PRESOL | 99 | 3D Printer | 30-Mar-12

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 30, 2012 FBO #3779
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- 3D Printer

Notice Date: 3/28/2012
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Contracting Office: US Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC New Jersey Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
ZIP Code: 07806-5000
Solicitation Number: W15QKN-12-T-D017
Response Due: 4/13/2012
Archive Date: 5/13/2012
Point of Contact: Pamela Penaherrera, Contract Specialist
E-Mail Address: Pamela Penaherrera
(pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested; a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation W15QKN-12-T- D017 along with incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-56. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541512 and the small business size standard is $25 Million. The U.S. Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ intends to award on a competitive basis a purchase order for a 3D Printer that meets the following requirements: 3.0 REQUIREMENTS 3.1 The contractor shall deliver and install one three dimension printer with the following minimum requirements within 60 days of award of contract: Parts shall be made by liquid photopolymerCuring shall be performed by non-laser methodParts produced shall have a tensile strength in excess of 6000 psiParts produced shall be near-injection molded qualityPart features produced shall include as a minimum: - X/Y Resolution: 0.005 inches (138 microns)- Z Resolution: 50 - 100 microns (adjustable) - Accuracy: +/- 0.008 inches- Vertical Build speed: up to 0.5 inch/hour Printer shall not require post-processing with use of chemicals (break-away support)Printer power requirement shall be 115 volts, 10 amperes maximumPrinter footprint shall be 36 x 36 x 72 inch maximum 3.2 The contractor shall provide equipment, parts, expendables, software and maintenance services, including repair and preventative services for the the printer specified in paragraph 3.1. The contractor shall provide basic on-site operational training for the device for two operators for one day, within one month of printer delivery. 3.3 All equipment, parts, expendables, software shall be delivered to Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, FOB destination. 3.4 All maintenance activities shall be performed at Picatinny Arsenal, unless otherwise directed. The contractor shall provide warranty/maintenance services for five years for the printer, to include spare parts, expendables, and other items required to ensure efficient operation. 3.5 The period of performance for all services, including delivery of required spare parts, expendables, software upgrades and warranty services shall be five years from the date of the award of contract. 3.6 The contractor shall ensure that equipment delivered under this scope of work meets the applicable requirements of ANSI 61010-1 and OSHA Part 1910. Terms: FOB Destination Inspection and acceptance shall be performed by the Government Contracting Officers Representative (COR) at ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, via a DD Form 250. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense FAR (DFAR) Provisions/Clauses are applicable and are incorporated by reference:FAR: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 Alt I, 52.212-4 & 52.212-5 (DEV), 52.219-1, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-42, 52.225-3 Alternate II (Jan 2004), 52.225-13, 52.232-33 and 52.252-2DFAR: 252.201-7000, 252.203-7000, 252.204-7004, 252.211-7003, 252.212-7001, 252.225-7000, 252.225-7001 and 252.225-7002, 252.211-7003, 252.232-7003ARDEC 25, Commercial Packaging ACCEPTANCE (ARDEC 30)[ ] Acceptance will be at the Contractor's plant.[X] Acceptance will be at destination.GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIONS (ARDEC 31)Government Procurement Quality Assurance (PQA) actions will be accomplished by the Governments authorized Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) at:[ ] Contractors Plant[X] Destination[ ] Other: The Contractor's plant except for tests conducted at a Government Facility or Proving Ground DELIVERIES TO TACOM-ARDEC 46 Trucks shall deliver Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Enter through the truck entrance and report to the Scale House for further assistance. Schedule shipments with TACOM- ARDEC receiving personnel before delivery at telephone number (973) 724-4234 or 3384. Failure to schedule delivery could result in delay of off-loading. If you cannot deliver by the contract/purchase order delivery date, you will notify the Contract Specialist cited on DD Form 1155, SF33 or SF18 for disposition instructions.PAYMENT (ARDEC 59)-Payment shall be made to the remit-to address shown on the invoice as authorized by the contractor. 5152.232-4001 Army Electronic Invoicing Instructions (Feb 2006) (JM&L 182) Contractor shall submit payment request using the following method(s) as mutually agreed to by the Contractor, the Contracting Officer, the contract administration office, and the payment office. [X] Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (see instructions below) [ ] Web Invoicing System (WInS) (https://ecweb.dfas.mil) [ ] American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X.12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats (http://www.X12.org and http://www.dfas.mil/ecedi) [ ] Other (please specify) _______________________ DFAS POC and Phone: _________________________ WAWF is the preferred method to electronically process vendor request for payment. This application allows DOD vendors to submit and track Invoices and Receipt/Acceptance documents electronically. Contractors electing to use WAWF shall (i) register to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil and (ii) ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract/order. WAWF Instructions: Questions concerning payments should be directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) ---SEE BLOCK 15 OF PAGE 1. Please have your purchase order/contract number ready when calling about payments. You can easily access payment and receipt information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dfas.mil/money/vendor. