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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 30, 2006 FBO #1707
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Ultra Microbalance

Notice Date

6/29/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

339111 — Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

SB1341-06-Q-0481
 

Response Due

7/7/2006
 

Point of Contact

Lynda Roark, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-975-3725, Fax 301-975-8884, - Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

lynda.roark@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

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 BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 06-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339111. The acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. To qualify as a small business, the manufacturer and the distributor must be classified as a small business under the NAICS code identified above. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) Ultra Microbalance. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one (1) each Ultra Microbalance meeting all of the following required specifications: 1. The ultra-microbalance shall have a readability of no less than 0.1 micrograms from 0 to 5.1 grams; 2. The ultra-microbalance shall have a repeatability of 0.2 micrograms at half-load, and 0.4 micrograms at full-load, with a linearity of 2 micrograms and 4 micrograms; 3. The ultra-microbalance shall have Fully Automatic Calibration Technology, with the ability to start calibration with a touch of a button. The calibration shall have a programmable date and time activation, and can be set to start with a change in ambient temperature of 1 degree Celsius; 4. The calibration function shall include a linearity check; 5. The ultra-microbalance shall have access to the weighing pan via hands-free automatic doors; 6. The ultra-microbalance shall come with multiple built-in applications, including pipette calibration, density determination, differential weighing, and statistics; 7. The unit shall have the ability to store password-protected individual configurations for eight users, controlled by an administrator function that is also password-protected; 8. The unit shall separate the weighing platform from the display; 9. The unit shall have a minimum of 1 year onsite warranty; 10. Installation: The ultra-microbalance must come standard with an installation qualification and operational qualification (IPAC). The IPAC must be performed by a factory trained employee of the manufacturer. The IPAC service shall include the creation of a Balance Test Confirmation certificate for the balance. As part of the IPAC service, the service technician shall provide brief training on the unit to the end user. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. FOB Destination means 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 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 all charges to the specified point of delivery. Award shall be made to the quoter who meets all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accordance with this solicitation and quotes the lowest price. Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product meets or exceeds the specifications stated herein. The full text of the FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html The following provision applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractors Registration 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: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside (14)52.222-3, Convict Labor (15)52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (16)52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (17)52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (19)52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers w/Disabilities (23)52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (26)52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (31)52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All quoters shall submit the following: 1). An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses Line Item 0001. 2). Two (2) originals of technical description and/or product literature; All quotes must be sent to the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Lynda Roark, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received by 2:00 p.m. local time on July 07, 2006. E-MAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED. FAX QUOTES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (29-JUN-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 28-JUL-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-06-Q-0481/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, MS 1640 GAITHERSBURG, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01101165-F 20060730/060728224807 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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