SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- S780 CAST STEEL SHOT
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 327910
— Abrasive Product 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB610030-11-04117
- Archive Date
- 7/16/2011
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
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prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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 SHALL NOT BE ISSUED. THE 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 (FAC) 2005-52. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 327910 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, the contractor shall be a small business under the applicable size standard and shall provide either its own product or that of another domestic small business manufacturing or processing concern. See FAR 19.102(f) for additional information. Quoters shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Prateema.carvajal@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions shall be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and shall be included in an amendment to the solicitation Background Information: The Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a major national facility for neutron scattering called the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). This facility hosts over fifteen unique instrument stations for use by national and international researchers for materials research. In addition, instruments are also provided for fundamental physics research, neutron interferometry, and neutron optics. Radiation shielding is an essential component of this facility to ensure the protection and safety of all personnel working in and around these instruments. In addition, it protects the processes within each experiment from becoming tainted by another instrument's operations or by processes within the experiment itself. Steel can provide effective shielding against gamma radiation and is normally used in combination with other materials that block unwanted neutrons. This procurement is for S-780 cast steel shot that will be used in the shielding surrounding a multi axis crystal spectrometer (MACS) instrument. All responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following line item: LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity: Forty Four (44) tons (barrels) of 55-Gallon Drums of S-780 Cast Steel Shot, which shall meet or exceed the following minimum specifications: The Contractor shall meet the following minimum specifications: 1. The steel shot must meet the required standards specified in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2175 - Specification for Low Carbon Cast Steel Shot. Packaging Specifications: 2. The steel shot shall be packed and shipped in 55-gallon steel drums with watertight lids and locking rings. Packaging shall be accomplished in such a manner as to insure that the steel shot is not exposed to moisture and is protected against loss. 3. Net weight of one (1) filled drum shall be a minimum of 2000lbs, which does not include the tare weight. 4. Each drum shall be individually palletized on a wooden pallet. 5. No poly-liners are allowed between the inside of the drum and the steel shot. 6. Each drum shall be legibly marked with the following information: a. Name of abrasive b. Weight c. Size and type designation d. Manufacturer's name Inspection and Acceptance Criteria: NIST will inspect drums upon delivery. If any drums of S-780 steel shot do not conform to the above specifications, the shot will be returned to the contractor at the contractor's expense. Delivery : Drums shall be shipped on an open flatbed trailer for side unloading. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. Period of Performance/Delivery Schedule: Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the following: 1. First shipment shall be completed no later than four (4) weeks after receipt of order. 2. Final shipment shall be completed no later than six (6) weeks after receipt of order. Due to limited manpower and equipment availability, the NCNR is unable to unload more than one (1) trailer-load of steel shot in a given workday. Delivery must be scheduled such that: 1. Daily shipment shall not exceed one (1) trailer-load of steel shot. 2. A trailer load shall consist of between 15 and 25 drums of steel shot. 3. Arrival of shipment at NCNR for unloading must occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., ET. 4. Notification of shipment shall be given a minimum of two (2) working days prior to arrival at the NCNR. Notification of shipment shall include date and approximate time of arrival at NIST, name of carrier, name and citizenship of driver. Technical Evaluation Criteria: Award shall be made to the firm that provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technical acceptability means that the quote meets all of the stated minimum specifications. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Requirement," and 2) Price. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will 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 offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. Price: Quoted price shall be evaluated for reasonableness. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.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. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 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 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Re-Representation; 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; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.223-18, Contractor policy to ban text messaging while driving; 52.225-3 Buy America Act Alternate I of 52.225-3 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds 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) An original and one (1) copy of the technical description and/or product literature; 3) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s); 5) Country of Origin information for each line item. This is an Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that shall include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR The offeror shall state "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) Please note that 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 shall accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein shall 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. All quotes shall be received not later than 3:00 PM local time, on July 1, 2011 at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B125, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640, Attn: Prateema Carvajal. Because of heightened security, FED-EX, UPS, or similar delivery methods are 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 24-hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be made to the Contracts Office at 301-975-4390. E-mail quotes ARE acceptable. Fax quotes shall NOT be accepted. Quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
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