National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div., Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

66 -- PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETERS SOL 52SBNB7C1137 DUE 063097 POC Patrick Staines, 301-975-6335; Fax 301-963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards & Technology has a requirement for a High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer and a Low Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer. Performance and Physical Specifications documents for both the high resolution and the low resolution inductively coupled plasma spectrometer, which list all salient characteristics are available and can be obtained via facsimile by calling the POC listed above. Multiple awards may be made. Proposals shall include the following Contract Line Items Numbers (CLIN) 0001 is ONE EA. -Hi-Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer; CLIN 0002 is ONE EA. -- Low Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer; CLIN 0003 ONE LOT -- Training; CLIN 0004 -Optional CLIN is ONE YR. Extended Warranty Coverage from the date the manufacturer's warranty expires; CLIN 0005 -Optional CLIN is TWO YR. Service contract following Warranty period. Proposals should also include all required installation and a minimum 1 year manufacturer's warranty on the equipment. Manufacturer's sales literature or other documentation shall be provided in the proposals to show that offered product(s) meet or exceed requirements as specified in the Performance and Physical Specification documents referenced above. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. The required delivery date is 180 days from the date of contract award. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, 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. Solicitation 52SBNB7C1137 is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). This action is unrestricted and is being issued using simplified acquisition procedures, under the authority of the test program cited in FAR subpart 13.6. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3826, with a size standard of 500 employees. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-2 and submit a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. The following factors will be used to evaluate proposals: (i) Instrument design features. (ii) Instrument performance characteristics. (iii) Past performance -- proposals should contain a list of three recent customers for whom similar spectrometers have been delivered by the contractor, who may be contacted as part of the past performance evaluation. Please provide addresses and telephone numbers of contacts from these sources. These evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance, with the first two factors being equal in points and adding up to 80 percent of the total technical points, Factor (iii) make up the remaining 20 points. Technical performance is significantly more important than price. Offers shall include appropriate product information and a statement of compatibility which clearly documents that offered products meet or exceed the specifications listed in the Performance and Physical Specification documents referenced above. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (1) 52.203-6 alternate I, (2) 52.203-10, 52.215.34 -- Evaluation Of Offers for Multiple Awards (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, and (15) 52.225-9 (COMM DEV) and DOC AGENCY-LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES LEVEL ABOVE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, which is available in full text and can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. The full text for the above FAR clauses are available at the following internet address http://www.gsa.gov/far/ The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 46. Offers are due by 3PM EST on June 30, 1997 and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, which may also be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. Offers shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Bldg. 301, Rm. B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Faxed offers will not be accepted. For information, call the POC identified above. See Numbered Note 12. (0160)

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