SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Robotic Arm for Concrete Additive Manufacturing - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333249
— Other Industrial Machinery 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
- 1333ND18QNB730086
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Abdul-Kudus Yahaya, Phone: 3019758497, Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
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abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov
(abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work for Robotic Arm for Concrete Additive Manufacturing 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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Robotic Arm for Concrete Additive Manufacturing. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Additive Manufacturing with Cement-based Materials project is focused on metrology of materials used in Additive Construction by Extrusion (ACE) applications. A robotic system capable of dispensing a cementitious material is required to study the measurement science challenges associated with ACE at the size scale approaching conventional concrete construction. The robotic system includes all hardware and software components required to dispense a cementitious material in a pattern specified by a user to create free-standing structures in a build volume of 8 m x 3 m x 3 m. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333249 Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99. This requirement is being solicited as unrestricted. All qualified Offerors shall submit Firm-Fixed-Price quotations in accordance with this solicitation, and schedule of line items below CLIN 0001: Description: The Contractor shall provide Robotic Arm in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW) Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each Delivery Date: No later than 6 weeks after receipt of order Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price Optional CLIN Separately Priced to be exercised no later than six (6) months after award. CLIN 0002: Description: The Contractor shall provide Nozzle to Dispense Concrete in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW) Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Each Delivery No later than 6 weeks after exercising the option Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price A. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS System for Award Management (SAM) In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1: QUOTATION PREPARATION/SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All Offerers shall submit all of the following: (1) Technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with requirements in the solicitation. Item MUST meet exact specifications as laid out in the description attached. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (2) Firm-fixed price for each CLIN and discount terms; (3) Acknowledgement of solicitation amendment(s); (4) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to Abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 6 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. (5) Offerors shall e-mail their quotation to Abdul-Kudus.yahaya@nist.gov so that it is received not later than 3:00 pm EST, July 31, 2018. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to confirm NIST's receipt of its quotation. Later quotes will not be accepted. NIST reserves the right to award a purchase order without discussions, based solely on the submission of the Contractor. Evaluation Factors: 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 Offerer's technical quotation will be evaluated to determine if the Offeror provides a sound, compliant product that meets the requirements of the Government's technical specifications specified in this solicitation. An evaluation of Technically Acceptable/ Non-Acceptable will be assigned upon completion of the technical quotation evaluation. Offerers who fail to provide sufficient information (e.g. data sheets, specifications, etc.) that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet the Government's technical specifications shall be considered non-acceptable. lf an evaluation of-Non-Acceptable is received, the Offerer will not be considered for Award. 2. Price Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. Offerors are encouraged to discount their rates. If price discounts are offered, identify the percentage of price discount and/or price reduction offered. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial proposals. Therefore, offerors should ensure that their initial proposal constitutes their best offer in terms of both price and the technical solution being proposed. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. All Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) clauses may be viewed at http:// farsite.hill.af.mil/VFCARA.HTM. Provisions: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR Clauses: 52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 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-Commercial Items including subparagraphs 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.203-6 - Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alternate I 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest when subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended or proposed for Debarment 52.209-9-Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8 - Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13 - Notice of Set-Aside of Orders 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting 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; 52.222-35 - Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 - Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-30 - Installment Payments for Commercial Items 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management. 52.209-5 - Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.217-7 - Option for Increased Quantity--Separately Priced Line Item The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day to the expiration of this contract Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree. (End of Clause) 52.223-6 - Drug-Free Workplace; 52.227-14 - Rights in Data-General; 52.222-25 - Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.232-1 - Payments; 52.232-8 - Discounts for Prompt Payment; 52.232-11 - Extras; 52.232-17 - Interest; 52.233-1 - Disputes; 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; 52.242-13 - Bankruptcy; 52.246-25 - Limitation of Liability - Services; 52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference; Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses. Please view the full text of these clauses at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13.tpl. Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) Provisions and Clauses: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) 1352.209-72 Restrictions against disclosure 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements - Low Risk Contracts 1352.237-75 Key personnel 1352.215-72, Inquiries Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer. Questions should be received no later than 12:00 pm EST, 5 calendar days from the posting date. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Requests shall include complete company name, address, telephone and e-mail address. FAX AND OR PHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 1352.233-70, Agency Protests (APR 2010) (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: Keith Bubar, 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) 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests (APR 2010) (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) NIST Local Clauses NIST LOCAL-54 ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS Instructions: use in all awards that require electronic submission of invoices. NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to INVOICE@NIST.GOV. Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following: (1) Contract number; (2) Contractor name and address; (3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers); (4) Date of invoice; (5) Invoice number; (6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date; (7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN); (8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered; (9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and (10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract. (End of clause) NIST LOCAL 07 All contractor personnel shall read and be familiar with the Computer Security Policy at NIST which can be downloaded from the NIST internal web site at http//www i.nist.gov/cio/itsd/pp_nist/policy/policy_accnuse.html. This policy is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth. The Contractor and its employee(s) and agents shall abide by the terms and conditions of the policy throughout the period of performance (including any exercised option periods) of this contract..2
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