SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETER
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA11406664Q-AKK-B
- Response Due
- 9/13/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Karen Klaas, Purchasing Agent, Phone 650-604-6474, Fax 650-604-3020, Email karen.klaas@nasa.gov - Marianne Shelley, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4179, Fax 650-604-3020, Email marianne.shelley@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Karen Klaas
(karen.klaas@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 only solicitation;offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a GasChromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). NASA Ames Research Center requires this item tomeet the minimum specifications as described in the specifications document attached tothis solicitation. BACKGROUND:NASA Ames Research Center is conducting investigations into the identification of unknownvolatile and semi-volatile compounds by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry withidentification being obtained by comparison to the National Institute of Standards andTechnology GC/MS data base. SPECIFICATIONS:HARDWARE:1) Ion Source: Can be changed without needing to break the vacuum to the MS;2) Mass Range: 1.0 1,200 u (amu);3) Analyzer: Quadrupole with pre-filter;4) Mass Stability: +0.1 m/z over 48 hours;5) EI Voltage: 10 100 eV;6) Vacuum Pumps: 255 L/sec (nitrogen) air-cooled turbomolecular pump (230 L/sec heliumpumping capacity);7) Vacuum Gauge: Single wide-range gauge;8) Pump-down: <3 minutes for air/water check, <90 minutes for quantitativestability9) MS Isolation: Deans Switch technology or similar (no Y connection for columns);10) Field Upgrades: Positive/negative chemical ionization, water cooling;11) Sensitivity: 800:1 for 1 pg of octafluoronaphthalene in EI Full Scan.PERFORMANCE:12) MS Data Collection: Full Scan, Selected Ion Monitoring (SIM), Simultaneous Full-ScanSelected Ion Monitoring (SIFI);13) Scan Rate: Fully variable up to 12,500 amu/sec;14) Acquisition Rate: 100 points/sec (SIM);15) Functions/Run 3: 32 functions or 32 ions per function;16) Linear Dynamic Range: 106 dependant on acquisition rate.DATA SYSTEM:17) Software: Compatible with Windows 7 Professional operating system or similaroperatingsystem approved for access to government intranet systems;18) Operating System: Windows 7 Professional or similar operating system approved foraccessto government intranet systems;19) GC Acquisition: Full control and data processing of a single GC/MS with up to 2 GCdetectors;20) Reporting: Included specialized reports for: Environmental and forensic applications;21) MS Library: NIST 11 Mass Spectral Library, including AMDIS Deconvolution and MSSearch.PHYSICAL:22) Gas Chromatography: Two sample inlets, each attached to its own GC column,A. Gas Sampling Valve port: Column for low mass volatile organicsB. Split/Splitless port: Column for higher mass semi-volatile organics23) Mass Spectrometer: Single Quad Mass Spectrometer;24) Power: 120 VAC +10% @ 50/60 Hz +1%.25) Installation: Included26) Training: IncludedDELIVERABLESThe vendor shall deliver all supplies and/or services set forth herein, and uponcompletion of installation the GC/MS shall be fully operational for gas and liquidsamples. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCEGas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer shall be delivered and installed within sixty (60)days from date of award. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to NASA Ames Research Center,Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and the small businesssize standard for this procurement are 334516 (Analytical Laboratory InstrumentManufacturing) with a small business size of 500 employees; respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by Tuesday, September 13, 2011, no laterthan 3:00 PM Pacific Time, to the contract specialist, Karen Klaas, emailKaren.Klaas@nasa.gov, and must include a firm fixed price for the required item. Quotations must also include: solicitation number, proposed delivery schedule,discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number(TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorizedcompany representative. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effectthrough Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be obtained via the Internet at URL:http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.The NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) may be obtained via the Internet at URL:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm.Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUN 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Please note paragraphs(j) and (k) that require all offerors to have a DUNS number and current CCR registration.Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-3 (MAY 2011), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. If the offerorhas already entered their representations and certifications at the OnlineRepresentations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/,offerors are only required to complete paragraph (b) of the provision and return withyour quotation.FAR 52.212-4 (JUN 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable.FAR 52.212-5 (AUG 2011), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified FAR clausesare incorporated by reference:FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation andFirst-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business ProgramRerepresentation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation withAuthorities and Remedies, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 EqualOpportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-50Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging WhileDriving, 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain ForeignPurchases, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central ContractorRegistration, 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. The following FAR and NFS clauses will also be incorporated into any resultant contract: NFS 1852.223-72 Safety and Health (Short Form), NFS 1852.225-70 Export Licenses, NFS1852.215-84 Ombudsman (Deborah Feng, NASA Ames Research Center, M/S 200-9, MoffettField, CA 94035-0001), NFS 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information.All contractual and technical questions about this solicitation must be in writing(e-mail only) to: Karen.Klaas@nasa.gov not later than Tuesday, September 6, 2011, nolater than 3:00 PM Pacific Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.Selection and award will be made to the offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, with consideration given to the following evaluation factors: (1)Technical merit of the proposed Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer and the extent thatit meets all of the specifications listed in the attached specifications document; (2)Price: An evaluation of the reasonableness of the quoted firm fixed price for the GasChromatograph/Mass Spectrometer; (3) Schedule: An evaluation of the offeror's deliveryand installation schedule for Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer to NASA Ames ResearchCenter, Moffett Field, CA.The offerors past performance and warranty for the Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometershall be considered. Vendor shall include applicable background and experienceconsisting of relevant job examples with references from recent jobs with client contactinformation. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation oftheir offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(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=21. Potential offerors willbe responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitationand amendments (if any).Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available athttp://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC.Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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