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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND18QNB450166

NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-98, dated May 1, 2018.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541690 with a small business size standard of $15 Million. This acquisition is being procured as a Total Small Business Set Aside. Only quotes submitted by qualified small business concerns will be considered.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Materials Measurement Science Division requires technical services to provide a range of long-term technical assistance to the MSDC for the Libraries in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to award a single purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, will provide the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

In addition to price, the following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

In determining best value, Factors 1 and 2 are the most important factors, and are slightly more important than Factors 3 and 4. Factors 3 and 4 are approximately equal in importance.

Non-cost Factors 1 through 4, when combined, are approximately equal in importance to evaluated cost/price.

1. Technical Approach: Evaluation of the technical approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements described in the Statement of Work (SOW) and the complexity of developing and maintaining the libraries; the extent to which its technical approach to the statement of work demonstrate its ability to provide the required services; and any risks associated with its technical approach, project organization, and staffing.

2. Experience: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s experience to determine the extent to which the general background, experience, and qualifications demonstrate its ability to perform the requirements described in the SOW.

3. Past Performance: Evaluation of past performance shall be based on the references provided and/or the Contractor’s recent and relevant procurement history with NIST or its affiliates. Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product and service provided by the Contractor. The Government will evaluate past performance based on information obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references; if applicable. The Government reserves the right to consider information available from other sources. In the case of a Contractor without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Contractor will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

4. Key Personnel: The Government will evaluate the extent to which the resumes submitted for the Offeror’s proposed key personnel demonstrate they have satisfied the minimum requirements described in the SOW and have appropriate education, qualifications, and experience necessary to successfully perform the contract requirements.

PRICE

The quoted price will be evaluated to determine whether the prices are fair and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Prices must be entirely compatible with the technical portion of the quotation.

The Government will evaluate quotations for award inclusive of the prices quoted for all optional line items. The Government may determine that a quotation is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

NIST intends to evaluate quotes and issue a contract based on the initial quotes received. Therefore, the Contractor’s initial quote should contain the Contractor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. NIST reserves the right to request revised quotes from, or negotiate final contract terms with, one or more, but not all, Contractors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If a contractor submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation;

CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS

Quotations shall include the following required submissions:

1. Technical Approach.

The Contractor shall provide a detailed technical approach to each task in the SOW which shall include information demonstrating their overall understanding requirements and the complexity of developing and maintaining libraries, how the requirements will be met and the means used to accomplish them. Additionally, the contractor shall provide information on how the project is to be organized, staffed, and managed that demonstrates the offeror's understanding and effective management of important events or tasks. Merely repeating the contract requirements and stating that they will be accomplished, without discussing how the offeror will accomplish them, is not acceptable.

2. Experience. The Contractor shall provide detailed information on their organization’s experience providing services similar to those listed in tasks 1 through 3 in the Performance work statement. The provided information must include a background description of the previous experience.

3. Past Performance. The Contractor shall provide past performance information regarding up to five relevant contracts for the past three years with federal, state or local governments, and international and commercial customers. The information shall describe contracts of a similar type and scope as the current requirement. If the contractor intends to use another firm for substantial portion of this requirement (i.e., >20% of the total level of effort), that firm’s past performance information must also be provided. If the Contractor has no relevant past performance it must include a statement to that effect.

The description of each contract described in this section shall provide the following information, as applicable:

4. Qualifications of Key Personnel The Contractor shall identify the key personnel responsible for performing the tasks as specified in the statement of work and provide a resume for each. Each resume shall include information detailing education, professional credentials, certifications and work experience. In instances where the Contractor does not have a current employee to fill a position, the Contractor shall submit a detailed plan on how those positions will be filled in order to ensure successful performance of all tasks in accordance with the Statement of Work.

5. Price Contractors shall provide a firm fixed price for Line Items 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005. Additionally, the price quotation shall contain a breakdown of the labor mix by labor category and estimated quantity of labor hours.

CLIN 0001 – Base year: Perform NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services in accordance with the Statement of Work

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OPTION PERIOD ONE (12 months) CLIN 0002 – Perform NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services in accordance with the Statement of Work.

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OPTION PERIOD TWO (12 Months) CLIN 0003 – Perform NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services in accordance

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OPTION PERIOD THREE (12 Months) CLIN 0004 – Perform NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services in accordance

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OPTION PERIOD FOUR (12 Months) CLIN 0005 – Perform NIST Mass Spectral Libraries Technical Services in accordance

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6. Terms and Conditions Any award resulting from this solicitation will contain the following statement: “The Government’s terms and conditions, identified herein, shall be the prevailing terms and conditions governing this award. In the event of a conflict between the Government’s and contractor’s terms and conditions, the Government’s terms and conditions take precedence.” If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order as prevailing.

7. Required Provisions A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document – required submissions highlighted in blue).

8. Contractor Identifying Information The DUNS number for the Contractor’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

9. Socioeconomic Status Representation If the Contractor’s representations and certifications in SAM.gov do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, Contractor must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Tracy Bisson, Contract Specialist at tracy.bisson@nist.gov . Submission must be received not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 19 July 2016. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Tracy Bisson not later than the date and time identified herein.

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to tracy.bisson@nist.gov by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 13 July 2018. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The provisions and clauses applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Provisions and Clauses. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. The Statement of Work

2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses