SOLICITATION NOTICE
84 -- FEDERAL STANDARD 209E CLASS 100 PROTOCOL CLEAN ROOM GARMENTS
- Notice Date
- 1/6/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 812332
— Industrial Launderers
- 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
- Reference-Number-05-812-6533
- Response Due
- 1/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2005
- 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 Federal Acquisition Circular 01-27. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 812332, and the size standard is $12.0 million. This acquisition is being competed on an unrestricted basis. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland requires Federal Standard 209E Class 100 protocol clean room garments (a three piece suit: hood, boots, and coverall) for its Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) Nanofabrication Facility. This is a NIST-wide facility that is used to conduct semiconductor research. PURPOSE: The clean room garments acquired will be worn by AML researchers/users in order to protect the AML facility and the work conducted within the facility from particulate contamination and Electrostatic Charge. High quality garments improve the ability to produce nanostructures and minute electrical devices, with a high degree of success. NIST intends to require AML researchers to wear each garment only one day before it must be serviced by the Contractor. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall deliver a maximum of sixty (60) garments including hoods, gowns, and rubber sole boots of various sizes (see below) per week. The Contractor will retain ownership of the garments; however, the Government will be permitted to incur customary wear and tear to the garments during usage without penalty, as long as those garments are used as intended. The Contractor shall deliver and pick up garments at NIST, Building 215, Room D101 from the COTR. In addition, the Contractor must also provide up to ten (10) additional garments/pairs of boots to the COTR within one business day of being contacted by the COTR to request those additional garments, as may be required. The COTR will specify on a weekly basis how many garments of each color are required. The period of performance for Item No. 0001 below shall be one year, starting on date of purchase order (for base period) plus four twelve-month options, if exercised. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS: The required services and specifications for the required garments and rubber sole boots that are required are as follows: The gowns must be available in at least two different colors: white (required) and either blue or gray. The gowns must be of a particle free cloth (clean room washed and packaged) fabric for applications in Class 100 protocol (less than 100 particles of 1 micron size per cubic foot of air) clean room. All garments must be Electrostatic Dissipative (ESD) to reduce electrical charging. The gowns must be a coverall type, with a separate open face hood with adjustment snaps. Rubber sole boots shall include leg straps and wraparound foot straps. The boots shall be knee high with elastic cuff or adjustable snap cuff. Garments must be available in sizes from adult small to 4X; Boots must be available in sizes from small to XXL REQUIRED LINE ITEMS INCLUDE: Item No. 0001: Base Period (One year, starting on date of purchase order award); Garments and Services required by the Statement of Work (up to 70 garments per week); Quantity: 12; Unit: Month. Item No. 0002: Option Period I (One year, starting the day after expiration of the Base Period); Garments and Services required by the Statement of Work (up to 70 garments per week); Quantity: 12; Unit: Month. Item No. 0003: Option Period II One year, starting the day after expiration of Option Period I); Garments and Services required by the Statement of Work (up to 70 garments per week); Quantity: 12; Unit: Month. Item No. 0004: Option Period III (One year, starting the day after expiration of Option Period II); Garments and Services required by the Statement of Work (up to 70 garments per week); Quantity: 12; Unit: Month. Item No. 0005: Option Period IV (One year, starting the day after expiration of Option Period III); Garments and Services required by the Statement of Work (up to 70 garments per week); Quantity: 12; Unit: Month. EACH DELIVERY SHALL BE FOB DESTINATION. QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ANY RESPONSIBLE PARTY MAY SUBMIT A QUOTE. EACH QUOTE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO COPIES OF ITEMS (1) THROUGH (11) IN PROVISION 52.212-1. FOR ITEM (10), OFFERORS SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF AT LEAST THREE (3) REFERENCES TO WHOM THE SAME OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN SOLD WITHIN THE PAST THREE (3) YEARS. ALL QUOTES SHALL BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ATTN: LISA WELLS, BUILDING 301, ROOM B129, 100 BUREAU DRIVE STOP 1640, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899-1640. EACH QUOTE MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS BY 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON JANUARY 25, 2005. FAX & E-MAIL QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 52.212-2 EVALUATION FACTORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Extent to which the offer meets or exceeds minimum statement of work requirements; 2. Past performance information. 3. Evaluated price. Technical and past performance, when combined are approximately equal to the evaluated price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time of acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award." Past performance information may also be obtained by from sources other than those provided by the offeror in its quote, and that information used as part of the evaluation of the Offeror?s quote. Offerors with no relevant past performance shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably regarding past performance information. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 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 the following fill-in?s: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The following clauses also apply: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to expiration of the order. 