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice number will be required to inquire about the status of your payment. The following codes and information will be required to assure successful flow of WAWF documents. TYPE OF DOCUMENT [check as appropriate] [ ] Commercial Item Financing [ ] Construction Invoice (Contractor Only) [ ] Invoice (Contractor Only) [X] Invoice and receiving Report (COMBO) [ ] Invoice as 2-in-1 (Services only) [ ] Performance Based Payment (Government Only) [ ] Progress Payment (Government Only) [ ] Cost Voucher (Government Only) [ ] Receiving Report (Government Only) [ ] Receiving Report with Unique Identification (UID) Data (Government Only)UID is a new globally unique part identifier containing data elements used to track DOD parts through their life cycle. [ ] Summary Cost Voucher (Government Only) CAGE CODE: ________________ ISSUE BY DODAAC: ___W15QKN_____________ ADMIN BY DODAAC: ___W15QKN_____________ INSPECT BY DODAAC: __W15QKN______________ ACCEPT BY DODAAC: ___W15QKN_____________ SHIP TO DODAAC: ____W15QKN____________ LOCAL PROCESSING OFFICE DODAAC: ________________ PAYMENT OFFICE FISCAL STATION CODE: ________________ EMAIL POINTS OF CONTACT LISTING: ________________ INSPECTOR: __GOVERNMENT______________ ACCEPTOR: __GOVERNMENT______________ RECEIVING OFFICE POC: __TO BE DETERMINED ON PER CALL ORDER______ CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: __JM&L CONTRACTING CENTER______________ CONTRACTING OFFICER: __ Jeremy Phillips, jeremy.phillips6@us.army.mil _ ADDITIONAL CONTACT: _Pamela Penaherrera, pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil__ For more information contact: _Pamela Penaherrera____________________________ Level 1 Anti Terrorist Awareness Training Requirements for Contractor Employees (JM&L 196) November 2009 (a) All contractor employees requiring access to any Federally-controlled facility and logical access to Federally controlled information systems except for national security systems as defined by 44 U.S.C. 3542(b)(2), should be certified in Level 1 Anti Terrorism Training. The training is accessible from any computer with access to the World Wide Web and is available at https:/atlevel1.dtic.mil/at. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the training has been satisfactorily completed and that valid certificates of completion have been submitted to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) with a copy furnished to the Contracting Officer. The Certificates are valid for one year, therefore, training shall be completed every year for the duration of the contract. (b) The term Federally-controlled facility is defined as:(1) Federally-owned buildings or leased space, whether for single or multi-tenant occupancy, and its grounds and approaches, all or any portion of which is under the jurisdiction, custody or control of a department or agency; (2) Federally-controlled commercial space shared with non-government tenants. For example, if a department or agency leased the 10th floor of a commercial building, the Directive applies to the 10th floor only; (3) Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, including laboratories engaged in national defense research and production activities; and (4) Facilities under a management and operating contract, such as for the operation, maintenance, or support of a Government-owned or Government-controlled research, development, special production, or testing establishment. (c) The term Federally-controlled information system means an information system (44 U.S.C. 3502(8) used or operated by a Federal agency, or a contractor or other organization on behalf of the agency (44 U.S.C. 3544(a)(d) The term "contractor employee" includes employees, agents, students or student interns, or representatives and all employees, agents or representatives of all subcontractors and suppliers. (end of clause) IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (ARDEC 68) (DEC 05)- This requirement is only applicable to contractor employees working on Picatinny Arsenal. 1.All contractor employees (which includes students utilized in the performance of the contract) working on the U.S. Army installation, Picatinny Arsenal in the State of New Jersey, in connection with this contract, shall conform to all applicable federal or state laws, and published rules and regulations of the Departments of Defense and Army, as well as any applicable regulations promulgated by TACOM-ARDEC and/or Picatinny Arsenal, including but not limited to traffic regulations. Additionally, all contractor employees working on classified contracts shall comply with the requirements of the National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) and Army Regulation 380-5, Department of the Army Information Security Program. The term "contractor employee" includes employees, agents, students or student interns, or representatives and all employees, agents or representatives of all subcontractors and suppliers. Contractors are responsible for obtaining/returning identification badges /passes and vehicle decals/passes for each contractor employee who will work on the contract or enter Picatinny Arsenal. The badges/passes/decals are required for the term of the contract until completion or until release of the employee. a. To obtain proper identification, contractor employees requiring recurring access (more than 90 days), must complete an application identification form (SMCAR 3058) for access to the installation. The form can be obtained from