Department of the Treasury (DY)-US Customs Service, Field Procurement Svcs. Group, 6026 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278

66 -- INDEFINITE-DELIVERY/INDEFINITE-QUANTITY (ID/IQ) FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SYSTEM WITH ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SOL CS-I-99-015 DUE 051499 POC Eva Roberts, Contract Specialist, 317-298-1180x1127, Lee Sullivan, Contracting Officer, 317-298-1180x1119 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation, 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. The solicitation number, CS-I-99-015, is issued as a request for proposal, and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. The standard industrial classification code is 3826, with a small business standard of 500 employees. This solicitation will result in an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract and have one contract line item (CLIN). The minimum quantity is one and the maximum quantity is five scanning electron microscopic systems for the lifetime of the contract. The period for ordering is from the date of award through September 30, 2001. The U.S. Customs Service is in need of an off the shelf scanning electron microscopic system with energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence. The instrument shall be capable of analyzing samples of imported merchandise for classification purposes as well as aiding in country-of-origin studies. Examples of samples to be analyzed using this instrument are pigments, building stone, mineral substances, metal products, and textile fabrics. The instrument shall be capable of analyzing conductive as well as non-conductive materials. Sample preparation shall not require a conductive coating to be applied to the sample in order for an analysis to be completed. The instrument shall also be capable of analyzing samples contaminated with moisture, dirt, oil, etc. It shall be equipped with a DeskJet printer, camera adapter, and a 35 mm camera. The scanning system shall be capable of displaying stored, processed, or live images. The energy dispersive x-ray system shall be capable of analyzing light as well as heavy elements. The instrument shall have a computer system that will assist in aligning the instrument. The computer system shall have at least a 17-inch color monitor and come with a software licensing agreement. The contractor, consistent with industry practices, shall provide a minimum of a one year warranty on the equipment. The contractor shall submit a copy or description of the warranty with their proposal. The contractor shall provide a commercial price list identifying each item with the proposal. Delivery and installation shall be FOB Destination inside consignees premises at the following locations: Chicago, Illinois, Savannah, Georgia, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, and New York, New York. Prior to delivery, a service representative shall visit the laboratory to determine if any special requirements are needed, such as special equipment for vibrations, electrical requirements, etc. Two copies of service manuals shall be provided with the equipment. In addition, the contractor shall submit two copies of descriptive literature with their proposals. On site training shall be at least four days and it shall be included in the price of the equipment. The cost of training shall include proposed times for lodging, meals, and travel. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; with the following evaluation criteria; award will be made to a technically acceptable offeror at fair and reasonable prices and past performance. Past Performance instructions are as follows: Offerors must include information sufficient to identify and describe their previous experience in industry or government(federal, state, local) similar to tasks included in the Specification/Statement of Work. Project summaries must describe work done during the last three years or currently underway, up to a maximum of five years. The list should be in chronological order, being with the most recent project and continuing backwards. Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list contracts and subcontracts as required for all key personnel. Projects shall be identified with the names(s) of individual(s) who work on them. Information on past or current relevant contracts must be submitted according to the following format: (a) Project or contract title, (b) Contract number, (c) Contract type, (d) Contract period of performance, (e) Total contract value (including options) (f) Brief description of contract work, including number of locations served and overall workload per location, (g) Two contact references (Contracting Officer and Program Manager or COTR). List name, title, address, and phone number. Also include the name, address, and phone number of the Small Business Specialist, if a subcontracting plan was required to be submitted), (h) List of major subcontractors on the project ($500,000 or more), (i) List of major problems/corrective actions, if any, and (j) Quality certifications/awards. (Identify appropriate office receiving award.) Past performance will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) quality of product, (2) timely performance/delivery schedule, and (3) overall customer satisfaction; The government may use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the offeror. Information will be used for the responsibility determination. In addition, the contractor shall provide a minimum of four contracts and subcontracts completed and/or currently in progress during the past three years that are similar to the solicitation Specifications/Statement of Work. Offerors who are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list contracts and subtracts performed by key personnel. Projects shall be identified with the name(s) of individuals(s) who worked on them. Prospective offerors/contractors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may submit relevant past performance for their key personnel. In addition, the prospective offeror/contractor may submit performance history on non relevant contracts. Regardless of the available information, the prospective offeror/contractor who does not have a record of past performance will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance; 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, will apply to the resultant contract: 52.203-6, with Alternate 1, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies. This acquisition may include the requirements for a subcontracting plan as described under Federal Agency Regulation, 19.704. Also, this acquisition is being made under full and open competition procedures. All offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with their response. Because this is a commercial item, FAR 12.603(c)(3)(ii) will be used for establishing the solicitation response time. The following clauses and provisions are added by addenda: 52.216-18, Ordering, 52.216-19, Ordering Limitations; the minimum ordering limitations is $10,000, the maximum order limitation for a single item shall not exceed $250,000, and a combination of items shall not exceed $1,250,000; 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity, and Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items. A copy of the addenda will be made upon request. Offerors are due to the Contracting Officer on May 6, 1999, 2:00 p.m., local time, at the U.S. Customs Service, Field Procurement Services Group, Attn: Eva Roberts, 6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the U.S. Customs Service. Posted 04/23/99 (I-SN323927). (0113)

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