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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 10, 2013 FBO #4096
SOLICITATION NOTICE

J -- Eckert & Ziegler Eurotope Modular-Lab Maintenance and Support - Solicitation

Notice Date

2/8/2013
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
 

ZIP Code

20892-5480
 

Solicitation Number

NIHCL2013147
 

Archive Date

3/6/2013
 

Point of Contact

Rieka Plugge, Phone: 301-496-1199, Julius Y Tidwell, Phone: 301-496-0101
 

E-Mail Address

rieka.plugge@nih.gov, jtidwell@cc.nih.gov
(rieka.plugge@nih.gov, jtidwell@cc.nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Solicitation Number NIHCL2013147 A. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 12.6 "SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS", AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A SEPARATE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation number is NIHCL2013147 and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is not set-aside. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-65, January 29, 2013. The associated North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) Code 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, which has a size standard of $19.0 million, is applicable. A firm fixed-price contract is anticipated to result from award of this solicitation. The acquisition will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. B. The procurement is for Eckert & Ziegler Eurotope Modular-Lab Maintenance and Support for the following device: Type: Modular-Lab Manufacturer: Eckert & Ziegler Eurotope Product type: Modular-Lab Synthesis System Serial No.: EC0045 Please refer to the Statement of Work (Attachment No. 1) for complete details and requirements. The period of performance of this contract shall be 12 months from the date of contract award, plus four (4) additional 12 month option periods. C. Please refer to the following attachments pertaining to this requirement: Attachment No. 1: Statement of Work Attachment No. 2: Evaluation Criteria Attachment No. 3: Invoice and Payment Provisions Attachment No. 4: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Dec 2012) Attachment No. 5: 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2013) Attachment No. 6: Packaging and Delivery of Proposals Attachment No. 7: Past Performance Questionnaire D. The following provisions and clauses apply: In accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b)(1) Central Contractor Registration, all prospective awardees shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract or purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to award of a contract. Offerors must access the CCR through The System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov. All offerors are to include with their offers a complete copy of provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Dec 2012). The provision at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Feb 2012), applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clause applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Feb 2012). The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2013) are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006); 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (MAY 2012); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (APR 2012); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (SEP 2010); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (OCT 2010); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (AUG 2011); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003). The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition and are provided in FULL TEXT: 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (End of Provision) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within ______ [insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]. (End of Clause) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within _____ [insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least ___ days [60 days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed ___________ (months)(years). (End of Clause) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (End of Clause) CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) The following Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract: [To be specified at time of award] The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance. The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; or (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract. The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE Contractor Performance Evaluations Interim and final evaluations of Contractor performance will be prepared on this contract in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.15. The final performance evaluation will be prepared at the time of completion of work. In addition to the final evaluation, interim evaluation(s) will be prepared on [Insert Dates]. Interim and final evaluations will be provided to the Contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The Contractor will be permitted thirty days to review the document and to submit additional information or a rebutting statement. If agreement cannot be reached between the parties, the matter will be referred to an individual one level above the Contracting Officer, whose decision will be final. Copies of the evaluations, Contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file, and may be used to support future award decisions. Electronic Access to Contractor Performance Evaluations Contractors may access evaluations through a secure Web site for review and comment at the following address: http://www.cpars.gov E. Questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation must be submitted by 9am, Standard Eastern Time on February 12, 2013. Offerors should review all information posted along with this Request for Proposal (RFP). ALL FURTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL MADE AS AN ATTACHMENT. Please submit three (3) copies and one (1) electronic copy of each of the technical and business proposal to: Rieka Plugge, Contract Specialist National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts Two Democracy Plaza, Suite 106 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5480 Bethesda, Maryland 20817-5480 All offers are due by 9am, Eastern Standard Time on February 19, 2013. Facsimile submissions are not authorized and collect calls will not be accepted. E-mail proposals are acceptable and should be emailed to rieka.plugge@nih.gov. Offerors are warned that failure to submit proposal appropriately to the above listed mailing and e-mail address may disqualify the proposal. The Statement of Work, Evaluation Criteria and any other information pertaining to this requirement can be found as an attached package entitled Solicitation Number NIHCL2013147.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/CCOPC/NIHCL2013147/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN02984013-W 20130210/130209000019-89247aba71b2000726b63f1069be7e68 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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