MODIFICATION
68 -- Li-6 Carbonate
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB610030-13-04688
- Response Due
- 8/19/2013
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is NB610030-13-04688 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-69. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325180 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-08-19 11:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899 The DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: The product shall meet or exceed the technical specifications identified below. Specifications: Procurement for Li-6 Carbonate Material: Li-6 Carbonate Units: gm of Li-6 Quantity: ~500.000 gm of Li (~3,000 gm of carbonate) Enrichment: 95-96% Basis for Award shall be technically acceptable/ lowest price.. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability and 2) Price. 1.Technical Capability: Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed product meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed product meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed productmeets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. Technical capability must meet or exceed the Government?s performance specifications. 2. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. 3.Price shall not be evaluated on quotes that are determined technically unacceptable under the Technical Capability Evaluation factor. Answer: Given the chemical composition, for every 6 grams of carbonate, there will be (or needs to be), 1 gram of Li-6. We?re looking to get 3,000 grams of Li-6 Carbonate. That means it will have ~500 grams of Li-6., 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Contracting Officer's Authority. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. Insert a clause substantially similar to 1352.246?70, Place of Acceptance, in contracts and solicitations to indicate where the acceptance of supplies and/or services will take place. As prescribed in 1346.503, insert the following clause: Place of Acceptance (APR 2010) (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: 100 BUREAU DRIVE GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899 BY REFERENCE BY REFERENCE BY REFERENCE 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items (May 2011) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Contract awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government?s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor?s who are debarred, Suspended, or proposed for debarment. 52.209-10Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219- 28 Post Award Small Business Program 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 American Act - 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.204-99 (September 2012) System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION)
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- Address: GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
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