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to expiration of the contract provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years. 52.239-73 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (OCT 2003) (a) This clause is applicable to all contracts that include information technology resources or services in which the Contractor must have physical or electronic access to DOC's sensitive or classified information, which is contained in systems that directly support the mission of the Agency. For purposes of this clause that term "Sensitive" is defined by the guidance set forth in: (1) The DOC IT Security Program Policy and Minimum Implementation Standards (http://www.osec.doc.gov/cio/itmhweb/itmhweb1.html); (2) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources, (http://csrc.nist.gov/secplcy/a130app3.txt) which states that there is a "presumption that all **7599 contain some sensitive information."; and (3) The Computer Security Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-235) (http://www.epic.org/crypto/csa/csa.html), including the following definition of the term sensitive information "... any information, the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, to or modification of which could adversely affect the national interest or the, conduct of federal programs, or the privacy to which individuals are entitled under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (The Privacy Act), but which has not been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy." For purposes of this clause, the term "Classified" is defined by the guidance set forth in: (1) The DOC IT Security Program Policy and Minimum Implementation Standards, Section 3.3.1.4 (http://www.osec.doc.gov/cio/itmhweb/itmhweb1.html); (2) The DOC Security Manual, Chapter 18 (http://www.osec.doc.gov/osy/). (3) Executive Order 12958, as amended, Classified National Security Information. Classified or national security information is information that has been specifically authorized to be protected from unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national defense or foreign policy under an Executive Order or Act of Congress. Information technology resources include, but are not limited to, hardware, application software, system software, and information (data). Information technology services include, but are not limited to, the management, operation (including input, processing, transmission, and output), maintenance, programming, and system administration of computer systems, networks, and telecommunications systems. The Contractor shall be responsible for implementing sufficient Information Technology security, to reasonably prevent the compromise of DOC IT resources for all of the contractor's systems that are interconnected with a DOC network or DOC systems that are operated by the Contractor. (b) All Contractor personnel performing under this contract and Contractor equipment used to process or store DOC data, or to connect to DOC networks, must comply with the requirements contained in the DOC Information Technology Management Handbook (http://www.osec.doc.gov/cio/itmhweb/itmhweb1.html), or equivalent/more specific agency or bureau guidance as specified immediately hereafter in accordance with NIST IT security policy. (c) For all Contractor-owned systems for which performance of the contract requires interconnection with a DOC network or that DOC data be stored or processed on them, the Contractor Shall: (1) Provide, implement, and maintain an IT Security Plan. This plan shall describe the processes and procedures that will be followed to ensure appropriate security of IT resources that are developed, processed, or used under this contract. The plan shall describe those parts of the contract to which this clause applies. The Contractor's IT Security Plan shall comply with federal laws that include, but are not limited to, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) and the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, 2946-2961 (2002); Pub. L. No. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, 2259-2273 (2002). 38 WEEKLY COMP. PRES. DOC. 51, 2174 (Dec.23, 2002) (providing statement by President George W. Bush regarding Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002). The plan shall meet IT security requirements in accordance with Federal and DOC policies and procedures that include, but are not limited to: (a) OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources (http://csrc.nist.gov/secplcy/a130app3.txt); (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-18, Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-18/Planguide.PDF); and (c) DOC Procedures and Guidelines in the Information Technology Management Handbook (http://www.osec.doc.gov/cio/itmhweb/itmhweb1.html). (d) National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) for classified systems (http://www.dss.mil/isec/nispom.htm); and (e) NIST IT security policy will be available upon request after award. (2) Within 14 days after contract award, the contractor shall submit for DOC approval a System Certification and Accreditation package, including the IT Security Plan and a system certification test plan, as outlined in DOC IT Security Program Policy, Sections 3.4 and 3.5 (http://home.osec.doc.gov/DOC-IT-Security-Program-Policy.htm). The Certification and Accreditation Package must be consistent with and provide further detail for the security approach contained in the offeror's proposal or sealed bid that resulted in the award of this contract and in compliance with the requirements stated in this clause. The Certification and Accreditation Package, as approved by the Contracting Officer, in consultation with the DOC IT Security Manager, or Agency/Bureau IT Security Manager/Officer, shall be incorporated as part of the contract. DOC will use the incorporated IT Security Plan as the basis for certification and accreditation of the contractor system that will process DOC data or connect to DOC networks. Failure to submit and receive approval of the Certification and Accreditation Package, as outlined in DOC IT Security Program Policy, Sections 3.4 and 3.5 (http://home.osec.doc.gov/DOC-IT-Security-Program-Policy.htm) may result in termination of the contract. (d) The Contractor shall incorporate this clause in all subcontracts that meet the conditions in paragraph (a) of this clause. Payment will be made in arrears on a basis no more frequently than monthly. 