60 -- POSITIONER SYSTEMS

Notice Date

April 11, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Solicitation Number

F30602-01-Q-0401

Response Due

May 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Kenneth MacKay, Contract Specialist, Phone 315/330-7213, Fax 315/330-2555, Email Kenneth.Mackay@rl.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Kenneth MacKay (Kenneth.Mackay@rl.af.mil)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-01-Q-0401 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), for a firm fixed-priced order incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-24 and DFARS Change Notice DCN 20001213. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. Additional information may be obtained at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at URL http://www.eps.gov. Select "Vendors". At Agency, USAF, click on "Offices". At Office, Air Force Materiel Command, click on "Locations". At Location, AFRL, Rome Research Site, Rome, NY, click on "Posted Dates". The NAICS code is 421690 for this acquisition with a small business size standard of 100 employees. Item 0001 includes Positioner system; P/N F-206-IR-U; description 6-axis micropositioning system, PC controllable via labview, 12mm linear and 10 degree angular dynamic range, 0.1micron linear resolution, capable of fiber-to-fiber automatic 6d of alignment via 1550nm photometer input, capable of fiber array alignment utilizing 2 detector input manufactured by Polytec PI, Auburn, MA OR EQUAL. Must also include a warranty and FOB destination. Provide with your quotation all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration for award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies. Evaluation will be made based on price. Submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, with your quotation. See the FedBizOpps. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies. The clause FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause at FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are: (b) (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16) and (24). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause at 252.212-7001 that are applicable to this acquisition are: 252.225-7001. The DPAS rating for this requirement is DO-C9. To be eligible to receive a contract award from a Department of Defense (DoD) activity, you must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr2000.com/. Questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation must be directed IN WRITING to the buyer, Kenneth Mackay no later than one week before the quotation due date. Quotations are due at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, 2 May 2001. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO, ATTN: KENNETH MACKAY, F30602-01-Q0401, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 OR FACSIMILE TO: 315/330-2555. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by this agency. It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any) from the FedBizOpps, as well as, the blank SF1449, and Representations and Certifications. Quoters are encouraged to submit their quotes utilizing the SF1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order For Commercial Items. An Ombudsman has been appointed. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the specifications or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Zakala Shirley, email zakalas@rl.af.mil. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt. Col. Reid S. Lerum Chief, Contracting Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note 1.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010413/60SOL001.HTM (D-101 SN50I934)