the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The form must be signed by the CO or COR and also identify the contract number and expiration date before the badge can be issued. This form is brought to the Security Division, Badge and Identification Section, Building 1136 for processing of proper identification required per terms of the contract. Contractors requiring access for less than 90 days will be required to obtain a pass (Visitor Registration Form) from the Visitor Control Center. Passes will be issued for dates access is required, not to exceed 90 days. The CO or COR must complete the Visitor Registration Form applications on the PICAWEB prior to the contractor employee arriving at Picatinny Arsenal. b. For the performance of this contract, the contractor shall utilize only employees who are U.S. Citizens or lawfully admitted and employed non-citizens. c. The contract will not take effect until the contractor certifies, in writing, that all personnel utilized in the performance of this contract have been, or will be verified to be lawfully employable in the United States, and that the contractor has or will complete a criminal background check before an individual is utilized in performance of this contract. i.Lawful employability will be verified by means of Employment Eligibility Form, INS Form I-9(if applicable), or by other applicable INS documentation approved for a specific non-citizen status. ii.The criminal background check will establish that neither the Contractor, nor individual's state or nation of permanent residence has any record or credible information that the individual has a "criminal history". In this context, "criminal history" will be defined as adjudicated guilt or pending adjudication of a crime as defined under New Jersey law or equivalent offense under the applicable laws of another jurisdiction. If the contractor has doubt about the applicability of an offense to this definition, the circumstances must be reported to TACOM-ARDEC Security for adjudication of the individual's employability." d. Any delay in the furnishing of the above, including any delay in the obtaining of the background check, is at the sole risk of the contractor and will not be the basis of any equitable adjustment or other change to the contract. e. The contractor shall utilize only qualified, responsible, and capable employees in the performance of the work on the contract. The Contractor shall not employ persons for contract work to be conducted on the installation who have criminal history. The Contracting Officer will require that the contractor remove from performance of work, employees who have a criminal history, endanger persons or property, or whose continued employment under this contract is inconsistent with the interests of military security. Additionally, the TACOM-ARDEC Commander may bar such employees from the installation. f. The identification badge or pass issued to each employee of the contractor is for his own use only. Misuse of the badge or pass, such as permitting others to use it will result in criminal charges under Title 18 USC 499 and 701; and barring the employee from Picatinny Arsenal. Should the employee lose the badge or pass, the contractor may be charged for the cost of re-issuance of the badge or pass. Additionally, the employee and the contractor must submit a sworn affidavit as to the circumstances of the loss before a new badge or pass is issued. g. Fingerprinting of employee and any other procedure deemed necessary for the security of Picatinny Arsenal may be required at the discretion of Picatinny Security. All Contractor personnel requiring access to the Picatinny ADP system are required to have a National Agency check. h.Permission to use photographic capable cell phones on Army installations must be requested through proper security channels. No Portable Electronic Devices (PED) devices will be used in an area where classified information is discussed or electronically processed. Currently, all (to include personally owned) photographic capable devices will not be brought onto the Picatinny Arsenal installation nor used by personnel on Army installations as a photographic device without proper authority granted by the Security Office. If an individual is seen using one of these phones as a photographic device, the phone will be confiscated and turned in to the Security Office IAW AR 190-13, Para 6-6a(1). All images on the phone will be removed, and the individual will be allowed to pickup his/her phone at the end of the day from the Security Office. This policy applies to all military personnel, government civilians, contractors, and visitors. 2.All contractor employees, while on the premises at Picatinny Arsenal, shall continually wear the badge, obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 above. The badge shall be worn so as to be visible to others at all times. Individuals issued passes will have on their person the pass. Passes will be presented upon request by Security personnel or other government official charged with security of the area. 3.All contractor employees meeting with Government employees or attending meetings at Picatinny, shall, at the beginning of the meeting, announce to all other attendees that they are contractor employees, employed by (Name of Contractor's name/address), and the name of all other companies or individuals that currently employs them or that the contractor employee currently represents. In addition, contractor employees shall wear a visible badge that displays their company's name. If a visiting contractor is working on a classified contract his/her visit request with security clearance information must be approved by the TACOM-ARDEC Industrial Security Division, where it will be held on file. Government employees hosting meetings will verify the contractor employee's security clearance information is on file in the TACOM-ARDEC Security Division prior to contractor access to classified information. 