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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 09, 2015 FBO #5007
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- 1800 nm Wavelength Tunable Laser

Notice Date: 8/7/2015
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: NB771030-15-04356
Archive Date: 8/18/2015
Point of Contact: Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
E-Mail Address: prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 Streamlined 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 written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation, NB771030-15-04356 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83. (iv) This is a total small business set aside. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 Employees. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, the contractor shall be a small business under the applicable size standard and shall provide either its own product or that of another domestic small business manufacturing or processing concern. See FAR 19.102(f) for additional information. (v) The following contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure for this requirement. Schedule of Required Items LINE ITEM 0001: 1800 nm Wavelength Tunable Laser Source, 1 each Must meet the following minimum specifications: • Continuous-wave laser source • Narrow laser linewidth that is less than or equal to 2 MHz • Single-mode operation • Minimum tuning range from 1790 nm to 1815 nm • Mode-hop-free tuning is NOT required • Single-mode fiber-coupled output, SMF28 with FC/APC connector preferred • Output power into the fiber is at least 1 mW with 2 mW typical • Drivers and controllers included • Optical isolation included (vii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The offeror must have completed the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) which is the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Reps and certs must be uploaded to the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. (x) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xi) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR 52.212-5 clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Re-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, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-1, Buy America Act 52.225-13 Restriction of Certain foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Procuring Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://acquisition.gov/far/index.html www.farsite.gov 52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015) (1) In accordance with Sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where an awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or (b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer - (a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (End of provision) CERTIFICATION BY OFFERORS REGARDING FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX VIOLATIONS. (Class Deviation) (March 2015) (a) In accordance with Section 523 of Division B, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235) none of the funds made available by the Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor certifies in writing to the U.S. Consolidated and Further Continuing that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. (b) The Offeror's proposal shall include a signed written certification as follows - To the best of my knowledge and belief, -(insert name of Offeror)- has filed the Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding this certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. Firm _____________________________________________ Signature _________________________________________ Name ____________________________________________ Title _____________________________________________ Date of execution __________________________________ (End of Provision) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. (xiii) The following clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officers Authority CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational conflict of interest CAR 1352.215-72, Inquires CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999). (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: TODD HILL, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858. (End of clause) CAR1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858. (End of clause) (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) ratings do not apply to this acquisition. (xv) Quotes shall be submitted through the FedBizOpps "Bid Module" by the due date and time specified in the FedBizOpps announcement. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: The Offeror shall submit its quote no later than the due date and time specified in this solicitation. Overall Arrangement of Quotation: A. Format and Content. Price: A Firm-Fixed Price (i) The solicitation number; (ii) The name of the company, DUNS number, CAGE Code, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror (and electronic address if available); (iii) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation if applicable; (iv) Acceptance of terms and conditions (addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b)(11): 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) Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein shall be included in any resultant in the award, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. (v)Complete and submit Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) or a written confirmation that Representations and Certifications are current in https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (vii) Any other business or administrative information that the Offeror wishes to include in its proposal. Technical Volume (i)Technical Literature FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATIONS: The Evaluation Factors are as follows: • Factor 1 - Technically acceptable. • Factor 2 - Price BASIS FOR AWARD: This requirement will be awarded to the offeror who provides a technically acceptable quotation at the lowest price. The contracting officer intends on awarding without discussions. A quotation will only be considered technically acceptable if it clearly demonstrates compliance with this solicitation.
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Place of Performance: Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States; Zip Code: 20899
Record: SN03829876-W 20150809/150807235826-a834297a1355fd4a038576d429cea3bf (fbodaily.com)
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