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66 -- AMPOULE FILLING AND SEALING MACHINE SOL 53SBNB860131 DUE 082598 POC Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon -- (301) 975-4390, e-mail: tamara.grinspon@nist.gov; Contracting Officer -- Joan M. Smith -- (301) 975-6458 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, 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, #53SBNB860131, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3535, and the small business size is 500 Employees.*****The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a semi-automatic ampoule filling and sealing machine and accessories, as follows: (CLIN #001) a quantity of one (1) Rota R915/As, or equal, Semi-Automatic Ampoule Filling and Sealing Machine; (CLIN #002) a quantity of one (1) Rotary Piston Filling Pump; (CLIN #003) a quantity of one (1) Gas Compressor; and (CLIN #004) a quantity of one (1) Inert Gas Supply.**The Semi-Automatic Ampoule Filling and Sealing Machine (CLIN #001) shall meet the following specifications:** [a] The machine shall be capable of filling and sealing 10 ml of corrosive solution from a 25 L polyethylene carboy into open-top ampoules, Wheaton Glass catalog number 176780 or equivalent, without contamination. These Standard Solutions consist of high purity elements in 15% Nitric Acid or 20% Hydrochloric Acid or 1% Sulfuric Acid; [b] Spillage of these corrosive solutions from the pump shall be eliminated by incorporating "no ampoule-no fill"; [c] If ampoule breakage and spillage does occur, the damage to working parts shall be minimal; [d] The filling needle shall not touch the ampoule wall during filling; [e] Droplet formation on the end of the needle shall be eliminated; [f] The machine shall have the capability to preflush the ampoules with an inert gas; [g] The machine shall be powered by singlephase 110V or 220V AC; [h] The machine shall operate at a rate of 15-30 ampoules/minute; [i] The burners for sealing shall be designed to operate on natural gas and oxygen.**The Rotary Piston Filling Pump (CLIN 002) shall be made entirely of ceramic so as to be resistant to solutions containing 15% Nitric Acid, or 20% Hydrochloric Acid, or 1% Sulfuric Acid.**The Gas Compressor (CLIN 003) is required to increase the natural gas pressure to above 220 mm. water for proper burner operation.**Inert Gas Supply (CLIN 004) is required for flushing ampoules with argon or nitrogen gas before filling the ampoule with solution (item [f] in main specs). ***** Delivery is required within 5 months After Receipt of Order (ARO). Delivery location is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. The FOB Point shall be Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. *****The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. ***** Evaluation Criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are as follows: (A) Technical capability to meet or exceed the Government's specifications (offerors shall submit a quotation addressing all required specifications, and shall provide descriptive literature and price list for all CLIN Item #'s; (B) Past Performance (offerors shall submit evidence of having produced and sold comparable units, with indication of performance success); and (C) Price. Technical evaluation criteria, when combined, are more important than price. ***** 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. Offerors 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 offeror's taking exception to it.***** All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. 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 (6) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (15)(ii) Alternate I of 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. ***** All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes (original plus one copy of quote and enclosures), by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on AUGUST 25, 1998, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, ATTN: Tamara Grinspon, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001. Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone or fax. Posted 08/10/98 (W-SN234878). (0222)

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