1352.239-74 SECURITY PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS/SUBCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL FOR ACCESSING DOC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (a) Contractor personnel requiring any access to systems operated by the Contractor for DOC or interconnected to a DOC network to perform contract services shall be screened at an appropriate level in accordance with Commerce Acquisition Manual 1337.70, Security Processing Requirements for Service Contracts. DOC shall provide screening using standard personnel screening forms, which the Contractor shall submit to the DOC Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) based on the following guidance: 1) Contract personnel performing work designated Contract High Risk and personnel performing work designated Contract Moderate Risk in the information technology (IT) occupations and those with "global access" to an automated information system require a favorable pre-employment check before the start of work on the contract, regardless of the expected duration of the contract. After a favorable pre-employment check has been obtained, the Background Investigation (BI) for Contract High Risk and the Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) for Contract IT Moderate Risk positions must be initiated within three working days of the start of work. 2) Contract personnel performing work designated Contract Moderate Risk who are not performing IT-related contract work do not require a favorable pre-employment check prior to their employment; however, the Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) must be initiated within three working days of the subject's start of work on the contract, regardless of the expected duration of the contract. 3) Contract personnel performing work designated Contract Low Risk will require a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) upon the subject's start of work on the contract if the expected duration of the contract exceeds 365 calendar days. The NACI must be initiated within three working days of the subject's start of work on the contract. 4) Contract personnel performing work designated Contract Low Risk will require a Special Agreement Check (SAC) upon the subject's start of work on the contract if the expected duration of the contract (including options) exceeds 180 days but is less than 365 calendar days. The SAC must be initiated within three working days of the subject's start of work on the contract. 5) Contract personnel performing work on contracts requiring access to classified information must undergo investigative processing according to the Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), (http://www.dss.mil/isec/nispom.htm) and be granted eligibility for access to classified information prior to beginning work on the contract. The security forms may be obtained from the cognizant DOC security office servicing your bureau, operating unit, or Departmental office. At the option of the government, interim access to DOC IT systems may be granted pending favorable completion of a pre-employment check. Final access may be granted only on completion of an appropriate investigation based upon the risk level assigned to the contract by the Contracting Officer. (b) Within 5 days after contract award, the Contractor shall certify in writing to the COTR that its employees, in performance of the contract, have completed annual IT security awareness training in DOC IT Security policies, procedures, computer ethics, and best practices, in accordance with DOC IT Security Program Policy, section 3.13 (http://home.osec.doc.gov/DOC-IT-Security-Program-Policy.htm). The COTR will inform the Contractor of any other available DOC training resources. (c) Within 5 days of contract award, the Contractor shall provide the COTR with signed Nondisclosure Agreements as specified in Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR), 1352.209-72, Restrictions Against Disclosures. (d) The Contractor shall afford DOC, including the Office of Inspector General, access to the Contractor's and subcontractor's facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection, investigation, and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality DOC data or to the function of computer systems operated on behalf of DOC, and to preserve evidence of computer crime. (e) The Contractor shall incorporate this clause in all subcontracts that meet the conditions in paragraph (a) of this clause. 1352.209-72 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MARCH 2000) a. The Contractor agrees, in the performance of this contract, to keep the information furnished by the Government and designated by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative in the strictest confidence. The Contractor also agrees not to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or in part, in any manner or form, nor to authorize or permit others to do so, taking such reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information while in the Contractor's possession, to those employees needing such information to perform the work provided herein, i.e., on a "need to know" basis. The Contractor agrees to immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing in the event that the Contractor determines or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement. b. The Contractor agrees that it will not disclose any information described in Subsection A to any persons or individual unless prior written approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract hereunder.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
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