SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Argon Ion Milling System - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-14-RQ-0794
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
- E-Mail Address
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carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work 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 WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76 effective August 24, 2014. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is being procured using full and open competition. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized. The Materials Measurement Science Division provides the measurement science, measurement standards, and measurement technology required to enable world-leading characterization of materials in support of the nation's needs for the determination of the composition, structure, and properties of materials. The Division uses advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques to characterize a wide variety of materials on the sub-nanometer scale as part of its research programs. The Materials Science and Engineering Division requires an argon ion milling system (IMS) to perform thinning of specimens to electron transparency for characterization by TEM. The Division plans to place the IMS in a multi-user laboratory, and therefore requires a high performance system with emphasis on ease of use and ease of maintenance. Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for all of the following line items. LINE ITEM 0001 - Quantity 1 each Argon Ion Milling System, meeting all of the requirements identified in the attached statement of work. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. LINE ITEM 0002 - WARRANTY. The contractor shall include, at a minimum, a one year warranty for the equipment. The warranty requirements are included in the attached statement of work. DELIVERY Delivery shall be completed not later than 120 days after award. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. FOB DESTINATION MEANS: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. PAYMENT SCHEDULE The Contractor shall be paid in one lump sum payment upon successful completion of delivery and acceptance by the Government. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD The following will be used to evaluate quotations: Technical Capability Past Performance Price Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined, shall be equal in importance to price. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY Technical capability shall be evaluated to determine that the quoted equipment meets all requirements of all line items. In determining best value, stronger consideration shall be given to the following performance capabilities in descending order of importance: -Systems that have longer use-times between cleanings; and/or -Systems that do not require extra gasses (other than argon) for operation or milling and do not require water-cooling for pumps; and/or -Systems capable of ion source energy energies lower than 200 eV; and/or -Systems that require less frequent refilling of LN2 (i.e., more than 3 hours between refills). PAST PERFORMANCE Evaluation of Past Performance shall be based on the references provided and/or the quoters recent and relevant procurement history with NIST, its' affiliates, and/or other relevant references. Past performance evaluation shall determine the overall quality of the services and/or end products provided by the Contractor. Quoters with no relevant past performance shall not be rated favorably or unfavorably. PRICE Price shall be evaluated for all quoters whose quotations are determined technically acceptable. Price will be evaluated to determine that total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation and is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS All quoters shall submit the following: 1) An original and one copy of an FOB Destination price quotation which addresses all Line Items; 2) Technical description and/or product literature. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product meets all requirements of all line items and the statement of work. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that all requirements are clearly documented; 3) Past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past three years with Federal, state, or local governments, and/or commercial customers. If the quoter intends to subcontract with another firm(s) for part of this requirement, that firm's past performance information shall also be provided. If the firm has no relevant past performance, it shall include a statement to that effect in its proposal. The Government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the quoter in their quotation. The description of each contract described in this section shall not exceed one-half page in length. For each contract, the quoter shall provide the following information: -Contract number; -Description and relevance to solicitation requirements include dollar value; -Period of Performance - indicate by month and year the state and completion (or "ongoing") dates for the contract; -Reference Contact - If a non-Government contract, identify the name and address of the client with current telephone number and email address of a point of contact of the client responsible for the contract; -Contracting Office - If a Government contract (Federal or state), identify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and their names, current telephone numbers and email addresses. -Problems Encountered - include information regarding information regarding any problems encountered on the contracts described above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. Past performance must be addressed by the Contractor. If the Contractor has no recent and/or relevant past performance performing the required work, the quotation must so state. If past performance is not addressed within the quotation, the Government will determine the quotation technically unacceptable on the basis of being non-responsive. 4) A description of the proposed warranty; 5) This is an Open-Market 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 will 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). 6) The DUNS number for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov when the quotation is submitted to be considered for award; 7) The country of origin for the quoted equipment. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.225-4 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.SAM.Gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, 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: 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 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, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-3 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.247-34, FOB Destination; and 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. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Carol A. Wood, Contract Specialist at Carol.wood@Nist.gov. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Submission must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on September 9, 2014. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Carol Wood not later than the date and time identified herein. Questions: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to carol.wood@nist.gov.
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