4. When the contract number under which the badge / pass was obtained is completed (date of last delivery or performance of last service, termination of the contract or release of the employee) including any exercise of an option pursuant to the terms of the contract, the contractor shall return the badges / passes for all of their employees to Picatinny Security and obtain a receipt for each within (3) three business days. Identification cards, Computer Access Cards and computer accounts must be surrendered to ARDEC - Security upon completion of the contract or an employee's termination during the life of the contract. 5. Failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph 4 will be grounds for withholding any funds due the contractor until completion of the requirement, notwithstanding any other clause or requirements in the contract. Failure to comply may also be used as an adverse factor with respect to contractor past performance in connection with award of future contracts to the firm. 6. If the contractor obtains a new or follow-on contract for work at Picatinny Arsenal, he shall obtain new badges / passes for each of his employees indicating the new or follow-on contract number and comply with the applicable provisions of the follow-on contract which cover the subject matter of this Clause. This paragraph does not apply to the exercise of an option. 7. The contractor and each contractor employee working on Picatinny Arsenal shall sign a Non-disclosure Agreement on their company's letterhead prior to commencing work under the contract or obtaining the badges / passes required by paragraph 1 above. There will be one Non-disclosure Agreement for each employee. The Non-disclosure Agreement shall be in the format indicated below. 8. The COR has the responsibility to assure contractors comply with the provisions of this clause. The COR/Government Point of Contact (POC) shall coordinate the contractor's obtaining and returning of badges / passes and signature of the Non-disclosure Agreement. The contractor shall furnish, before initiating work under the contract, the COR/Government POC two (2) copies of each fully completed, signed, SMCAR 3058 and non-disclosure statement for each contractor employee. One copy shall be maintained in the COR/Government POC file. The COR/Government POC shall furnish the other copy to the Contracting Officer for inclusion in the official contract file. 9. Contractor Employees having a mission related need to use a camera any place on the Installation will submit a request for camera pass in accordance with ARDEC Regulation 190-4, to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) of the contract and obtain a camera pass by the Chief of Police prior to bringing a camera onto the installation. 10. Before any contractor employee can be given access to "non- public information" (as defined below) there must be a signed, written agreement between the recipient contractor/contractor employee and the owner of the non-public information. A copy of the agreement will be made a part of the contract file. FORMAT FOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTI, ____________________, an employee and authorized representative of ___________________________________________________________, aContractor providing support services to Picatinny Arsenal or its tenants (hereinafter PICATINNY), and likely to have access to nonpublic information (hereinafter RECIPIENT), under contract number ______________________, agrees to and promises the following:WHEREAS RECEIPIENT is engaged in delivery support services to PICATINNY under contract; andWHEREAS, It is the intention of PICATINNY to protect and prevent unauthorized access to and disclosure of nonpublic information to anyone other than employees of the United States Government who have a need to know; and, WHEREAS, PICATINNY acknowledges that RECIPIENT will from time to time have or require access to such nonpublic information in the course of delivering the contract services; and,WHEREAS, RECIPIENT may be given or other have access to nonpublic information while providing such services; and,WHEREAS, "nonpublic information" includes, but is not limited to such information as: proprietary information (e.g., information submitted by a contractor marked as proprietary); advanced procurement information (e.g., future requirements, statements of work, and acquisition strategies); source selection information (e.g., bids before made public, source selection plans, and rankings of proposals); trade secrets and other confidential business information (e.g., confidential business information submitted by the contractor); attorney work product; information protected by the Privacy Act (e.g., social security numbers, home addresses and telephone numbers); and other sensitive information that would not be released by Picatinny under the Freedom of Information Act (e.g., program, planning and budgeting system information);NOW THEREFORE, RECIPIENT agrees to and promises as follows:RECIPIENT shall not seek access to nonpublic information beyond what is required for the performance of the support services contract; RECIPIENT will ensure that his or her status as a contractor employee is known when seeking access to and receiving such nonpublic information of Government employees; As to any nonpublic information to which RECIPIENT has or is given access, RECIPIENT shall not use or disclose such information for any purpose other than providing the contract support services, and will not use or disclose the information to any unauthorized person or entity for personal, commercial, or any unauthorized purposes; and If RECIPIENT becomes aware of any improper release or disclosure of such nonpublic information, RECIPIENT will advise the contracting officer in writing as soon as possible. The RECIPIENT agrees to