SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Liquid and Compressed Gases for Rocky Mountain Laboratories - RFQ Supporting Documents
- Notice Date
- 2/15/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 325120
— Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RML-C-1817053
- Archive Date
- 3/18/2017
- Point of Contact
- Tamara K. McDermott, Phone: 406-375-7487
- E-Mail Address
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tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov
(tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Provisions and Clauses Pricing Matrix Statement of Work I. OVERVIEW: This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart12.6 "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation document will not be issued. Submit offers on RFQ-RML-C-1817053. This solicitation is a request for quotes (RFQ).The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective January 19, 2017. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 Industrial Gases Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Subpart 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, and is not a total small business set aside. It is anticipated that one firm fixed price contract will be awarded. II. STATEMENT OF NEED: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks a contractor to provide various liquid and compressed gases, including bulk Liquid Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide, to support biological research at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana for a base year, and four 12 month option periods. RML researchers rely upon having various specialty gases and liquid nitrogen available at all times. Interested vendors may provide quotation(s) for the products/services listed in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). III. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE PERIOD: April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 OPTION YEAR 1: April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 OPTION YEAR 2: April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020 OPTION YEAR 3: April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 OPTION YEAR 4: April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 IV. DELIVERY/PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: FOB Point shall be Destination, Hamilton, Montana. Place of Performance is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. V. INSTRUCTIONS: All interested vendors shall provide a quote for the requirement as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The Government may evaluate only those quotes that fully meet the requirements as outlined in the SOW and respond to the instructions and requirements below. Offerors are required to submit a quotation and documentation demonstrating the qualifications to provide services as described in the SOW. Offerors are required to complete the attached 5 year pricing matrix. Pricing must be provided for all CLINS listed in the Summary tab and all five (5) years for every item in the price matrix tab, including options. Failure to furnish a full and complete quote as instructed may result in the Offeror's response being considered non-responsive and will therefore be eliminated from further consideration and award. Quote must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Tamara McDermott, at tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov on or before March 3, 2017 5:00 pm EST. All or part of the successful offeror's quote may be incorporated in any contract resulting from this solicitation. The successful offeror's quote may be incorporated by reference. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (Previously CCR at www.ccr.gov) prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. [Note: Lack of registration in the SAM will make an offeror ineligible for award]. VI. OPTIONAL GASES CLINS 0002, 0004, 0006, 0008, 0010 (OPTIONS) Optional Liquid and Compressed Gases - Cylinders The Optional Gases CLINS are for instances where specialized gases are required to support research needs. These gases have been used historically by RML but are not considered a core gas with regular usage. Offerors shall quote pricing for each optional gas for all 5 years. The Government reserves the right to use less than the annual quantities proposed for the optional gases CLINS as necessary to accommodate research needs. The Government may exercise an option for individual gas(es) under these CLINS if the need arises. VII. EVALUATION: NIAID will evaluate all quotes to determine the best value to the government. NIAID will make a Best Value Determination based on the capability of each offeror's quote to meet the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, corporate qualifications, providing the proposed products/service in a timely manner, past performance, and reasonable price. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. The SOW, corporate qualifications, delivery, and past performance non-price factors are considered equal and are more important than price. In the event quotes are evaluated as technically equal in quality, price or cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS In accordance with FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price of the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). VIII. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. IV. QUESTIONS: If you have questions regarding this requirement, please submit your inquires immediately, but no later than Friday, February 24, 2017, 5:00 PM EST, via email to the Contract Specialist, Tamara McDermott at tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov. The Government will issue an amendment to the RFQ responding to all questions, if needed. X. SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN [Applicable to Large Businesses only.] NIAID highly encourages small business participation. FAR clause 52.219-9 requires a small business subcontracting plan in order to be eligible for contract award for solicitations and contracts that offer subcontracting possibilities, and expected to exceed $700,000. This requirement does not apply to small business or small disadvantaged business Offerors. A small business subcontracting plan outline that meets the minimal requirements of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, as amended, and implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 19.7 is available at https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/subcontractplan/index.html. This outline is not intended to replace any existing corporate master plan, which is more extensive. Assistance is available for locating small and small disadvantaged business sources by contacting NIAID's Small Business Specialist. For contact information, please send an inquiry to the Contract Specialist, Tamara McDermott. XI. PROVISIONS, CLAUSES & OTHER Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Jan 2017). The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference and full text versions may be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997) FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) The following additional Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) provisions and clauses are applicable to this requirement: HHSAR 352.203-70 Anti-Lobbying (December 18, 2015) HHSAR 352.208-70 Printing and Duplication (December 18, 2015) HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) HHSAR 352.223-70 Safety and Health (December 18, 2015) Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/ or upon request, either by telephone or fax. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this requirement and provided in full text as an attachment: FAR 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (Feb 2015 and DEVIATION 2015-02) FAR 52.203-99 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Feb 2015 and DEVIATION 2015-02) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity - Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989) FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 South 4th Street, Hamilton, Montana, 59840, United States
- Zip Code: 59840
- Zip Code: 59840
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