SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- BONDED FOIL SENSING 1000KLBS DUAL BRIDGE LOAD CELL WITH BASE
- Notice Date
- 10/2/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM09270297Q
- Response Due
- 10/10/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Betty C. Kilpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-0310, Fax 256-544-6062, - Marianne R. Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-6496, Fax 256-544-0236, />
- E-Mail Address
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betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov, Marianne.R.Campbell@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Qty. two (2) BondedFoil Sensing 1000Klbs Dual Bridge Load Cell with Base.See uploaded specifications.The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005-26.This procurement is a total small business set-aside.The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 334513 and500 respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for thisprocurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Delivery to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is required within 14 weeks ARO.Deliveryshall be FOB Destination.Offers for the items described above are due by 12:00 p.m. CST on 10/10/2008 to JoeMcCollister at joseph.m.mccollister@nasa.gov and must include: solicitation number, FOBdestination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warrantyduration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of anyspecial commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order forCommercial Items form found at URL:http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Addenda to FAR52.212-1 are as follows: 52.204-7, 52.247-34, 1852.215-84, 1852.223-72, and 1852.237-73.If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (FEB 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: N/A.FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 2008), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutesor Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clausesare incorporated by reference:52.119-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21,52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33.The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to JoeMcCollister at joseph.m.mccollister@nasa.gov not later than 12:00 p.m. CST on10/08/2008. Telephone questions will not be accepted.Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced offeror who is also technicallyacceptable. Successful past performance will be part of technical acceptability.Technical acceptablity will be determined by the offeror's proposed technical drawing andsuccessful past performance. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFORER:EACH VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE, WITH HIS OFFER, AN ENGINEERING DRAWING OF THEIR PROPOSED LOADCELL THAT ADDRESSES ALL PARAMETERS FOR THE BONDING FOIL SENSING 1000KLBS DUAL BRIDGE LOADCELL WITH BASE. IF THE PROPOSED LOAD CELL IS NOT A STANDARD PRODUCT AS PRESENTED IN THEVENDOR'S CATALOG OR WEB SITE BUT RATHER A NEW DESIGN OR CUSTOM BUILD THE VENDOR MUSTSUBMIT, IN ADDITION TO THE ENGINEERING DRAWING, THE FOLLOWING:1) A comprehensive finite analysis of the proposed load cell that addresses allspecification issues attached to this RFQ. The analysis must demonstrate thru test datathat the new design or custom build will meet all parameters included in theSpecification for a Bonded Foil Sensing 1000Klbs Dual Bridge Load Cell With Base.2) Provide documented history of proof of capability and capacity to fabricate, fullytest, calibrate and warranty the load cell described in the Specification for a BondedFoil Sensing 1000Klbs Dual Bridge Load Cell With Base.This documented history shallinclude any sub-vendors used by the competing vendor. This shall be facilitated by thevendor providing examples of previously manufactured and tested load cells of similarscope and complexity as required by the Specification for a Bonded Foil Sensing 1000KlbsDual Bridge Load Cell With Base. THE OFFEROR SHALL ALSO SUBMIT PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPENDIXESA AND B (ATTACHED TO THIS RFQ).Failure of the competing vendor to respond accordingly shall result in the vendorsproposal being declared technically unacceptable. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (JUNE 2008), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc. Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62. Potential offerorswill be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combinationsynopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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