return any nonpublic information given to him or her pursuant to this agreement, including any transcriptions by RECIPIENT of nonpublic information to which RECIPIENT was given access, if not already destroyed, when RECIPIENT no longer performs work under the contract. RECIPIENT understands that any unauthorized use, release or disclosure of nonpublic information in violation of this Agreement will subject the RECIPIENT and the RECIPIENT's employer to administrative, civil or criminal remedies as may be authorized by law.RECIPIENT: _____________________________ (signature)PRINTED NAME: _________________________TITLE: __________________________________EMPLOYER: ______________________________ The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussion. However, the right to do so is reserved. Evaluation Criteria: Contract award will be made on the basis of Technical, and Price. The Government plans award of a single contract as a result of this solicitation. The evaluation of proposals shall be conducted on a source selection basis utilizing a "Technically acceptable, Low Price" process. Selection of an offeror for award will be based on an evaluation of proposals in the Areas of Technical, and Price. Selection of the successful offeror shall be made following an assessment of each proposal against the solicitation requirements and the criteria below. The criteria contained herein shall be used to evaluate and assess the information provided by the offerors in response to the information called for in the proposal submission instructions. The Government will evaluate each proposal strictly in accordance with its content and will not assume that performance will include areas not specified in the offerors proposal. 52.212-1 Addenda- QUOTE SUBMISSIONThis section contains quote submission instructions as well as specific quote requirements for the solicitation.The offerors quote shall be labeled in a consistent manner with this document. All references to the Statement of Work (SOW) shall be clearly labeled with the appropriate SOW paragraph. Offerors are expected to submit a quote in sufficient detail to allow the Government evaluation without the need for further clarifications. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in quotes. The burden of proving acceptability remains with the offerors. General: The quote shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of the response to the requirements of the request for quote (RFQ). The Government will not assume offerors possess any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the quote.All inquiries/questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual, must be submitted via email to the Contracting Office, phone call inquiries will NOT be accepted. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will be conducted. US Army Contracting Command-PicatinnyACC-PICA-JA, Pamela PenaherreraPicatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000E- mail: pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil *FOB Destination - Picatinny Arsenal, NJ* 1. Basis for AwardThe Government plans to award a single firm fixed price purchase order as a result of this Request for Quotation (RFQ). The evaluation of quotes shall be conducted utilizing the lowest priced technically acceptable evaluation approach. Selection of a quote for award will be based on an evaluation of quotes in the areas of Technical and Price with award being made to the quoter whose quote is the lowest priced and is technically acceptable. Under this evaluation approach, a quote would not receive any additional credit for exceeding the established minimum defined requirements of technical acceptability. 1.1 Discussions: The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offerors initial quote should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. 2. Areas to be Evaluated:(1)Technical(2)Price 3. Evaluation ApproachCareful, complete, and impartial consideration will be given to all quotes received pursuant to this RFQ. A team of Government personnel will evaluate each quote in the areas described below. (1) Technical: The technical portion of the quote will be rated acceptable or unacceptable based on assessment of the stated minimum requirements below. These items are deemed critical to meet the Governments requirement. If any one of these requirements is rated as unacceptable this will result in an overall technical rating of unacceptable and the quote will not be considered any further. In order for a quote to be deemed acceptable, it must meet the minimum criteria of the Statement of Work. In order for a quote to be deemed acceptable it must meet all of the following minimum criteria: (2) Price: Offerors shall submit their price quote in accordance with Section B of the RFQ.The Government will evaluate quoted price per unit and overall total quoted price. Price Inconsistencies: A quote is presumed to represent an offerors best effort to respond to the solicitation. Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between promised performance and price, shall be explained in the quote. Any significant inconsistencies, if unexplained, raise a fundamental issue of the offerors understanding of the nature and scope or the work required and their financial ability to perform the contract, and may be grounds for rejection of the quote.Please complete provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items; OR indicate that your companys representations and certifications are current and available via Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Point of Contact: Miss Pamela Penaherrera, pam.penaherrera@us.army.mil. Quotes must be received No Later Than 13 April 2012. Confirmation of receipt of transmission by the Government by the date/time specified for receipt of quotation is the responsibility of the offeror.
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