports) and outlet (one outlet port) access ports for the liquid exchange with the sample during the measurement; 9. The measurement shall continue and not be disturbed by liquid exchange; 10. Coarse and precision positioning of the sample is required; 11. Open loop coarse positioning range 10 mm in the x dimension; 10 mm in the y dimension and 10 mm in the z dimension of the sample or longer; 12. Open loop coarse positioning range of the lens is 10 mm or longer; 13. Two scanning system with a transverse scanning range (x,y): 15 µm x 15 µm or longer and extendable to 50 µm x 50 µm or longer (at the normal operating temperature range); 14. Long-term drift with a scanning range of 15 µm x 15 µm or longer (defined as relative motion between a microscope objective and a point on a sample) < 10 nm/h (after thermalization period of no more than 12 hr), <20 nm/h (after thermalization period of no more than 6 hr) and <30 nm/h (for the first 6 hours of thermalization); 15. The system must be upgradable to closed-loop scanning mode; 16. A temperature sensor dedicated to monitoring temperature of the sample holder is required; 17. Axillary readings from positioners and temperature sensors must be accessible to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) through software or hardware; 18. Scanning nonlinearity must not exceed 10% of maximum scan range; 19. Scanning parameters: 2D xy-scan with a shortest step size <1 nm; 20. All positioners must be electronically controlled; 21. The controllers must allow for either standalone manual operation, or remote operation through computer control. All Labview drivers or other necessary software for remote operation must be included; 22. Any vacuum pump(s) required in achieving the stability shall be included; Express Warranty The contractor shall warrant the entire system for a period of at least one year. The warranty must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support for questions regarding operation. All costs including parts, labor, travel, and other expenses necessary to repair the system will be borne solely by the contractor at no additional cost to the U.S. Government during the warranty period. Delivery Delivery should be FOB DESTINATION (Gaithersburg, MD) and shall take in accordance with the contractor's standard commercial delivery timeframe. Contract Line Item 0002, Installation: The system shall be installed by the Contractor and meet contract specifications no later than 30 days after delivery. Installation, at a minimum, shall include uncrating/unpackaging of all equipment, rigging, set-up and hook-up of the system, demonstration of all specifications, and removal of trash. Onsite installation and demonstration shall be done at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD- Building 221, Room A224/228. LINE ITEM 0003: Training The contractor shall conduct one (1) training session for up to six (6) users at NIST. The training shall provide a thorough demonstration of all system/solution functions, maintenance, data administration, and basic troubleshooting. The training may be completed at NIST immediately after installation/set-up and on-site measurements demonstrating that no damage or misalignment issues arose during transportation and installation, but shall be completed immediately following installation. Inspection and Acceptance: In addition to the inspection and acceptance terms articulated in 52.246-2, the Government reserves the right to perform such performance tests and evaluations as defined below to verify specified system performance. Such tests and evaluations, if performed, shall be conducted within the environment that the system is operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractors expense. The following performance measurements are required: 1. The TPOC shall conduct a stability test upon installation of the instrument. The Government anticipates inspection and acceptance to be completed within 30 days from installation. Due Date for Quotations Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on April 19, 2016. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E- mail quotations shall be accepted at lynda.roark@nist.gov. Offeror's quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above. Quotations may also be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Lynda Roark, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. All Offerors should ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Because of heightened security, electronic delivery is the preferred method of delivery of quotes. If quotes are hand delivered, delivery shall be made on the actual due date through Gate A, and a 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be provided to Lynda Roark, Contract Specialist on 301-975-33725 Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions 1). Price Quotation: The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the price quotation. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a firm-fixed-price quotation for each CLIN. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 30 days from the date quotations are due. 2). Technical Quotation: The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the technical quotation. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The technical quotation shall address the following: Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the system it is proposing, which clearly identifies each requirement listed above. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed system meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described above by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. The contractor must not simply state they will meet the requirement; evidence must be provided. If applicable, evidence that the Offeror is authorized by the original provider to provide the item(s) in the quotation should be included. 3). Past Performance: The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past five (5) years with Federal, state, or local governments, or commercial customers. If the offeror intends to subcontract with another firm(s) for part of this requirement, that firm's past performance information shall also be provided. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, it may include a statement to that effect in its quotation. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the offeror in its quotation. It is recommended that approximately 3-5 contracts be referenced. The description of each contract/order described in this section shall not exceed one half page in length. For each contract/order, the offeror shall provide the following information: 1. Contract number; 2. Description and relevance to solicitation requirements including dollar value; 3. Period of Performance - indicate by month and year the state and completion (or "ongoing") dates for the contract; 4. Reference Contact - If a non-Government contract, identify the name and address of the client with current telephone number and email address of a point of contact of the client responsible for the contract; 5. Contracting Office - If a Government contract (Federal or state), identify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and their names, current telephone numbers and email addresses. 6. Problems Encountered - include information regarding information regarding any problems encountered on the contracts described above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. 4). Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. Evaluation Factors Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability 2). Past Performance, and 3) Price. All non-price factors, when combined, are equally important to price. 1. Technical Capability: No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offerors technical description and/or product literature does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, and/or the offeror does not submit the test measurements/data from a real device, NIST will determine that it does not meet the requirements. 2. Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance information and, if appropriate, its proposed subcontractors' past performance to determine its relevance to the current requirement and the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past five years. In assessing the offeror's past performance information, NIST will evaluate, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. Evaluation of this factor will be based on information contained in the technical portion of the quotation and information provided by references. The Government will evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information in evaluating the Offeror's past performance. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the offeror has no relevant past performance information. 3. Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html. Provisions Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far 52.204-7 - System for Award Management 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3 - Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.204-16 - Commercial & Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 - Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 - Commercial & Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate: (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements." (b) The offeror shall list as other end products those supplies that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products. Other End Products Line Item No. Country of Origin: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for those products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation. (End of Provision) 52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (FEB 2015) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2014) (1) In accordance with Sections 536 and 537 of Division B of Public Law 113-76 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, none of the funds made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or (b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer- (a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (End of provision) Clauses: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items - including subparagraphs: 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans 52.222-40 -Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-5 Trade Agreements 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.209-72 Restrictions against disclosure 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance. Place of Acceptance (APR 2010) (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: NIST 100 Bureau Drive, Building 221 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (End of clause) 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: Patrick Staines, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)
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